FASTENAL CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 28, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FASTENAL CO (FAST)
CIK: 0000815556
Period of Report: 2012-11-26

Reporting Person: Polipnick Gary A. (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-26	Common Stock	P	1000	$40.50	Acquired	3672	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	54307	Direct
Common Stock	1735	Direct
Common Stock	898	Indirect
Common Stock	2478	Indirect
Common Stock	1796	Indirect
Common Stock	896	Indirect
Common Stock	3046	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reporting person's spouse serves as a Trustee of a Trust for the benefit of spouse's sibling.

F2: Shares maintained in a self-directed IRA.

F3: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

F4: Shares attributed to reporting person's account within issuer's 401(K) Plan as of September 30, 2012.