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

                                OCTOBER 12, 2005
                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 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 October 12,
2005, The Buckle, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has established
procedures for selecting the presiding Director at executive sessions of the
Company's independent Directors. 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 October 12, 2005





                                   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:  October 12, 2005            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 October 12, 2005