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NITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended January 30 , 2021 O TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Transition Period from Title of each class Common Stock , $ .01 par value to Commission File Number : 001-12951 Nebraska ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) THE BUCKLE , INC . ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) 47-0366193 ( I.R.S. Employer 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 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) . BKE Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes þ No o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes o No p Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes þ No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for a shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes þ No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . o Large accelerated filer ; þ Accelerated filer ; o Non - accelerated filer ; o Smaller Reporting Company ; o Emerging Growth Company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Þ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes o No p The aggregate market value ( based on the closing price of the New York Stock Exchange ) of the common stock of the registrant held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 453,282,591 on August 1 , 2020. For purposes of this response , executive officers and directors are deemed to be the affiliates of the Registrant and the holdings by non - affiliates was computed as 28,277,142 shares .