BUCKLE INC — Earnings Release 2016

May 20, 2016

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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

May 20, 2016

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, Nebraska	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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

ITEM 9.01(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT 99.1

ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 20, 2016 , The Buckle, Inc. announced financial results for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2016 . The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), as amended, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01(d). Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release Dated May 20, 2016

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: May 20, 2016	By: /s/ KAREN B. RHOADS
	Name: Karen B. Rhoads
	Title: Senior Vice President of Finance
	and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release Dated May 20, 2016