SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JP MORGAN PARTNERS 23A SBIC LP (Last) (First) (Middle) J.P. MORGAN PARTNERS 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 39TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10020 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/15/2004	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INTERLINE BRANDS, INC./DE [ IBI ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. 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 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)
Common Stock(1)	4,458,070	D

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: 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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JP MORGAN PARTNERS 23A SBIC LP (Last) (First) (Middle) J.P. MORGAN PARTNERS 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 39TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10020 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* J P MORGAN PARTNERS 23A SBIC MANAGER INC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O JPMORGAN PARTNERS 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 40TH FL. (Street) NEW YORK NY 10021 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JP MORGAN CHASE BANK (Last) (First) (Middle) 1CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10081 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* J P MORGAN CHASE & CO (Last) (First) (Middle) 270 PARK AVE 39TH FL (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Currently, the reporting person beneficially owns shares of common stock and preferred stock of Interline Brands, Inc., a New Jersey corporation ("Interline Opco"). In connection with the merger of Interline Opco with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Interline Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), each outstanding share of common stock of Interline Opco will be exchanged for 0.01218 shares of common stock of the Company; each outstanding share of preferred stock of Interline Opco issued on May 16, 2000 will be exchanged for 0.83097 shares of common stock of the Company; and each outstanding share of preferred stock of Interline Opco issued on September 29, 2000 will be exchanged for 0.78944 shares of common stock of the Company. In accordance with Rule 16b-7 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), the exchange will be exempt under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

	J.P. Morgan Partners (23A SBIC Manager), Inc. By: J.P. Morgan Partners (23A SBIC Manager), Inc Its General Partner By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Walker President	12/15/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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