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accession: "0000885245-23-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKE"
cik: "0000885245"
company_name: "BUCKLE INC"
filed_at: "2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T06:10:57.056745+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# The Buckle Approves Fiscal 2023 Executive Compensation with $1.2M CEO Salary

## Summary
- CEO Dennis H. Nelson base salary set at $1,200,000 for fiscal 2023.
- Compensation Committee approved 2023 Management Incentive Plan with bonus pool based on pre-bonus net income.
- Performance-based and non-performance-based restricted stock grants awarded on Jan 29, 2023, including 120,000 total shares to CEO.
- Target pre-bonus net income for 2023 set at $270 million.
- Other named executives: CFO Thomas B. Heacock salary $555,000, EVP Kari G. Smith $627,000, SVP Brett P. Milkie $595,000.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000885245-23-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKE
- cik: 0000885245
- company_name: BUCKLE INC
- filed_at: 2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524523000002/0000885245-23-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524523000002/bke-20230126.htm

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