Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
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
Jan 2, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Jan 6, 2026
OfficerGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001691805-26-000002
Filed / recorded
Jan 6, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser
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Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
FASTENAL CO
Issuer CIK
815556
Ticker
FAST
Reporting person
Jeffery Michael Watts
Relationship
Officer
Officer title
President and Chief Sales Off.
Security
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Jan 2, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
60,975
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
60,975
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
The option will fully vest and become exercisable over a period of four years, with 25% vesting and becoming exercisable each year following the grant date.