FASTENAL CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 28, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FASTENAL CO (FAST)
CIK: 0000815556
Period of Report: 2012-08-24

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-24	Common Stock	P	235	$43.66	Acquired	54307	Direct
2012-08-24	Common Stock	P	7	$43.66	Acquired	1735	Direct
2012-08-24	Common Stock	P	3	$43.66	Acquired	898	Indirect
2012-08-24	Common Stock	P	10	$43.66	Acquired	2478	Indirect
2012-08-24	Common Stock	P	7	$43.66	Acquired	1796	Indirect
2012-08-24	Common Stock	P	3	$43.66	Acquired	896	Indirect
2012-08-24	Common Stock	P	11	$43.75	Acquired	2672	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares acquired pursuant to a broker administered dividend reinvestment program.

F2: Shares maintained in a self-directed IRA.

F3: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

F4: Reporting person's spouse serves as a Trustee of a Trust maintained for the benefit of spouse's sibling.