FASTENAL CO (FAST)
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Michael J. Ancius - DirectorMichael J. Ancius - DirectorFastenal began as an industrial retailer, expanding its product portfolio from nuts and bolts to cutting tools, safety equipment, and janitorial supplies. It transitioned into a distributor by building out a dense network of branches close to its business customers. Once a customer becomes large enough, Fastenal installs vending machines and its own personnel on-site. Today, these on-site locations exceed Fastenal's branch count and remain the firm's main focus for expansion. Fastenal acts as a one-stop outsourcing partner for its industrial customers, offering value-added services along with a wide breadth of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies.
| Form 4 transaction type | Transactions | Shares | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market sale | 6 | 50,222 | $2.53M |
| Option exercise | 12 | 100,444 | |
| Bona-fide gift | 1 | 400 |
Dollar totals are shown for open-market purchases and sales only. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholding are reported by share count because they are not trades at a market price.
47 Form 4 filings on record, the earliest from Oct 16, 2024, newest first. Filing history page 1 of 2.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnalee Kathleen Papenfuss - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 1,364 | $13.75 | $19K | |
| Donnalee Kathleen Papenfuss - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,364 | $51.42 | $70K | |
| Donnalee Kathleen Papenfuss - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 7,894 | $19.00 | $150K | |
| Donnalee Kathleen Papenfuss - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 7,894 | $51.38 | $406K | |
| Donnalee Kathleen Papenfuss - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 1,364 | $0.00 | - | |
| Donnalee Kathleen Papenfuss - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 7,894 | $0.00 | - | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Gift | Common Stock | 400 | $0.00 | - | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 3,000 | $13.75 | $41K | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 3,000 | $52.00 | $156K | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 3,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Rita J. Heise - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 10,000 | $13.00 | $130K | |
| Rita J. Heise - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 10,000 | $50.05 | $501K | |
| Rita J. Heise - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 24,964 | $19.00 | $474K | |
| Rita J. Heise - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 24,964 | $50.05 | $1.25M | |
| Rita J. Heise - Director | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 10,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Rita J. Heise - Director | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 24,964 | $0.00 | - | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 3,000 | $13.75 | $41K | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 3,000 | $49.00 | $147K | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 3,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 1,000 | $44.90 | $45K | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 1,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Reyne K. Wisecup - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 36,920 | $13.00 | $480K | |
| Reyne K. Wisecup - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 36,920 | $47.34 | $1.75M | |
| Reyne K. Wisecup - Director | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 36,920 | $0.00 | - | |
| Charles S. Miller - Officer | Open-market purchase | Common Stock | 20 | $36.81 | $1K | |
| Charles S. Miller - Officer | Open-market purchase | Common Stock | 20 | $40.73 | $2K | |
| Scott Satterlee - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 15,964 | $19.00 | $303K | |
| Scott Satterlee - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 15,964 | $44.19 | $705K | |
| Scott Satterlee - Director | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 15,964 | $0.00 | - | |
| John Lewis Soderberg - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 34,612 | $13.00 | $450K | |
| John Lewis Soderberg - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 34,612 | $48.03 | $1.66M | |
| John Lewis Soderberg - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 34,612 | $0.00 | - | |
| Charles S. Miller - Officer | Open-market purchase | Common Stock | 20 | $19.58 | $783 | |
| Charles S. Miller - Officer | Open-market purchase | Common Stock | 20 | $19.58 | $783 | |
| Daniel L. Johnson - Director | Open-market purchase | Common Stock | 1,000 | $40.44 | $40K | |
| Sarah N. Nielsen - Director | Open-market purchase | Common Stock | 1,000 | $39.60 | $40K | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 2,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 2,000 | $39.96 | $80K | |
 Hsenghung Sam Hsu - Director | Open-market purchase | Common Stock | 1,000 | $49.58 | $50K | |
| Stephen L. Eastman - Director | Open-market purchase | Common Stock | 1,000 | $40.82 | $41K | |
| Hsenghung Sam Hsu - Director | Open-market purchase | Common Stock | 1,000 | $42.45 | $42K | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 2,000 | $43.20 | $86K | |
| Michael J. Ancius - Director | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 2,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| William Joseph Drazkowski - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 6,842 | $19.00 | $130K | |
| William Joseph Drazkowski - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 6,842 | $48.67 | $333K | |
| William Joseph Drazkowski - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 6,842 | $0.00 | - | |
