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, 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   ANTHONY LEONARD M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/11/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MRC GLOBAL INC. [MRC] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2 HOUSTON CENTER, 909 FANNIN, SUITE 3100 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77010 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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 14,184 D   Common Stock 3,650 (1) D   Common Stock 9,790 (2) D Â

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	10/03/2018	Common Stock	8,510	$ 24.96	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	05/12/2020	Common Stock	2,697	$ 18.54	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ANTHONY LEONARD M 2 HOUSTON CENTER, 909 FANNIN, SUITE 3100 HOUSTON, TX 77010	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Brian K. Shore, Attorney-in-fact		04/11/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On September 10, 2009, the reporting person was awarded 3,650 shares of restricted common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), all of which vest on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, conditioned on the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and subject to accelerated vesting under certain circumstances.
(2)	On February 29, 2012, the reporting person was awarded 9,790 shares of restricted Common Stock, all of which vest on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, conditioned on the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and subject to accelerated vesting under certain circumstances.
(3)	33 1/3% of the options reported above became exercisable on 10/3/2011; and 33 1/3% of the options reported above will become exercisable on each of 10/3/2012 and 10/3/2013.
(4)	25% of the options reported above will become exercisable on each of 5/12/2012, 5/12/2013, 5/12/2014, and 5/12/2015.

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