JULY 2015 INFORMATION Fastenal Company and Subsidiaries (Fastenal) Release date: 08/05/15 Information Regarding Monthly Sales Amounts and Other Information (Dollar amounts in thousands) 2015 2014 Change Net sales $ 334,046 323,696 3.2% Business days 22 22 0.0% Daily sales $ 15,184 14,713 3.2% Historical 2015 2014

Daily sales in January $ 14,927 13,326

Average

Change in daily sales since January 1.7% 10.4% 10.3% Daily sales last month $ 15,864 15,298

Change in daily sales since last month -4.3% -3.8% -2.1%

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

Stores more than 10 years old* 3.4% 12.2% Stores more than 5 years old* 3.1% 12.9% Stores more than 2 years old* 2.6% 13.4%
* Age measured on the last day of the respective calendar year.

All locations regardless of age 3.2% 14.7% Impact of currency fluctuations (primarily Canada) -1.3% -0.2%

Daily sales growth by end market 2015 2014


Manufacturing 3.4% 14.5% Non-residential construction -2.4% 11.6%

Number of stores opened 2015 2014

Year-to-date 10 17
Total store count 2,618 2,684

Employee headcount at month end 2015 2014 Change



Store personnel - FTE 11,325 10,880 4.1% Non-store selling personnel - FTE 1,353 1,362 -0.7% Selling personnel - FTE 12,678 12,242 3.6%

Distribution personnel - FTE 2,332 2,189 6.5% Manufacturing personnel - FTE 657 641 2.5% Administrative personnel - FTE 1,013 942 7.5% Non-selling personnel - FTE 4,002 3,772 6.1%

Total personnel - FTE 16,680 16,014 4.2%
Total personnel - absolute 19,625 18,161 8.1%

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.
Change 12M - Twelve month change. / Change YTD - Year-to-date change.

Next monthly sales release date: Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 6:00 AM (central time) Next earnings release date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 6:00 AM (central time)
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