BUCKLE INC — Board/Management Information 2021

Oct 7, 2021

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

October 7, 2021

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

THE BUCKLE, INC .

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nebraska	001-12951	47-0366193
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

2407 West 24th Street , — Kearney ,	68845-4915
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( 308 ) 236-8491

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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	BKE	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

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ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers

On October 7, 2021, The Buckle, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that Diane L. Applegate, Vice President of Supply Chain and Merchandising Operations, will retire from her position with the Company at the end of the current fiscal year. Ms. Applegate joined the Company in August 1983 and has served in various roles of increasing responsibility on the merchandise operations and e-commerce/distribution teams. She was appointed to her current position in December 2014.

The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

ITEM 9.01(d). Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release Dated October 7, 2021

Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	The Buckle, Inc.
Date: October 7, 2021	By: /s/ THOMAS B. HEACOCK
	Name: Thomas B. Heacock
	Title: Senior Vice President of Finance,
	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1	Press Release Dated October 7, 2021
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)