FAST Fastenal Company

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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 * Drazkowski William Joseph	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) Executive Vice-President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 806 OLYMPIC DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/21/2019
(Street) ONALASKA, WI 54650 (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	10/21/2019		M		16666	A	$21	19456	D
Common Stock	10/21/2019		S		16666	D	$36.7703	5580 (2)	D
Common Stock								1252 (3)	I	Owned by father
Common Stock								4553 (4)	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)	$21 (5)	10/21/2019		M			16666 (5)	(1)	5/31/2024	Common Stock	16666 (5)	$0	7142	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The options will fully vest and become exercisable over a period of five years, with 50% vesting and becoming exercisable halfway though the relevant vesting period, and the remainder vesting and becoming exercisable incrementally (20%, 20% and 10%) each year thereafter.
(2)	On May 22, 2019, the common stock of Fastenal Company split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person acquiring an additional 2,790 shares since his holdings report filed on October 24, 2018.
(3)	On May 22, 2019, the common stock of Fastenal Company split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person acquiring indirectly an additional 626 shares since his holdings report filed on October 24, 2018.
(4)	On May 22, 2019, the common stock of Fastenal Company split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person acquiring indirectly an additional 2,373 shares since his holdings report filed on October 24, 2018, which additional shares consist of split shares and new money.
(5)	The option was previously reported as covering 11,904 shares at an exercise price of $42, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on May 22,2019.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Drazkowski William Joseph 806 OLYMPIC DRIVE ONALASKA, WI 54650			Executive Vice-President

Signatures
John J. Milek, Attorney-in-Fact		10/23/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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