Buckle : Press Release Narrative for 6/02/2016

For Immediate Release: June 2, 2016

Contact: Karen B. Rhoads, Chief Financial Officer

The Buckle, Inc.

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Our June 2, 2016, press release reported that comparable store sales, for stores open at least one full year, for the four-week period ended May 28, 2016, were down 11.0 percent in comparison to the prior year four-week period ended May 30, 2015. Total net sales for the four-week fiscal month were down 10.4 percent to $67.4 million compared to net sales of

$75.2 million in the prior year four-week fiscal month, which ended on May 30, 2015.

Please note that net sales for the four-week period ended May 28, 2016 are reported net of the impact of both reward redemptions and accruals for estimated future rewards related to the Company's new Guest Loyalty program, which launched during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2016.

On the men's side of the business, total sales for the four-week fiscal period ending May 28, 2016, were down approximately 5.5 percent in comparison to the prior year four-week fiscal period ending May 30, 2015. The men's business represented approximately 46.5 percent of total sales for the month versus approximately 44.5 percent in the prior year fiscal May. For the fiscal month, overall price points on the men's side of the business were up approximately 2.5 percent.

On the women's side of the business, total sales for the four-week fiscal period ending May 28, 2016, were down approximately 12.5 percent in comparison to the prior year four- week fiscal period ending May 30, 2015. The women's business represented approximately 53.5 percent of total sales for the month versus approximately 55.5 percent in the prior year fiscal May. For the fiscal month, overall price points on the women's side of the business were down approximately 3.5 percent.

Within the men's and women's categories combined, accessory sales for the fiscal month were down approximately 5.0 percent in comparison to the prior year fiscal May, while footwear sales were down approximately 13.0 percent. These two categories accounted for approximately 9.5 percent and 6.0 percent, respectively, of the current fiscal May's net sales. This compares with approximately 9.0 percent and 6.0 percent for each of these categories for the same period in the prior year. Average accessory price points were up approximately 5.0 percent and average footwear price points were up approximately 4.0 percent for the fiscal month.

UPT's were flat and the average transaction value was down just slightly for the four-week fiscal month ended May 28, 2016, compared to the prior year four-week fiscal month ended May 30, 2015.

Buckle currently operates 467 retail stores in 44 states compared to 463 stores in 44 states as of June 2, 2015.

It is our Company policy not to provide any guidance on current sales or to project results for the next quarter. Additionally, any forward looking statements made during this commentary involve material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on factors which may be beyond the Company's control. Accordingly, the Company's future performance and financial results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.