---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000885245-26-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKE"
cik: "0000885245"
company_name: "BUCKLE INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-02T18:42:20+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T18:43:23.383038+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Buckle declares $0.35 quarterly dividend and reports 2026 annual meeting voting results

## Summary
- Board authorized a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share, payable July 29, 2026 to holders of record July 15, 2026.
- All 12 director nominees, including Daniel J. Hirschfeld and Dennis H. Nelson, were elected with over 40 million votes each.
- Shareholders ratified Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor with 47,061,960 votes for and 367,662 against.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed with 42,971,864 for, 1,516,777 against.
- Future say-on-pay votes will be held every 3 years, based on 22,869,332 votes for the three-year frequency.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000885245-26-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKE
- cik: 0000885245
- company_name: BUCKLE INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-02T18:42:20+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524526000027/0000885245-26-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524526000027/bke-20260601.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000885245-26-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000885245-26-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000885245-26-000027.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 025c32afbddf4bdd600e2253ea26cc08845353a3
  claim: BUCKLE INC shareholders approved Election of Board of Directors at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 1 - Election of Board of Directors: Daniel J. Hirschfeld 44,002,591 — 602,737 2,913,652 Dennis H. Nelson 44,212,070 — 393,258 2,913,652 Thomas B. Heacock 43,417,980 — 1,187,348 2,913,652 Hank M. Bounds 44,376,513 — 228,815 2,913,652 Bill L. Fairfield 42,327,596 — 2,277,732 2,913,652 Bruce L. Hoberman 42,379,175 — 2,226,153 2,913,652 Michael E. Huss 42,796,669 — 1,808,659 2,913,652 Shruti S. Joshi 44,098,534 — 506,794 2,913,652 Angie J. Klein 40,628,671 — 3,976,657 2,913,652 John P. Peetz, III 42,437,517 — 2,167,811 2,913,652 Karen B. Rhoads 31,143,442 — 13,461,886 2,913,652 James E. Shada 42,487,829 — 2,117,499 2,913,652
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524526000027/0000885245-26-000027-index.htm
- claim_id: 0d746a064ca53b066deb29d45cfc2801eff9dda8
  claim: BUCKLE INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on compensation of Named Executive Officers at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 4 - Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on compensation of Named Executive Officers 22,869,332 17,898 21,650,173 67,925 2,913,652
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524526000027/0000885245-26-000027-index.htm
- claim_id: 4fa7948560ce998178045732c64b8d645c358e1b
  claim: BUCKLE INC shareholders approved Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 2 - Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm 47,061,960 367,662 89,358 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524526000027/0000885245-26-000027-index.htm
- claim_id: fdda45697746b9249f53216074bc822ccb684c78
  claim: BUCKLE INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on overall compensation for Named Executive Officers at the 2026-06-01 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 3 - Advisory vote on overall compensation for Named Executive Officers 42,971,864 1,516,777 116,687 2,913,652
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524526000027/0000885245-26-000027-index.htm

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