Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.



On April 23, 2022, Fastenal Company (the 'Company') held its annual meeting of
shareholders (the 'Annual Meeting') in Winona, Minnesota. As of the record date
for the Annual Meeting, there were 575,553,636 shares of Common Stock
outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. There were 516,192,231
shares of Common Stock represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting;
therefore, a quorum was present. The following is a brief summary of each matter
voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

•Proposal #1 - Election of directors. The election of a board of directors consisting of ten members to serve until the next regular meeting of shareholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:



                                                                                               Total Number of Votes           Total Number of Votes
Names of Directors                                      Total Number of Votes For                     Against                        Abstaining
Scott A. Satterlee                                             424,444,495                              44,727,683                      508,809
Michael J. Ancius                                              447,634,948                              21,545,332                      500,707
Stephen L. Eastman                                             462,286,711                               6,986,878                      407,398
Daniel L. Florness                                             463,174,420                               6,184,233                      322,334
Rita J. Heise                                                  417,457,396                              51,830,401                      393,190
Hsenghung Sam Hsu                                              466,336,954                               2,881,805                      462,228
Daniel L. Johnson                                              462,160,941                               6,957,617                      562,429
Nicholas J. Lundquist                                          460,959,179                               7,938,265                      783,543
Sarah N. Nielsen                                               466,617,247                               2,671,497                      392,243
Reyne K. Wisecup                                               458,406,452                              10,835,634                      438,901

There were 46,511,244 broker non-votes.



Based on the votes set forth above, all of the foregoing persons were elected to
serve until the next regular meeting of shareholders or until their successors
have been elected and qualified.

•Proposal #2 - Ratification of appointment of independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results
were as follows:

     For            Against         Abstain
 493,211,184       22,077,569       903,478

Based on the votes set forth above, the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was ratified by our shareholders.



•Proposal #3 - An advisory vote on a non-binding resolution to approve the
compensation of Fastenal's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy
statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting. The voting results were as follows:

     For            Against         Abstain

435,978,969 31,845,214 1,856,804

There were 46,511,244 broker non-votes.

Based on the votes set forth above, the resolution for the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers was adopted by our shareholders.

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