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
March
27, 2006
Date
of
Report (date of earliest event reported)
THE
BUCKLE, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nebraska
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001-12951
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47-0366193
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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2407
West 24th Street, Kearney,
Nebraska
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68845-4915
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(Address
of principal executive
offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (308)
236-8491
___________________________________________________________
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last
report)
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
ITEM
8.01. Other Events
ITEM
9.01(c) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT
INDEX
EXHIBIT
99.1
ITEM
8.01. Other Events
Item
8.01. Information Provided Under Item 8.01 (Other Events). The following
information is furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 “Other Events.” On March 27,
2006, The Buckle, Inc. issued a press release announcing a quarterly dividend
of
$.17 per share to be paid on April 27, 2006, for shareholders of record at
the
close of business on April 17, 2006. In the same press release, The Buckle,
Inc.
also announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of
an
additional 500,000 shares of the Buckle’s common stock under the stock
repurchase program originally authorized by the Board of Directors on October
12, 2005. This brings the total shares authorized under the plan to 1,000,000.
The
full
text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report.
ITEM
9.01(c). Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit
99.1 Press
Release Dated March 27, 2006
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.
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The
Buckle,
Inc. |
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| Date:
March 27, 2006 |
By: |
/s/ KAREN
B.
RHOADS |
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Name:
Karen B. Rhoads |
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Title:
Vice President of Finance,
Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
99.1 Press
Release Dated March 27, 2006