FASTENAL CO — Director's Dealing 2015

Nov 4, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FASTENAL CO (FAST)
CIK: 0000815556
Period of Report: 2015-11-02

Reporting Person: Jansen James C (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-11-02	Common Stock	M	12500	$22.5	Acquired	25088	Direct
2015-11-02	Common Stock	S	12500	$39.50	Disposed	12588	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-11-02	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$22.50	M	12500	Disposed	2016-05-31	Common Stock (12500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8152	Indirect
Common Stock	80	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27	2018-05-31	Common Stock (50000)	50000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54	2021-05-31	Common Stock (37500)	37500	Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$56	2023-05-31	Common Stock (12500)	12500	Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$42	2024-05-31	Common Stock (10714)	10714	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The options will fully vest and become exercisable over a period of eight years, with 50% of the options vesting and becoming exercisable half way through the relevant vesting period and the remainder vesting and becoming exercisable proportionately each year thereafter.

F2: The options will fully vest and become exercisable over a period of five years, with 50% of the options vesting and becoming exercisable half way through the relevant vesting period and the remainder vesting and becoming exercisable incrementally (20%, 20% and 10%) each year thereafter.

F3: Shares jointly owned with reporting person's spouse.

F4: Shares attributed to reporting person's account within issuers 401(K) Plan as of November 3, 2015.