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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) March 13, 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:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 13, 2025, Fastenal Company (the "Company") hosted a pre-scheduled investor presentation, previously announced on a press release dated March 6, 2025. A copy of the slides presented at the event (the "Investor Presentation") is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Investor Presentation, along with archived audio of the event, will also be available on the investor page of the Company's website at https://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm until April 12, 2025.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number |  | Description of Document
99.1 |  | Investor Presentation dated March 13, 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)
March 13, 2025 | By: | /s/ SHERYL A. LISOWSKI
(Date) |  | Sheryl A. Lisowski Executive Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer