SEC Form 4 · accession 0001179110-15-014568

FASTENAL CO · FAST

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Executive Vice President

Period of report

Nov 4, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Nov 6, 2015 · 12:37 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000815556

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	Nov 4, 2015	M	20,000	$22.50	A	21,953	D
Common Stock	Nov 4, 2015	S	20,000	$40.53	D	1,953	D
Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	1,319	I	Held by 401(K) Plan

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F1	$22.50	Nov 4, 2015	M	20,000	D	—	May 31, 2016	Common Stock	20,000	45,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F2	$54.00	holding	—	—	—	—	May 31, 2021	Common Stock	10,000	10,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F2	$56.00	holding	—	—	—	—	May 31, 2023	Common Stock	12,500	12,500	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F2	$42.00	holding	—	—	—	—	May 31, 2024	Common Stock	10,714	10,174	D

F1This option will fully vest and become exercisable over a period of eight years, with 50% of the option vesting and becoming exercisable half way through the relevant vesting period and the remainder vesting and becoming exercisable proportionately each year thereafter.
F2This option will fully vest and become exercisable over a period of five years, with 50% of the option 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.
F3Shares attributed to reporting person's account within issuer's 401(K) Plan as of November 5, 2015