UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 22, 2008

FASTENAL COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota	0-16125	41-0948415
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2001 Theurer Boulevard Winona, Minnesota	55987-1500
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(507) 454-5374

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Section 8—Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events

Attached as Exhibit 100 to this report are the following materials from Fastenal Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, filed on October 22, 2008, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Earnings, and (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 401 of Regulation S-T that the information contained in the XBRL documents is unaudited and these are not the official publicly filed financial statements of Fastenal Company. The purpose of submitting these XBRL formatted documents is to test the related format and technology and, as a result, investors should continue to rely on the official filed version of the furnished documents and not rely on this information in making investment decisions.

In accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibits, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Section 9—Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are included herewith:

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
100	The following materials from Fastenal Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, filed on October 22, 2008, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Earnings, and (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 22, 2008

FASTENAL COMPANY
By:	/s/ Daniel L. Florness
	Daniel L. Florness
	Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

100 The following materials from Fastenal Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, filed on October 22, 2008, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the information contained in Items 1-4 of Part I, (ii) the information contained in Items 1, 2 and 6 of Part II, and (iii) the Exhibits to the Form 10-Q.

Exhibit Number	Description
EX-100.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-100.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-100.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
EX-100.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
EX-100.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document