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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · The Buckle (BKE)

Buckle sets fiscal 2025 executive pay; CEO Dennis Nelson base salary $1.3 million

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 shareholder Written later

Buckle's Compensation Committee approved a fiscal 2025 executive compensation program, consistent with fiscal 2024, covering base salaries, incentive cash bonuses, benefits and restricted stock. The filing also details new performance-based and time-based stock grants made February 2, 2025, and a 2025 Management Incentive Plan tied to pre-bonus net income.

Key points

  • CEO Dennis H. Nelson base salary for fiscal 2025 is $1,300,000; CFO Thomas B. Heacock is $635,000
  • Nelson received 120,000 non-vested shares on February 2, 2025, of which 110,000 are performance based
  • Bonus pool equals 2.5% of fiscal 2025 pre-bonus net income as a base amount, plus a share of income above target

The filing

CompanyThe Buckle (BKE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 3, 2025, 4:22 PM ET
Accession number0000885245-25-000038

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 03, 2025.

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