secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC (MSM)
CIK:        0001003078
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-08T12:39:55+00:00
Accession:  0001003078-26-000094
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MSC Industrial names Rob Kuhns as CFO, effective Sept 14
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- Robert Kuhns appointed EVP & CFO effective Sept 14, 2026; Greg Clark steps down as interim CFO, remains VP Finance & Corporate Controller.
- Kuhns previously CFO at TopBuild Corp (Mar 2022-Jul 2026) until its acquisition by QXO; 30+ years financial experience.
- Compensation: $650k base salary, 85% target bonus, $1.5M equity award, $1.5M sign-on RSUs vesting over 4 years.
- Kuhns will participate in Executive Severance Plan and Change in Control Severance Plan; standard indemnification agreement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307826000094/0001003078-26-000094-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307826000094/msm-20260908.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001003078-26-000094

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