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accession: "0000885245-25-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKE"
cik: "0000885245"
company_name: "BUCKLE INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T04:26:25.693218+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Buckle sets FY2025 exec comp: CEO salary $1.3M, new incentive plan with $270M target, restricted stock grants

## Summary
- CEO Dennis Nelson base salary of $1.3M; CFO Heacock $635K; EVP Stores Smith $690K; SVP Leasing Milkie $670K.
- 2025 Incentive Plan bonus pool: 2.5% of pre-bonus net income plus incremental up to 10% factor for growth over $270M target.
- CEO receives 37% of the bonus pool; other executives' shares set by CEO under plan.
- Restricted stock grants: CEO 120k shares (110k performance-based), others 18-20k shares each with multi-year vesting.
- First Amendment to 2024 Incentive Plan adds discretionary bonus pool of up to $5M for executives.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000885245-25-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKE
- cik: 0000885245
- company_name: BUCKLE INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524525000038/0000885245-25-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524525000038/bke-20250130.htm

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