APRIL 2015 INFORMATION Fastenal Company and Subsidiaries (Fastenal) Release date: 05/05/15 Information Regarding Monthly Sales Amounts and Other Information (Dollar amounts in thousands) 2015 2014 Change Net sales $ 334,470 315,148 6.1% Business days 22 22 0.0% Daily sales $ 15,203 14,325 6.1%

Daily sales in January $ 14,927 13,326

Change in daily sales since January 1.8% 7.5%

Daily sales growth by age of store and currency impacts 2015 2014

Stores more than 10 years old* 5.6% 6.6% Stores more than 5 years old* 5.6% 7.7% Stores more than 2 years old* 5.4% 8.4%
* Age measured on the last day of the respective calendar year.

All locations regardless of age 6.1% 10.0% Impact of currency fluctuations (primarily Canada) -0.9% -0.5%

Daily sales growth by end market 2015 2014


Manufacturing 4.6% 8.5% Non-residential construction 3.3% 5.4%

Number of stores opened 2015 2014

Month 0 0
Quarter-to-date 0 0
Year-to-date 2 9

Total store count 2,624 2,683

Absolute Headcount

Employee headcount at month end 2015 2014 Change Change

Store personnel - FTE 10,781 10,303 4.6% 9.0% Non-store selling personnel - FTE 1,305 1,258 3.7% 4.4% Selling personnel - FTE 12,086 11,561 4.5% 8.6%
Distribution personnel - FTE 2,278 2,110 8.0% 7.9% Manufacturing personnel - FTE 629 640 -1.7% -0.8% Administrative personnel - FTE 979 928 5.5% 5.2% Non-selling personnel - FTE 3,886 3,678 5.7% 6.1%

Total personnel - FTE 15,972 15,239 4.8% 7.9% Total personnel - absolute 19,272 17,858 7.9%

Definitions in release:

Net sales - Net sales for the period indicated.
Daily sales - Net sales divided by the number of business days in the United States. FTE - Full-time equivalent headcount.

Next monthly sales release date: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 6:00 AM (central time) Next earnings release date: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 6:00 AM (central time)
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