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Item 6. EXHIBITS

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Item 6. EXHIBITS

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Exhibit NumberDescription of Document
3.1Restated Articles of Incorporation of Fastenal Company, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Fastenal Company's Form 8-K dated as of April 24, 2025)
3.2Restated By-Laws of Fastenal Company dated as of February 2, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Fastenal Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023)
10.1Fastenal Company Employee Restricted Stock Unit Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Fastenal Company's Form S-8 dated as of July 16, 2026)
10.2Fastenal Company Non-Employee and Director Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Fastenal Company's Form S-8 dated as of July 16, 2026)
31Certifications under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
32Certification under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)
101The following information from the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and (vii) the information set forth in Part II, Item 5.
104The cover page from the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, formatted in Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

FASTENAL COMPANY
Date: October 19, 2026By:/s/ Max H. Tunnicliff
Max H. Tunnicliff
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: October 19, 2026By:/s/ Sheryl A. Lisowski
Sheryl A. Lisowski
Executive Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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