SEC Form 4 · accession 0001179110-16-020843

FASTENAL CO · FAST

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

Reporting owner

Officer — Executive Vice President

Period of report

Mar 1, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Mar 3, 2016 · 3:55 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	Mar 1, 2016	M	25,000	$22.50	A	37,588	D
Common Stock	Mar 1, 2016	S	25,000	$46.50	D	12,588	D
Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	8,104	I	Held in 401(K) Plan
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	80	I	Held in custodian account for minor children

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	Mar 1, 2016	M	25,000	D	—	May 31, 2016	Common Stock	25,000	0	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)^F2	$54.00	holding	—	—	—	—	May 31, 2021	Common Stock	37,500	37,500	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F2	$56.00	holding	—	—	—	—	May 31, 2023	Common Stock	12,500	12,500	D
Emploee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F2	$42.00	holding	—	—	—	—	May 31, 2024	Common Stock	10,714	10,714	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 the remainder vesting and becoming exercisable proportionately each year thereafter.
F2The 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.
F3Shares attributed to reporting person's account within issuer's 401(K) Plan as of March 2, 2016.