(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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Buckle, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 1, 2026. The table below shows the final results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:
For
Against
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 1 - Election of Board of Directors:
Daniel J. Hirschfeld
44,002,591
—
602,737
2,913,652
Dennis H. Nelson
44,212,070
—
393,258
2,913,652
Thomas B. Heacock
43,417,980
—
1,187,348
2,913,652
Hank M. Bounds
44,376,513
—
228,815
2,913,652
Bill L. Fairfield
42,327,596
—
2,277,732
2,913,652
Bruce L. Hoberman
42,379,175
—
2,226,153
2,913,652
Michael E. Huss
42,796,669
—
1,808,659
2,913,652
Shruti S. Joshi
44,098,534
—
506,794
2,913,652
Angie J. Klein
40,628,671
—
3,976,657
2,913,652
John P. Peetz, III
42,437,517
—
2,167,811
2,913,652
Karen B. Rhoads
31,143,442
—
13,461,886
2,913,652
James E. Shada
42,487,829
—
2,117,499
2,913,652
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 2 - Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm
47,061,960
367,662
89,358
—
Proposal 3 - Advisory vote on overall compensation for Named Executive Officers
42,971,864
1,516,777
116,687
2,913,652
3 Years
2 Years
1 Year
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 4 - Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on compensation of Named Executive Officers
22,869,332
17,898
21,650,173
67,925
2,913,652
With respect to Proposal 4, the Company has decided it will hold future advisory votes on overall compensation of its Named Executive Officers every 3 years.
ITEM 8.01. Other Events
On June 2, 2026, The Buckle, Inc. issued a press release announcing a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share to be paid on July 29, 2026, for shareholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2026.
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 June 2, 2026
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.