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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 23, 2026
FASTENAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota0-1612541-0948415
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2001 Theurer Boulevard, Winona, Minnesota
55987-1500
      (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 (507) 454-5374
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $.01 per shareFASTThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
(17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
Emerging Growth Company☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On April 23, 2026, Fastenal Company ('Fastenal') held its annual meeting of shareholders in Winona, Minnesota ('2026 Annual Meeting'). At the 2026 Annual Meeting, Fastenal's shareholders approved the Fastenal Company Employee Restricted Stock Unit Plan and the Fastenal Company Non-Employee Director Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Plan. Descriptions of these plans are contained in the sections of Fastenal's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting entitled "Proposal #4 – Approval of the Fastenal Company Employee Restricted Stock Unit Plan" and "Proposal #5 – Approval of the Fastenal Company Non-Employee Director Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Plan". The full text of these plans is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number		Description of Document
10.1
10.2
104The cover page from the Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL.


SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  Fastenal Company
(Registrant)
April 29, 2026By:/s/   SHERYL A. LISOWSKI
(Date)
Sheryl A. Lisowski
Executive Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer