Last updated: 8 July 2024 at 3:39pm EST

Willard Oberton Net Worth




The estimated Net Worth of Willard D Oberton is at least $5.03 Million dollars as of 20 March 2024. Mr. Oberton owns over 4,500 units of Fastenal Co stock worth over $2,227,524 and over the last 22 years he sold FAST stock worth over $2,421,900. In addition, he makes $385,000 as Independent Chairman of the Board at Fastenal Co.

Mr. Oberton FAST stock SEC Form 4 insiders trading

Willard has made over 27 trades of the Fastenal Co stock since 2006, according to the Form 4 filled with the SEC. Most recently he exercised 4,500 units of FAST stock worth $173,115 on 20 March 2024.

The largest trade he's ever made was exercising 250,000 units of Fastenal Co stock on 28 February 2012 worth over $5,625,000. On average, Willard trades about 12,576 units every 89 days since 2003. As of 20 March 2024 he still owns at least 32,185 units of Fastenal Co stock.

You can see the complete history of Mr. Oberton stock trades at the bottom of the page.





Willard Oberton biography

Willard D. Oberton serves as Independent Chairman of the Board of the Company. He also served as the company's chief executive officer from December 2002 through December 2014, when he retired from that position, and again on an interim basis from July 2015 through December 2015. He began his business career with Fastenal in January 1980, and was promoted to branch manager, then district manager, and later to general operations manager. He served as our vice president from March 1997 through June 2000, as our executive vice president from June 2000 through July 2001, as our chief operating officer from March 1997 through December 2002, and as our president from July 2001 through July 2012 and again on an interim basis from July 2015 through December 2015. Mr. Oberton's professional career grew from within Fastenal as he successfully worked, managed, and provided leadership to most of the departments and disciplines integral to the company's growth and financial success. Mr. Oberton's varied experience with the company, including his long tenure as chief executive officer, gives the board unique insight into the company's 'success drivers' and provides continuity to Mr. Florness in the development and execution of the company's strategy. In addition, Mr. Oberton serves on the board of directors of publicly-held Donaldson Company as lead director, which gives him useful insight into another organization's corporate governance, compensation planning, and strategic development. Also, he serves on the board of WinCraft, Inc., a privately-held company involved in manufacturing and distributing promotional marketing merchandise, which are important disciplines helpful to Fastenal. Additionally, he has served on the boards of various community and educational organizations, including the board of trustees of St. Benedict's College, St. Joseph, Minnesota.

What is the salary of Willard Oberton?

As the Independent Chairman of the Board of Fastenal Co, the total compensation of Willard Oberton at Fastenal Co is $385,000. There are 13 executives at Fastenal Co getting paid more, with Daniel L. Florness having the highest compensation of $2,055,286.



How old is Willard Oberton?

Willard Oberton is 61, he's been the Independent Chairman of the Board of Fastenal Co since 2016. There are 3 older and 23 younger executives at Fastenal Co. The oldest executive at Fastenal Co. is Michael Dolan, 73, who is the Independent Director.

Insiders trading at Fastenal Co

Over the last 22 years, insiders at Fastenal Co have traded over $95,691,150 worth of Fastenal Co stock and bought 178,757 units worth $7,965,920 . The most active insiders traders include Robert A Kierlin, Darren R Jackson, and Willard D Oberton. On average, Fastenal Co executives and independent directors trade stock every 16 days with the average trade being worth of $1,461,369. The most recent stock trade was executed by Daniel L Florness on 21 August 2024, trading 45,744 units of FAST stock currently worth $1,074,984.



What does Fastenal Co do?

since 1967, fastenal has grown from a single store to nearly 2,700 locations, each providing tailored local inventory and personal service for our customers. as we've expanded across the world, we've retained a core belief in people and their ability to accomplish remarkable things - if given the opportunity. from this philosophy stems an entrepreneurial culture that challenges every employee to run their own business, create their own success, and rise up to become company leaders. backed by our global sourcing, quality, and logistics operations, each store is a local, one-stop source for a spectrum of oem, mro and construction supplies. working within our decentralized environment, store personnel take a flexible approach to support local customers – sourcing products, making emergency deliveries, managing a lean flow of inventory to points of use, and leveraging our services, solutions and specialists to drive continual business improvements. local product and local people: th



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Complete history of Mr. Oberton stock trades at Fastenal Co and Donaldson Co

Date
#
Company
Insider
Trans.
Transaction
Shares Price per share Total value Shares after Source
20 Mar 2024 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 4,500 $38.47 $173,115
20 Mar 2024
32,185
29 Feb 2024 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 4,500 $38.47 $173,115
29 Feb 2024
32,155
2 Jan 2024 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 5,000 $38.47 $192,350
2 Jan 2024
31,337
2 Mar 2023 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 8,400 $43.07 $361,788
2 Mar 2023
34,269
3 Jan 2023 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 3,000 $43.07 $129,210
3 Jan 2023
28,783
1 Sep 2022 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 7,200 $34.11 $245,592
1 Sep 2022
31,395
2 Jun 2022 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 7,200 $34.11 $245,592
2 Jun 2022
31,103
4 Jun 2021 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 10,000 $34.21 $342,100
4 Jun 2021
32,211
1 Mar 2021 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 4,400 $34.21 $150,524
1 Mar 2021
26,596
8 Jun 2020 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 14,400 $29.50 $424,800
8 Jun 2020
35,011
28 Mar 2019 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 14,400 $21.44 $308,736
28 Mar 2019
33,172
12 Sep 2018 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 14,400 $17.04 $245,376
12 Sep 2018
30,451
7 Mar 2017 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 14,400 $22.77 $327,888
7 Mar 2017
28,057
6 Jun 2016 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 7,400 $17.50 $129,500
6 Jun 2016
20,501
1 Jan 2015 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 7,000 $17.50 $122,500
1 Jan 2015
19,304
14 Sep 2006 Willard D Oberton
Director
Buy 1,000 $37.82 $37,820
14 Sep 2006
1,000
11 May 2020 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 40,000 $27.00 $1,080,000
11 May 2020
54,194
20 Feb 2020 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 60,000 $27.00 $1,620,000
20 Feb 2020
74,194
22 Oct 2019 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 100,000 $27.00 $2,700,000
22 Oct 2019
114,194
22 Apr 2019 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 25,000 $54.00 $1,350,000
22 Apr 2019
502,509
17 Feb 2017 Willard D Oberton
Director
Sale 10,000 $50.19 $501,900
17 Feb 2017
372,616
25 Aug 2015 Willard D Oberton
Director
Buy 1,279 $40.11 $51,301
25 Aug 2015
385,728
15 Jul 2014 Willard D Oberton
Director
Buy 2,000 $45.14 $90,280
15 Jul 2014
387,449
18 Oct 2012 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 100,000 $22.50 $2,250,000
18 Oct 2012
579,267
9 Mar 2012 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 150,000 $22.50 $3,375,000
9 Mar 2012
631,632
28 Feb 2012 Willard D Oberton
Director
Option 250,000 $22.50 $5,625,000
28 Feb 2012
658,792
3 Feb 2012 Willard D Oberton
Director
Sale 40,000 $48.00 $1,920,000
3 Feb 2012
408,792


Fastenal Co executives and stock owners

Fastenal Co executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: