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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0508 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 1/2/24 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 815556 |
| Issuer Name: FASTENAL CO |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: FAST |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1454708 |
| | Owner Name: Ancius Michael J |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 151 COACHLITE COURT |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: ONALASKA |
| | Owner State: WI |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 54650 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: |
| | Other Text: |
| Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Stock Option (Right to Buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 64 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 1/2/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 9,451 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 15.87 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 1/2/24 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 12/31/33 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 9,451 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 9,451 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: The option was issued to the reporting person pursuant to the Fastenal Company Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan and in connection with his annual director compensation. |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ John J Milek , Attorney-in-Fact |
| Signature Date: 1/4/24 |
