BUCKLE INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 14, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BUCKLE INC (BKE)
CIK: 0000885245
Period of Report: 2012-03-13

Reporting Person: WHISLER PATRICIA K (VP WOMEN'S MERCHANDISING)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-13	Common Stock	M	20757	$0.01	Acquired	208712	Direct
2012-03-13	Common Stock	M	56785	$1.6022	Acquired	265497	Direct
2012-03-13	Common Stock	S	77542	$49.0276	Disposed	187955	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-13	Stock Option (Right to Purchase)	$0.01	M	20757	Disposed	2013-02-01	Common Stock (20757)	Direct
2012-03-13	Stock Option (Right to Purchase)	$1.6022	M	56785	Disposed	2014-01-31	Common Stock (56785)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1649.03	Indirect
Common Stock	394	Indirect
Common Stock	394	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, payment of special cash dividend on 12/21/2010, and payment of special cash dividend on 10/27/2011.

F2: Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 25,200. 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, payment of special cash dividend on 12/21/2010, and payment of special cash dividend on 10/27/2011.

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

F4: Exercise price was originally reported as $25.75. 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, payment of special cash dividend on 12/21/2010, and payment of special cash dividend on 10/27/2011.

F5: Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 25,200. 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, payment of special cash dividend on 12/21/2010, and payment of special cash dividend on 10/27/2011.

F6: Exercisable upon certification of goals being met - 1/3 immediately, 1/3 on 1/28/2006, and 1/3 on 12/13/2006.