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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001003078-25-000093"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSM"
cik: "0001003078"
company_name: "MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC"
filed_at: "2025-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T00:02:26.825730+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSC Industrial CFO resigns effective Aug 8; Q4 trending upper half of guidance

## Summary
- CFO Kristen Actis-Grande resigns to become CFO at another public company; effective Aug 8, 2025.
- Greg Clark (VP Finance & Corporate Controller) appointed interim CFO, effective Aug 8.
- June ADS up 2.5% YoY, July ADS positive; Q4 trending upper half of guidance range.
- Q4 guidance: ADS growth (0.5)% to 1.5% YoY, adjusted operating margin 8.5%-9.0%.
- Comprehensive search for permanent CFO underway; Clark served as interim CFO in 2020.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001003078-25-000093
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSM
- cik: 0001003078
- company_name: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
- filed_at: 2025-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307825000093/0001003078-25-000093-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307825000093/msm-20250722.htm

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