Brady D. Ericson - 02 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for FASTENAL CO (FAST)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ John J. Milek, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: FAST
Transactions as of: 02 Jan 2026
Net transactions value: +$199,998
Form type: 4
Filing time: 06 Jan 2026, 15:16:48 UTC
Previous filing: 02 Jan 2026
Next filing: 11 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Ericson Brady D	Director	2001 THEURER BOULEVARD, WINONA	/s/ John J. Milek, Attorney-in-Fact	06 Jan 2026	0001529734

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FAST	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Award	$199,998	+23,474		$8.52	23,474	02 Jan 2026	Common Stock	23,474	$41.00	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The option was issued to the reporting person pursuant to the Fastenal Company Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan and in connection with the reporting person's annual director compensation.