Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  GERSHWIND ERIK
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/27/2005		 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)
SVP, Prod Mgmt & Marketing
 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, $.001 par value 2,557
D
 
Class B Common Stock, $.001 par value 1,421,703
D
 

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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)   (2) 04/28/2007 Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value 2,000 $ 15.25 D  
Options (right to buy) (1)   (3) 11/19/2007 Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value 6,000 $ 19 D  
Options (right to buy) (1)   (4) 10/14/2008 Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value 6,000 $ 14.25 D  
Options (right to buy) (1)   (5) 10/19/2009 Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value 40,000 $ 7.75 D  
Options (right to buy) (1)   (6) 11/09/2010 Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value 10,000 $ 13.9375 D  
Options (right to buy) (1)   (7) 09/21/2011 Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value 10,000 $ 14.5 D  
Options (right to buy) (1)   (8) 10/19/2013 Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value 8,500 $ 23.41 D  
Options (right to buy) (1)   (9) 10/25/2011 Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value 11,000 $ 32.4 D  
Options (right to buy) (1)   (10) 10/20/2012 Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value 13,500 $ 37.45 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GERSHWIND ERIK
C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
75 MAXESS ROAD
MELVILLE, NY 11747		       SVP, Prod Mgmt & Marketing  

Signatures

/s/ Erik Gershwind 01/05/2006
**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) Options to purchase Issuer's Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value
(2) An option to purchase 2,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $.001 per share, was issued to the Reporting person under the Issuer's 1995 Stock Option Plan. One-fifth of such option became exercisable on each of April 28, 1998, April 28, 1999, April 28, 2000, April 28, 2001 and April 28, 2002.
(3) An option to purchase 6,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $.001 per share, was issued to the Reporting person under the Issuer's 1995 Stock Option Plan. One-fifth of such option became exercisable on each of November 19, 1998, November 19, 1999, November 19, 2000, November 19, 2001 and November 19, 2002.
(4) An option to purchase 6,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $.001 per share, was issued to the Reporting person under the Issuer's 1998 Stock Option Plan. One-fifth of such option became exercisable on each of October 14, 1999, October 14, 2000, October 14, 2001, October 14, 2002 and October 14, 2003.
(5) An option to purchase 40,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $.001 per share, was issued to the Reporting person under the Issuer's 1998 Stock Option Plan. One-fifth of such option became exercisable on each of October 19, 2000, October 19, 2001, October 19, 2002, October 19, 2003 and October 19, 2004.
(6) An option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $.001 per share, was issued to the Reporting person under the Issuer's 1998 Stock Option Plan. One-fifth of such option became exercisable on each of November 9, 2001, November 9, 2002, November 9, 2003, November 9, 2004 and November 9, 2005.
(7) An option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $.001 per share, was issued to the Reporting person under the Issuer's 2001 Stock Option Plan. One-fifth of such option became exercisable on each of September 21, 2002, September 21, 2003, September 21, 2004 and September 21, 2005. The balance of such option becomes exercisable in one-fifth on September 21, 2006.
(8) An option to purchase 8,500 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $.001 per share, was issued to the Reporting person under the Issuer's 2001 Stock Option Plan. One-fifth of such option became exercisable on each of October 20, 2004 and October 20, 2005. The balance of such option becomes exercisable in one-fifth on each of October 20, 2006, October 20, 2007 and October 20, 2008.
(9) An option to purchase 11,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $.001 per share, was issued to the Reporting person under the Issuer's 2001 Stock Option Plan. One-fourth of such option became exercisable on October 26, 2005. The balance of such option becomes exercisable in one-fourth on each of October 26, 2006, October 26, 2007 and October 26, 2008.
(10) An option to purchase 13,500 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $.001 per share, was issued to the Reporting person under the Issuer's 2001 Stock Option Plan. The option becomes exercisable in one-fourth on each of October 21, 2006, October 21, 2007, October 21, 2008 and October 21, 2009.

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