Fastenal Company Announces Conference Call to Review 2017 Third Quarter Earnings

Fastenal Company (Nasdaq:FAST) announced the date and time for its conference call to review 2017 third quarter results, as well as current operations. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. central time.

To access the call, please visit the following Web address:

http://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm

Our conference call presentation (which includes information, supplemental to that contained in our earnings announcement, regarding results for the quarter) will be available at 6:00 a.m., central time, on the day of the conference call. To access the presentation, please visit the following Web address: http://investor.fastenal.com/releases.cfm

An online archive of the broadcast will be available within one hour of the conclusion of the call and will remain available until December 1, 2017. Participants must have a soundcard and speakers to listen to the online broadcast.

Fastenal sells different types of industrial and construction supplies in the following product categories: threaded fasteners and miscellaneous supplies; tools; metal cutting tool blades and abrasives; fluid transfer components and accessories for hydraulic and pneumatic power; material handling; storage and packaging products; janitorial, chemical and paint products; electrical supplies; welding supplies; safety supplies; metals, alloys and materials; and office supplies.

The company operates approximately 2,450 branches located primarily in North America, with additional locations in Asia, Europe, Central and South America, and Africa. These local branches are supported by 14 distribution centers spanning North America: eleven in the United States (Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Georgia, Washington, California, Utah, North Carolina, and Kansas) and three outside the U.S. (Ontario, Canada; Alberta, Canada; and Nuevo Leon, Mexico).

Additional information regarding Fastenal is available on the Fastenal Company website at www.fastenal.com.

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