EXECUTIVE OFFICERS  CORPORATE INFORMATION  DIRECTORS  Willard D. Oberton  Chief Executive Officer and President  Nicholas J. Lundquist  Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer  Daniel L. Florness  Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer  Steven L. Appelwick  Vice-President–Product Procurement, Marketing, and Logistics  Robert A. Kierlin  Chairman of the Board  Minnesota State Senator  Former Chief Executive Officer and President  Fastenal Company  Michael M. Gostomski  President  Winona Heating & Ventilating Company  (sheet metal and roofing contractor)  Michael J. Dolan  Self Employed Business Consultant, Former Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer The Smead Manufacturing Company  (document management company)  Robert A. Hansen  Associate Professor of Marketing and Logistics Management, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota  Henry K. McConnon  President  Wise Eyes, Inc.  (eyeglass retailer and wholesaler)  Willard D. Oberton  John D. Remick  President and Chief Executive Officer  Rochester Athletic Club, Inc.  (health club)  Stephen M. Slaggie  Retired  Former Secretary, Shareholder Relations Director, and Insurance Risk Manager  Fastenal Company  Reyne K. Wisecup  Human Resource Manager  Fastenal Company Services  A copy of the Company’s 2004 Annual Report  on Form 10-K to the Securities and Exchange  Commission is available without charge to  shareholders upon written request to the  Assistant Controller of the Company at the  address listed on this page for the Company’s  corporate headquarters.  Copies of our latest press release, unaudited  supplemental Company information and monthly  sales information (beginning with October 2000  sales) are available at the Fastenal Company  World Wide Web site at:  www.fastenal.com Streater & Murphy, PA  Winona, Minnesota  Form 10-K  Annual Meeting The annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at Corporate Headquarters, 2001 Theurer Boulevard, Winona, Minnesota  Corporate Headquarters  Fastenal Company 2001 Theurer Boulevard  Winona, Minnesota 55987-0978  Phone: (507) 454-5374 Fax: (507) 453-8049  Legal Counsel  Faegre & Benson LLP  Minneapolis, Minnesota  Transfer Agent  Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association  Minneapolis, Minnesota  Auditors  KPMG LLP  Minneapolis, Minnesota 