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

                                 AUGUST 11, 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

ITEM 9.01(c) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT 99.1







ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On August 11, 2005, The Buckle, Inc. announced financial results for its second
quarter ended July 30, 2005. The full text of the press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), as amended, and shall not
be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933 or the Exchange Act, except as set forth by specific reference in such
filing.


ITEM 9.01(c). FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit 99.1      Press Release Dated August 11, 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: August 11, 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 August 11, 2005