Buckle December SSS +1%

The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE:

) announced today that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the five-week period ended December 29, 2012 increased 1.0 percent from comparable store net sales for the five-week period ended December 31, 2011. Net sales for the five-week fiscal month ended December 29, 2012 increased 1.8 percent to $185.0 million from net sales of $181.8 million for the prior year five-week fiscal month ended December 31, 2011. Comparable store net sales year-to-date for the 48-week period ended December 29, 2012 increased 2.4 percent from comparable store net sales for the 48-week period ended December 31, 2011. Net sales for the 48-week fiscal period ended December 29, 2012 increased 4.2 percent to