 Daniel L. Florness - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 84,612 | $13.00 | $1.10M | |
| Daniel L. Florness - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 84,612 | $48.44 | $4.10M | |
| Daniel L. Florness - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 84,612 | $0.00 | - | |
| John Lewis Soderberg - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 34,612 | $13.00 | $450K | |
| John Lewis Soderberg - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 34,612 | $48.03 | $1.66M | |
| John Lewis Soderberg - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 34,612 | $0.00 | - | |
| Jeffery Michael Watts - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 32,724 | $13.75 | $450K | |
| Jeffery Michael Watts - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 32,724 | $48.05 | $1.57M | |
| Jeffery Michael Watts - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 16,000 | $13.00 | $208K | |
| Jeffery Michael Watts - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 16,000 | $48.05 | $769K | |
| Jeffery Michael Watts - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 32,724 | $0.00 | - | |
| Jeffery Michael Watts - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 16,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Anthony Paul Broersma - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 8,648 | $13.00 | $112K | |
| Anthony Paul Broersma - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 8,648 | $47.92 | $414K | |
| Anthony Paul Broersma - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 4,934 | $19.00 | $94K | |
| Anthony Paul Broersma - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 4,934 | $47.94 | $237K | |
| Anthony Paul Broersma - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy | 8,648 | $0.00 | - | |
| Anthony Paul Broersma - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 4,934 | $0.00 | - | |
| Sheryl Ann Lisowski - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 12,000 | $24.00 | $288K | |
| Sheryl Ann Lisowski - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 12,000 | $45.22 | $543K | |
| Sheryl Ann Lisowski - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 5,052 | $19.00 | $96K | |
| Sheryl Ann Lisowski - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 5,052 | $45.20 | $228K | |
| Sheryl Ann Lisowski - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 4,000 | $24.00 | $96K | |
| Sheryl Ann Lisowski - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 4,000 | $45.21 | $181K | |
| Sheryl Ann Lisowski - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 12,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Sheryl Ann Lisowski - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 5,052 | $0.00 | - | |
| Sheryl Ann Lisowski - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 4,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Scott Satterlee - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 9,670 | $13.00 | $251K | |
| Scott Satterlee - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 9,670 | $39.76 | $769K | |
| Scott Satterlee - Director | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 9,670 | $4.40 | $85K | |
| Daniel L. Florness - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 50,000 | $13.75 | $1.38M | |
| Daniel L. Florness - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 50,000 | $41.06 | $4.11M | |
| Daniel L. Florness - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 50,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daniel L. Florness - Officer | Gift | Common Stock | 3,500 | $0.00 | - | |
| James C. Jansen - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 19,564 | $11.50 | $450K | |
| James C. Jansen - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 19,564 | $41.54 | $1.63M | |
| James C. Jansen - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 19,564 | $0.00 | - | |
| Charles S. Miller - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 5,375 | $24.00 | $258K | |
| Charles S. Miller - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 5,375 | $41.97 | $451K | |
| Charles S. Miller - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 18,105 | $19.00 | $688K | |
| Charles S. Miller - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 18,105 | $41.95 | $1.52M | |
| Charles S. Miller - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 5,375 | $0.00 | - | |
| Charles S. Miller - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 18,105 | $0.00 | - | |
| Daniel L. Johnson - Director | Option exercise | Common Stock | 8,474 | $13.75 | $233K | |
| Daniel L. Johnson - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 8,474 | $41.68 | $706K | |
| Daniel L. Johnson - Director | Option exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 8,474 | $5.02 | $85K |
A Form 144 is notice of an INTENDED sale, not a completed one. It often precedes the Form 4 that reports the trade actually happening.
| Filed | Filer | Relationship | Shares | Market value | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONNALEE PAPENFUSS | Officer | 9,258 | $476K | View on EDGAR | |
| Michael Ancius | Director | 3,000 | $156K | View on EDGAR | |
| RITA HEISE | Director | 34,964 | $1.75M | View on EDGAR |
FASTENAL CO (FAST) had 5 insider filings in the last 90 days, with the most recent on 2026-08-17. The full record for FAST runs to 47 Form 4 filings, the earliest from 2024-10-16. InsiderAlpha tracks every Form 4, Form 144, and 8-K filing in real time.
No insider purchases of FAST were filed in the last 90 days. 9 purchases are on record for this company.
6 insider sales of FAST were filed in the last 90 days, totaling $2.53M.
This page tracks FAST Form 4 insider transactions, Form 144 sale notices, and 8-K material event disclosures in one timeline. Annual 10-K and quarterly 10-Q reports live on the company's SEC EDGAR page.
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