---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000815556-26-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FAST"
cik: "0000815556"
company_name: "FASTENAL CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:20:33.208318+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fastenal shareholders elect all 11 directors, approve equity plans, reject EEO-1 proposal

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected with over 881M votes each; broker non-votes ~119.4M.
- Employee Restricted Stock Unit Plan approved (10M share reserve) with 904.6M for vs 30.0M against.
- Non-Employee Director Stock & RSU Plan approved with 919.7M for vs 14.4M against.
- PwC ratified as auditor for FY 2026 with 99.9% support; say-on-pay passed with 831.8M for.
- Shareholder proposal on EEO-1 disclosure policy rejected with 680.8M against vs 203.9M for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000815556-26-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FAST
- cik: 0000815556
- company_name: FASTENAL CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000025/0000815556-26-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555626000025/fast-20260423.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815556-26-000025.txt

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