FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Davanzo Christopher 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/19/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC [MSM] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 75 MAXESS ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP - FINANCE AND CONTROLLER 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MELVILLE, NY 11747 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class A Common Stock, $ 0.001 par value 5,770 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Options (right to buy) (1)	10/16/2010	10/15/2013	Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value	1,250	$ 42.78	D	Â
Options (right to buy) (1)	  (2)	10/17/2014	Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value	7,000	$ 48.21	D	Â
Options (right to buy) (1)	  (3)	10/15/2015	Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value	6,750	$ 38.07	D	Â
Options (right to buy) (1)	  (4)	10/12/2016	Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value	9,736	$ 44.17	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Davanzo Christopher C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. 75 MAXESS ROAD MELVILLE, NY 11747	Â	Â	  VP - FINANCE AND CONTROLLER	Â

Signatures

/s/ Christopher Davanzo		10/21/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents options to purchase the Issuer's Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value ("Common Stock").
(2)	An option to purchase 7,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock was issued to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Equity Plan. 1,750 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on each of October 18, 2008, October 18, 2009 and October 18, 2010, and an additional 1,750 shares of Common Stock become exercisable on October 18, 2011.
(3)	An option to purchase 9,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock was issued to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Equity Plan. 2,250 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on each of October 16, 2009 and October 16, 2010, and an additional 2,250 shares of Common Stock become exercisable on each of October 16, 2011 and October 16, 2012. The Reporting Person previously purchased 2,250 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a portion of the option.
(4)	An option to purchase 9,736 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock was issued to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Equity Plan. 2,434 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on October 13, 2010, and an additional 2,434 shares of Common Stock become exercisable on each of October 13, 2011, October 13, 2012 and October 13, 2013.

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