FASTENAL CO
DESCRIPTION OF BONUS FOR VICE-PRESIDENT - PRODUCT PROCUREMENT &  MARKETING
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Exhibit 10.6 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Bonus Arrangement for Vice-President &#150; Product Procurement, Marketing, and Logistics
</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Fastenal Company&#146;s Vice-President &#150; Product
Procurement, Marketing, and Logistics is paid a bonus under an individual bonus arrangement. Under this arrangement, the bonus for any quarter is calculated based on the amount by which the Company&#146;s consolidated pre-tax income for such quarter
exceeds the Company&#146;s consolidated pre-tax income for the same quarter in the prior year. </FONT></P>
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