UNITED STATES
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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on January 29, 2019. MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. MSC BUILT TO MAKE YOU BETTER MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. 75 MAXESS ROAD MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747-3151 Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: December 11, 2018 Date: January 29, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m. Local Time Location: The Hilton Long Island/Huntington 598 Broad Hollow Road Melville, New York 11747 You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.
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Voting Items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the listed director nominees to serve for one-year terms: Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors Nominees 01) Mitchell Jacobson 02) Erik Gershwind 03) Jonathan Byrnes 04) Roger Fradin 05) Louise Goeser 06) Michael Kaufmann 07) Denis Kelly 08) Steven Paladino 09) Philip Peller The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals: Proposal No. 2: Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2019 To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019. Proposal No. 3: Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of Named Executive Officers To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.