SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
TWO GREENWICH PLZ

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC [ MSM ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/15/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 01/15/2008 P 39,178 A $35.759 5,173,505 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 01/15/2008 P 20,000 A $35.76 5,173,505 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
TWO GREENWICH PLZ

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
MANDEL STEPHEN F JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)
TWO GREENWICH PLZ

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The total amount of 5,173,505 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock") reported above represents (i) 55,306 shares held directly by Lone Spruce, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Spruce"); (ii) 121,374 shares held directly by Lone Balsam, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Balsam"); (iii) 101,396 shares held directly by Lone Sequoia, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Sequoia"); (iv) 2,218,729 shares held directly by Lone Cascade, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Cascade");
2. (continued from footnote (1)) (v) 170,671 shares held directly by Lone Sierra, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Sierra"); (vi) 1,258,264 shares held directly by Lone Cypress, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Lone Cypress"); (vii) 970,423 shares held directly by Lone Kauri, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Lone Kauri"); (viii) and 277,342 shares held directly by Lone Monterey, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Lone Monterey").
3. Lone Pine Capital LLC serves as investment manager to, and has investment discretion over the shares of Common Stock held by, Lone Cypress, Lone Kauri and Lone Monterey. Lone Pine Associates LLC serves as the general partner of, and has investment discretion over the shares of Common Stock held by, Lone Spruce, Lone Balsam and Lone Sequoia. Lone Pine Members LLC serves as the general partner of, and has investment discretion over the securities held by, Lone Cascade and Lone Sierra. Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. is the managing member of Lone Pine Capital LLC, Lone Pine Associates LLC and Lone Pine Members LLC.
4. Lone Pine Capital LLC, Lone Pine Associates LLC, Lone Pine Members LLC and Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. each disclaim any beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities to which this Form 4 relates for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as to such securities representing in which each such person may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2).
/s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr., Managing Member 01/17/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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