FAST Fastenal Company

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hein LeLand J	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FASTENAL CO [ FAST ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Senior Executive VP
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 2001 THEURER BLVD.	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/31/2020
(Street) WINONA, MN 55987 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	7/23/2020		M		150	A	$23	15372	D
Common Stock	7/23/2020		S		150	D	$46.50	15222	D
Common Stock	7/23/2020		M		300	A	$23.50	15522	D
Common Stock	7/23/2020		S		300	D	$46.5033	15222	D
Common Stock	7/24/2020		M		4850	A	$23	20072	D
Common Stock	7/24/2020		S		4850	D	$45.8034	15222	D
Common Stock	7/24/2020		M		7020	A	$23.50	22242	D
Common Stock	7/24/2020		S		7020	D	$45.81	15222	D
Common Stock								5508 (3)	I	Held in 401(K) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$23	7/23/2020		M			150	(1)	5/31/2025	Common Stock	150	$0	60066	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$23.50 (4)	7/23/2020		M			300 (4)	(2)	12/31/2026	Common Stock	300 (4)	$0	21657 (4)	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$23	7/24/2020		M			4850	(1)	5/31/2025	Common Stock	4850	$0	55216	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$23.50	7/24/2020		M			7020	(2)	12/31/2026	Common Stock	7020	$0	14637	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The option will 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% respectively) on each anniversary of the date of grant.
(2)	The option will vest and become exercisable over a period of five years, with 40% of the option vesting and becoming exercisable two years following the date of grant, and the remainder vesting and becoming exercisable proportionally (20% each year) on each anniversary of the date of grant.
(3)	Shares attributed to reporting person's account within issuers 401(K) Plan as of July 24, 2020.
(4)	The option was previously reported in a filing on April 22, 2019 as covering a remaining 10,978 securities at a strike price of $47 and the amounts reported herein reflect a 2-for-1 stock split on May 22, 2019.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hein LeLand J 2001 THEURER BLVD. WINONA, MN 55987			Senior Executive VP

Signatures
John Milek, Attorney-in-Fact		7/27/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date