eh1200282_13ga9-mgershwind.htm
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
(Amendment No. 9)*
 
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.
(Name of Issuer)
 
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
553530 10 6
(CUSIP Number)

DECEMBER 31, 2011
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
   o
Rule 13d-1(b)
   o
Rule 13d-1(c)
   x
Rule 13d-1(d)
 
*  The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 

 
 
 

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1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
Marjorie Gershwind
  
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
 
 
(a)  o
(b)  o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
  
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States
  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
2,844,520
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
0
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
2,844,520
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
2,844,520
  
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
 o
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
5.7%
  
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
  
 

 
 
 

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AMENDMENT NO. 9 TO SCHEDULE 13G
 
This Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 13G is filed by Marjorie Gershwind (“Ms. Gershwind”) to amend and restate in its entirety the Schedule13G, originally filed on February 14, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed on February 17, 2004, Amendment No. 2, filed on February 10, 2005, Amendment No. 3, filed on January 23, 2006, Amendment No. 4, filed on February 12, 2007, Amendment No. 5, filed on February 14, 2008, Amendment No. 6 filed on February 17, 2009, Amendment No. 7, filed on February 12, 2010 and Amendment No. 8, filed on February 9, 2011, with respect to the Class A Common Stock (as defined below) of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (the “Company”).
 
This Amendment No. 9 reflects shares beneficially owned by Ms. Gershwind and shares of the Company outstanding as of the date hereof.
 
Item 1.
(a)
NAME OF ISSUER
     
   
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
     
 
(b)
ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
     
   
75 Maxess Road  
Melville, New York 11747
     
Item 2.
(a)
NAME OF PERSON FILING
     
   
Marjorie Gershwind
     
 
(b)
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE
     
   
The address of the principal business office of Ms. Gershwind is c/o MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., 75 Maxess Road, Melville, New York 11747.
     
 
(c)
CITIZENSHIP
     
   
United States.
     
 
(d)
TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
     
   
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Class A  Common Stock”)
     
 
(e)
CUSIP NUMBER
     
   
553530 10 6
 
Item 3.
Not applicable.
   
Item 4.
OWNERSHIP.
 
 
(a)
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED:
     
   
As of the date hereof, Ms. Gershwind  may be deemed to beneficially own 2,844,520 shares of Class A Common Stock as a result of her direct or indirect ownership of, and/or voting and dispositive power over:
 

 
 
 

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(a)
130,951 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Ms. Gershwind;
 
  (b)
361 shares of Class A Common Stock held by The Gershwind Family Foundation, of which Ms. Gershwind is a trustee; and
 
 
(c)
2,713,208 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, that are convertible into shares of Class A Common  Stock on a  one-for-one basis (the “Class B Common Stock"), held by Ms. Gershwind.
 
 
(b)
PERCENTAGE OWNED:
   
 
Based on calculations made in accordance with Rule 13d-3, and there being 46,800,506  shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of December 29, 2011 (as reported by the Company in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal  quarter ended  November 26,  2011),  Ms. Gershwind may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 5.7% of the outstanding Class  A Common Stock.


 
 
 

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(c)
NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS POWER TO DIRECT  THE DISPOSITION:

 
 
(i)
 Sole voting power:  
2,844,520
 
         
 
(ii)
 Shared voting power: 
 0
 
         
 
(iii)
 Sole dispositive power:
2,844,520
 
         
 
(iv)
 Shared dispositive power: 
 0
 
 
Item 5.
OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
 
Not applicable.
   
Item 6.
OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
 
Not applicable.
   
Item 7.
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE  SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY
 
Not applicable.
   
Item 8.
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
 
Not applicable.
   
Item 9.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
 
Not applicable.
   
Item 10.
CERTIFICATION
 
Not applicable.

 
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SIGNATURES
 
After reasonable inquiry and to my best knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Dated as of February 13, 2012
 
     
       
 
By:
/s/ J. Robert Small  
    J. Robert Small  
   
Attorney-in-fact