Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Aug 5, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Aug 6, 2026
DirectorOption exercise
Context
Classification
option exercise
Code M — exercise or conversion of a derivative security
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001554387-26-000005
Filed / recorded
Aug 6, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser
form4-xml-v1
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
FASTENAL CO
Issuer CIK
815556
Ticker
FAST
Reporting person
Rita J. Heise
Relationship
Director
Security
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Aug 5, 2026
Transaction code
M
Shares / units
10,000
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Disposed (D)
Shares owned after
0
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
On May 21, 2025, the Common Stock of Fastenal Company spit 2-for-1 and the amounts reported have been adjusted to reflect the stock split.
The option was granted on 1/2/2019 to the reporting person pursuant the Fastenal Company Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan in lieu of an annual retainer and was immediately vested and exercisable.