The Buckle, Inc. net sales for the month ended April 1, 2006 increased 1.5% to $43.8 million from net sales of $43.2 million in the corresponding five-week period ended April 2, 2005. Comparable-store net sales, for stores open at least one year, declined 3.7% from comparable-store net sales for the prior year.

Net sales year-to-date for the nine-week period ended April 1, 2006 increased 2.8 percent to $78.0 million from net sales of $75.8 million for the same nine-week period a year ago. Comparable-store net sales year-to-date declined 2.3 percent from comparable-store net sales for the same nine-week period last year.