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Common Stock, $0.01 par value
BKE
New York Stock Exchange
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ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August 28, 2026, The Buckle, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that Angie J. Klein tendered her resignation from the Company’s Board of Directors on August 25, 2026, effective August 30, 2026, due to obligations related to her new professional role. Ms. Klein's resignation from the Company's Board of Directors is not based on any disagreement with the Company relating to its operations, policies, or practices. Ms. Klein has served on the Company’s Board of Directors since December 2019.
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 August 28, 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.