Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell in Celebration of Its Fiftieth Anniversary and Thirty Year Listing Anniversary

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GlobeNewswire 3-Nov-2017 10:00 AM
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ADVISORY, Nov. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: Fastenal Company of Winona, MN (Nasdaq:FAST), a leader in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in celebration of its fiftieth anniversary and thirty year listing anniversary.
In honor of the occasion, Daniel L. Florness, President & CEO and Michael M. Gostomski, Fastenal Co-Founder will ring the Opening Bell.
Where:Nasdaq MarketSite 4 Times Square 43rd & Broadway Broadcast Studio
When: Monday, November 6, 2017 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET
Fastenal Company Media Contact: Jean DuBois 507-453-8171jdubois@fastenal.com
Nasdaq MarketSite Media Contact: Emily Pan (646) 441-5120emily.pan@nasdaq.com
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About Fastenal Company Fastenal sells different types of industrial and construction supplies in the following product categories: threaded fasteners and miscellaneous supplies; tools; metal cutting tool blades and abrasives; fluid transfer components and accessories for hydraulic and pneumatic power; material handling; storage and packaging products; janitorial, chemical and paint products; electrical supplies; welding supplies; safety supplies; metals, alloys and materials; and office supplies.
The company operates more than 2,900 in-market locations, including more than 2,400 branches and approximately 560 Onsite-style locations, located primarily in North America, with additional locations in Asia, Europe, Central and South America, and Africa. The company also manages approximately 70,000 industrial vending devices and approximately 43,000 replenishment systems (Fastenal Managed Inventory, or FMI). These local channels are supported by 14 distribution centers spanning North America: eleven in the United States (Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Georgia, Washington, California, Utah, North Carolina, and Kansas) and three outside the U.S. (Ontario, Canada; Alberta, Canada; and Nuevo Len, Mexico).
Additional information regarding Fastenal is available on the Fastenal Company website at www.fastenal.com.
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