Fastenal director Rita Heise proposes $1.75M sale

Heise acquired the shares from Fastenal Company through a stock option exercise and paid cash.

Accepted by SEC EDGAR 08/05/2026 - 04:18 PM EDT Learn about SEC filing dates

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Fastenal Company director Rita Heise, who signed as Rita Joyce Heise, reported a proposed sale of 34,964 common shares, with an aggregate market value of $1,750,103.24 and an approximate sale date of August 5, 2026. The notice lists 1,147,497,573 common shares outstanding. Heise acquired the shares from the issuer through a stock option exercise and paid cash on August 5, 2026.

Key Figures

Common shares proposed for sale: 34,964 shares Aggregate market value: $1,750,103.24 Common shares outstanding: 1,147,497,573 shares

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Common shares proposed for sale 34,964 shares Approximate sale date: August 5, 2026

Aggregate market value $1,750,103.24 Shares proposed for sale

Common shares outstanding 1,147,497,573 shares Number listed in the notice

Key Terms

Aggregate Market Value, Stock Option Exercise, Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding

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Aggregate Market Value financial

"Aggregate Market Value"

Aggregate market value is the combined price you would pay to buy all outstanding shares of a company or all companies in a group at current market prices — essentially the sum of each stock’s market capitalization. It matters to investors because it shows the overall size and weight of an investment or sector (like the total cost to buy every piece of a puzzle), helps compare scale across companies or markets, and influences index composition and risk exposure.

Stock Option Exercise technical

"Nature of Acquisition Transaction: Stock Option Exercise"

A stock option exercise is the act of using a previously granted right to buy shares of a company's stock at a specific, predetermined price by paying that price and receiving the shares. It matters to investors because exercising changes who owns the shares (which can dilute existing ownership), can trigger taxable events and shift potential gains or losses, and affects voting power and the company’s outstanding share count—like turning a voucher into an actual product that becomes part of circulating supply.

Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding financial

"Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding"

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The notice lists 34,964 common shares for sale, with an aggregate market value of $1,750,103.24 and an approximate sale date of August 5, 2026.

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Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

Filer CIK	0001554387
Filer CCC	XXXXXXXX
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer	FASTENAL COMPANY
SEC File Number	000-16125
Address of Issuer	2001 Theurer Boulevard Winona MINNESOTA 55987-1500
Phone	507-454-5374
Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold	RITA HEISE
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
Relationship to Issuer	Director

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services 1 New York Plaza 8th Floor New York NY 10004	34964	1750103.24	1147497573	08/05/2026	NASDAQ

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	08/05/2026	Stock Option Exercise	Issuer			34964	08/05/2026	Cash

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Nothing to Report

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks
Date of Notice	08/05/2026
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.
Signature	/s/ Rita Joyce Heise
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)