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      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div>
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      6, 2006</strong></font></div>
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      BUCKLE, INC.</strong></font></div>
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      name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div>
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                West 24th Street, Kearney, Nebraska</strong></font></div>
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      5.02</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Departure
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      8.01.</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Other
      Events</font></div>
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      9.01(d) Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></div>
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      INDEX</font></div>
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      99.1</font></div>
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      5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Appointment
      of Principal Officers</u></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      following information is furnished pursuant to Item 5.02 &#8220;Departure of Directors
      or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
      Officers.&#8221; On June 6, 2006, The Buckle, Inc. issued a press release announcing
      the retirement of William D. Orr from its Board of Directors effective with
      the
      Company&#8217;s Annual Meeting held on June 2, 2006. The press release also announced
      that Mr. Orr will be replaced by John P. (Jack) Peetz, whose term as a Director
      began June 2, 2006, upon shareholder approval. </font></div>
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      full
      text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
      report.</font><br></div>
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      8.01. Other Events</u></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      following information is furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 &#8220;Other Events.&#8221; On June
      6, 2006, The Buckle, Inc. issued a press release announcing a quarterly dividend
      of $.17 per share to be paid on July 27, 2006, for shareholders of record at
      the
      close of business on July 14, 2006. </font></div>
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      full
      text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
      report.</font><br></div>
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      9.01(d). Financial Statements and Exhibits</u></font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Press
                Release Dated June 6, 2006</font></div>
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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
June
      6, 2006
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
___________________________________________________________
(Former
      name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last
      report)
Check
      the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
      satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions:
o
Written communications
      pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
      14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant
      to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant
      to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
TABLE
      OF
      CONTENTS
ITEM
      5.02
Departure
      of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal
      Officers
ITEM
      8.01.
Other
      Events
ITEM
      9.01(d) Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
EXHIBIT
      99.1
ITEM
      5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment
      of Principal Officers
The
      following information is furnished pursuant to Item 5.02 "Departure of Directors
      or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
      Officers." On June 6, 2006, The Buckle, Inc. issued a press release announcing
      the retirement of William D. Orr from its Board of Directors effective with
      the
      Company's Annual Meeting held on June 2, 2006. The press release also announced
      that Mr. Orr will be replaced by John P. (Jack) Peetz, whose term as a Director
      began June 2, 2006, upon shareholder approval.
The
      full
      text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
      report.
ITEM
      8.01. Other Events
The
      following information is furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 "Other Events." On June
      6, 2006, The Buckle, Inc. issued a press release announcing a quarterly dividend
      of $.17 per share to be paid on July 27, 2006, for shareholders of record at
      the
      close of business on July 14, 2006.
The
      full
      text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
      report.
ITEM
      9.01(d). Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit
              99.1
Press
                Release Dated June 6, 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.
The
              Buckle,
              Inc.
Date:
              June 6, 2006
By:
/s/ KAREN
              B.
              RHOADS
Name:
              Karen B. Rhoads
Title:
                Vice President of Finance,
Treasurer
                and
                Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
              99.1
Press
                Release Dated June 6, 2006