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, 2025

FASTENAL COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Minnesota	0-16125	41-0948415
(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 class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $.01 per share	FAST	The 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 8.01 Other Events.

On April 23, 2025, Fastenal Company (the 'Company') announced that its board of directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company's outstanding common stock to be effected through an amendment to the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the 'Amendment'). The Amendment will also effect a proportionate increase in the number of shares of authorized common stock.

Holders of record of the Company's common stock at the close of business on May 5, 2025 will receive one additional share of common stock for every share of common stock they own. The stock split will take effect at the close of business on May 21, 2025, and trading is expected to begin on a split-adjusted basis on or about May 22, 2025.

A copy of the press release discussing these announcements is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number						Description of Document

99.1						Press release dated April 23, 2025

104						The 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 23, 2025	By:	/s/ SHERYL A. LISOWSKI
(Date)		Sheryl A. Lisowski Executive Vice President - Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer

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