SEC Form 4 · accession 0001179110-15-015793

FASTENAL CO · FAST

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

Reporting owner

Officer — Chief Operating Officer · Director

Period of report

Dec 1, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Dec 3, 2015 · 7:07 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	Dec 1, 2015	M	50,000	$22.50	A	62,390	D
Common Stock^F2	Dec 1, 2015	S	50,000	$40.7393	D	12,390	D
Common Stock	Dec 3, 2015	M	50,000	$22.50	A	62,390	D
Common Stock^F2	Dec 3, 2015	S	50,000	$39.8838	D	12,390	D
Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	30	I	Held by Daughter
Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	30	I	Held in custodian account for Son
Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	150	I	Held by Son
Common Stock^F4	holding	—	—		—	7,988	I	Held in 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	Dec 1, 2015	M	50,000	D	—	May 31, 2016	Common Stock	50,000	50,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F1	$22.50	Dec 3, 2015	M	50,000	D	—	May 31, 2015	Common Stock	50,000	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F5	$56.00	holding	—	—	—	—	May 31, 2023	Common Stock	112,500	112,500	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F5	$54.00	holding	—	—	—	—	May 31, 2021	Common Stock	37,500	37,500	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F1	$27.00	holding	—	—	—	—	May 31, 2018	Common Stock	50,000	50,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F5,F6	$42.00	holding	—	—	—	—	May 31, 2024	Common Stock	19,047	19,047	D

F1The 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 remainder vesting and becoming exercisable proportionately each year thereafter.
F2Includes 300 shares maintained in a self directed IRA.
F3The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
F4Shares attributed to reporting person's account within issuer's 401(K) Plan as of December 2, 2015.
F5The 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 remainder vesting and becoming exercisable incrementally (20%, 20% and 10%) each year thereafter.
F610,714 of the 29,761 options granted to the reporting person on 4/21/2015 and reported on 4/23/2015 were forfeited and cancelled for no value on July 20, 2015.