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FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	OMB APPROVAL
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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or

Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
		(Check all applicable)

OBERTON WILLARD D

FASTENAL CO [FAST]

__X__ Director

_____ 10% Owner

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended

_____ Officer (give title below)

_____ Other (specify below)

(MM/DD/YYYY)

12/31/2019

23959 BLACKBERRY ROAD

(Street)

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

WINONA, MN 55987

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security

2. Trans. Date

2A. Deemed

3. Trans. Code

4. Securities Acquired (A)

5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned

6.

7. Nature

(Instr. 3)

Execution

(Instr. 8)

or Disposed of (D)

Following Reported Transaction(s)

Ownership

of Indirect

Date, if any

(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

(Instr. 3 and 4)

Form:

Beneficial

Direct (D)

Ownership

or Indirect

(Instr. 4)

(A) or

(I)

Amount

(D)

Price

(Instr. 4)

Common Stock

5/1/2019

G

12000 (1)

D

$0

933018

I

By family

trust

Common Stock

6/5/2019

G

3325

D

$0

929693

I

By family

trust

Common Stock

11/27/2019

G

2000

D

$0

927693

I

By family

trust

Common Stock

12/3/2019

G

3250

D

$0

924443

I

By family

trust

Common Stock

12/4/2019

G

1500

D

$0

922943

I

By family

trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate

2. Conversion

3. Trans.

3A. Deemed

4. Trans.

5. Number of

6. Date Exercisable and

7. Title and Amount of

8. Price of

9. Number

10.

11. Nature

Security

or Exercise

Date

Execution

Code

Derivative Securities

Expiration Date

Securities Underlying

Derivative

of

Ownership

of Indirect

(Instr. 3)

Price of

Date, if any

(Instr. 8)

Acquired (A) or

(MM/DD/YYYY)

Derivative Security

Security

Derivative

Form of

Beneficial

Derivative

Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3 and 4)

(Instr. 5)

Securities

Derivative

Ownership

Security

(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Beneficially

Security:

(Instr. 4)

Owned at

Direct (D)

Date

Expiration

Amount or Number of

End of

or Indirect

Title

Issuer's

(I)

Exercisable

Date

Shares

Fiscal Year

(Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

(Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. A gift of 6,000 shares occurred on 5/1/2019, but the amount reported is adjusted (12,000 shares) to represent a 2-for-1 stock split on May 22, 2019.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address			Relationships
Director	10% Owner	OfficerOther
OBERTON WILLARD D
23959 BLACKBERRY ROAD		X
WINONA, MN 55987
Signatures
/s/ John Milek, Attorney-in-Fact	2/4/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person			Date

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