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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
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, 2005
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[_] Rule 13d-1(b)
[_] 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 S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-
tion No. of Above Person
Marjorie Gershwind
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2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) [_]
if a Member of a Group (b) [_]
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3. S.E.C. Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 3,726,416
Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power 946,246
Owned by Each (7) Sole Dispositive Power 3,726,416
Reporting Person (8) Shared Dispositive Power 946,246
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
4,672,662
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares
[_]
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
9.1%
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12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
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AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13G
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This Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13G is filed by Marjorie
Gershwind ("Ms. Gershwind") to amend and restate in its entirety the Schedule
13G, originally filed on February 14, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed
February 17, 2004 and Amendment No. 2, filed February 10, 2005, with respect to
the Class A Common Stock (as defined below) of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
(the "Company").
This Amendment No. 3 reflects shares beneficially owned by Ms.
Gershwind and shares of the Company outstanding as of January 3, 2006.
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:
Ms. Gershwind may be deemed to beneficially own 4,672,662
shares of Class A Common Stock as a result of her direct
ownership
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of, and/or voting and dispositive power over: (i) 312,750
shares of Class A Common Stock held by Ms. Gershwind; (ii)
3,413,666 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.001
per share, that are convertible into shares of Class A
Common Stock on a one-to-one basis (the "Class B Common
Stock"), held by Ms. Gershwind; and (iii) 946,246 shares of
Class B Common Stock held by the Marjorie Diane Gershwind
1994 Qualified Fifteen Year Annuity Interest Trust, of which
Ms. Gershwind is a settlor. Ms. Gershwind disclaims
beneficial ownership of all the shares of Class B Common
Stock owned by the Marjorie Diane Gershwind 1994 Qualified
Fifteen Year Annuity Interest Trust.
(b) PERCENTAGE OWNED:
Based on calculations made in accordance with Rule 13d-3,
and there being approximately 46,798,823 shares of Class A
Common Stock outstanding (as reported by the Company in its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
November 26, 2005), Ms. Gershwind may be deemed to
beneficially own approximately 9.1% of the outstanding Class
A Common Stock.
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS POWER TO DIRECT
THE DISPOSITION:
(i) Sole voting power: 3,726,416
(ii) Shared voting power: 946,246
(iii) Sole dispositive power: 3,726,416
(iv) Shared dispositive power: 946,246
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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 January 23, 2006
By: /s/ J. Robert Small
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J. Robert Small
Attorney-in-fact