UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 21, 2016
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| New York | 1-14130 | 11-3289165 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
75 Maxess Road, Melville, New York (Address of principal executive offices) | 11747 (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 812-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) and (b)
On January 21, 2016, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A brief description of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the voting on such matters is set forth below. On all matters (including the election of directors) submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders, the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class, with each holder of Class A common stock entitled to one vote per share of Class A common stock and each holder of Class B common stock entitled to ten votes per share of Class B common stock. Broker non-votes and abstentions are not considered votes cast at the Annual Meeting and are not counted for any purpose in determining whether a matter has been approved.
| 1. | Election of directors to serve for one-year terms: |
Nominee | Votes Cast | Votes | Broker | Percentage of | |
| Jonathan Byrnes | 175,396,720 | 278,817 | 2,577,068 | 99.8% | |
| Roger Fradin | 174,903,450 | 772,087 | 2,577,068 | 99.6% | |
| Erik Gershwind | 175,017,528 | 658,009 | 2,577,068 | 99.6% | |
| Louise Goeser | 174,483,248 | 1,192,289 | 2,577,068 | 99.3% | |
| Mitchell Jacobson | 174,848,733 | 826,804 | 2,577,068 | 99.5% | |
| Michael Kaufmann | 175,376,917 | 298,620 | 2,577,068 | 99.8% | |
| Denis Kelly | 175,236,053 | 439,484 | 2,577,068 | 99.7% | |
| Steven Paladino | 175,379,082 | 296,455 | 2,577,068 | 99.8% | |
| Philip Peller | 175,247,565 | 427,972 | 2,577,068 | 99.8% | |
| David Sandler | 175,003,841 | 671,696 | 2,577,068 | 99.6% |
Each of the nominees was re-elected by the Company’s shareholders to serve on the board of directors for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and until their respective successors have been elected, or until their earlier resignation or removal.
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| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016: |
Votes Cast For | Votes Cast Against | Abstentions | Percentage of | |
| 177,989,657 | 111,554 | 151,394 | 99.9% |
Proposal No. 2 was approved by the Company’s shareholders.
| 3. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
Votes Cast For | Votes Cast Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | Percentage of | |
| 173,396,992 | 2,097,281 | 181,264 | 2,577,068 | 98.8% |
Proposal No. 3, an advisory vote, was approved by the Company’s shareholders.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. | |||||
| Date: | January 21, 2016 | By: | /s/ Rustom Jilla | ||
| Name: | Rustom Jilla | ||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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