FASTENAL CO — Director's Dealing 2018

May 17, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FASTENAL CO (FAST)
CIK: 0000815556
Period of Report: 2018-05-15

Reporting Person: Jansen James C (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-05-15	Common Stock	M	10000	$27	Acquired	22588	Direct
2018-05-15	Common Stock	S	10000	$52.00	Disposed	12588	Direct
2018-05-15	Common Stock	M	9758	$27	Acquired	22346	Direct
2018-05-15	Common Stock	S	9758	$52.50	Disposed	12588	Direct
2018-05-16	Common Stock	M	10000	$27	Acquired	22588	Direct
2018-05-16	Common Stock	S	10000	$53.0193	Disposed	12588	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-05-15	Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)	$27	M	10000	Disposed	2018-05-31	Common Stock (10000)	Direct
2018-05-15	Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)	$27	M	9758	Disposed	2018-05-31	Common Stock (9758)	Direct
2018-05-16	Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)	$27	M	10000	Disposed	2018-05-31	Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8335	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The option becomes vested and exercisable over a period of eight years, with 50% becoming vested and exercisable half way through its vesting period and the remainder becoming vested and exercisable proportionately each year thereafter.

F2: Shares attributed to reporting person's account in issuer's 401(K) Plan as of May 16, 2018.