BUCKLE INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 14, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BUCKLE INC (BKE)
CIK: 0000885245
Period of Report: 2010-12-09

Reporting Person: NELSON DENNIS H (Director, PRESIDENT & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-09	Common Stock	M	50000	$.01	Acquired	282100	Direct
2010-12-09	Common Stock	S	50000	$37.8991	Disposed	232100	Direct
2010-12-10	Common Stock	M	50000	$.01	Acquired	282100	Direct
2010-12-10	Common Stock	S	50000	$38.4614	Disposed	232100	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-09	Stock Option (Right to Purchase)	$.01	M	50000	Disposed	2013-02-01	Common Stock (50000)	Direct
2010-12-10	Stock Option (Right to Purchase)	$.01	M	50000	Disposed	2013-02-01	Common Stock (50000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2413505	Indirect
Common Stock	67500	Indirect
Common Stock	4286.35	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Exercise price was originally reported as $16.60. Exercise price has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007, 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007, payment of special cash dividend on 10/27/2008, 3/2 stock split on 10/30/2008, payment of special cash dividend on 10/27/2009, and payment of special cash dividend on 12/21/2010.

F2: Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 103,500. Number of stock options outstanding has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007, 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007, payment of special cash dividend on 10/27/2008, 3/2 stock split on 10/30/2008, payment of special cash dividend on 10/27/09, and payment of special cash dividend on 12/21/2010.

F3: Stock options became exercisable 100 percent on 4/1/2005.

F4: Holdings as of 11/30/2010, as reported by plan administrator.