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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Fastenal (FAST)

Fastenal to split stock two-for-one; shareholders elect all 11 directors

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 shareholder Written later

Fastenal's board approved a two-for-one forward stock split of its common stock, with the effective time at the close of business on May 21, 2025, and trading on the split basis starting May 22, 2025. At its April 24, 2025 annual meeting, shareholders elected all 11 directors, ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for 2025, and approved executive pay on an advisory basis, with the split increasing authorized shares to 1,600,000,000.

Key points

  • Two-for-one forward split: record date May 5, 2025; effective close of business May 21, 2025; split recognized at the start of trading May 22, 2025 (ex-dividend date).
  • Authorized common shares will increase to 1,600,000,000 at the Effective Time, with no change in par value.
  • Annual meeting held April 24, 2025: all 11 director nominees elected; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified; advisory say-on-pay approved with 438,459,188 votes for and 28,537,462 against.

The filing

CompanyFastenal (FAST)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 25, 2025, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0000815556-25-000087

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 25, 2025.

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