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Director Rita J. Heise exercised 34,964 Fastenal stock options and sold the same 34,964 Fastenal common shares for about $1.75 million in total proceeds, ending with 20,000 shares owned directly.

On August 5, 2026, Fastenal Company director Rita J. Heise exercised two tranches of previously granted non-employee director stock options (10,000 shares at an exercise price of $13 and 24,964 shares at an exercise price of $19), acquiring a total of 34,964 shares of Fastenal common stock. On the same day, she sold an aggregate 34,964 shares of common stock in two open-market transactions at an average price of approximately $50.05 per share (10,000 shares and 24,964 shares sold, respectively), effectively cashless-exercising the options while maintaining a direct ownership position of 20,000 shares after the transactions. Based on the reported sale price, the gross value of shares sold was about $1.75 million, and the in-the-money value realized from the option exercises (difference between the $50.05 sale price and the $13 and $19 strike prices) was roughly $1.11 million, indicating a sizable but compensation-related liquidity event rather than a net increase in economic exposure.

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815556

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FAST

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4

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0001554387-26-000005

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