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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

                                 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

      1. Kari G. Smith, currently employed by The Buckle, Inc. ("Company") of
Kearney, Nebraska, will be paid an annual salary of $248,000 for so long as the
employee is employed by the Company during the fiscal year ending January 29,
2005.

      2. In addition to the salary outlined in paragraph 1, above, a "Cash
Award" for the above fiscal year will be paid to you provided you are employed
by the Company on the last day of such fiscal year. The "Cash Award" will be
paid as part of the Incentive Plan which includes a Bonus Pool as Cash Incentive
for executives. This Bonus Pool will be calculated for the fiscal year based
upon dollars of growth in key performance categories compared to the Base Year
amounts, multiplied by the applicable percentage amounts as outlined in the Plan
and multiplied by the net income factor outlined in the plan (see Exhibit A to
the Company's 2004 Proxy Statement). The applicable percentage amounts per the
2004 Executive Incentive Plan include 8.5% of the increase in Same Store Sales,
5.0% of the increase in Gross Profit and 15.0% of the increase in Pre-bonus Net
Income. The Base Year amounts are determined using the immediately preceding
fiscal year for Same Store Sales and the prior three-year rolling average for
the Gross Profit and Pre-Bonus Net Income.

      No payment of a Cash Award for the year may be made until the Company's
key performance categories for the year are certified by the Compensation
Committee. You shall not be entitled to receive payment of a Cash Award unless
you are still in the employ of (and shall not have delivered notice of
resignation to) the Company on the last day of the fiscal year for which the
Cash Award is earned.

      The Cash Award will be paid on or before April 15 following the close of
the fiscal year. For calculating this Cash Award, "Pre-Bonus Net Income" shall
be defined as the Company's net income from operations after the deduction of
all expenses, excluding administrative and store manager percentage bonuses and
excluding income taxes, but including draws against such bonuses. Net income
from operations does not include earnings on cash investments. For this purpose,
net income shall be computed by the Company in accordance with the Company's
normal accounting practices, and the Company's calculations will be final and
conclusive.

      3. Options to purchase 25,200 shares ("Options") of The Buckle, Inc.
common stock at $25.75 per share were granted to you pursuant to the 1997
Executive Stock Option Plan as of the last day of the fiscal year preceding this
Plan (January 31, 2004). Options granted under the Plan will vest according to
the same terms as the 1997 Management Incentive Plan. Those terms include a
performance feature whereby one-half of the Options granted will vest over three
years if a 10% increase in Pre-Bonus Net Income is achieved, and the second
one-half of the Options granted vest over three years if a 30% increase in
Pre-Bonus Net Income is achieved. If the performance goals are not met the
Options will ultimately vest after nine years and eleven months. This Plan added
an "accelerator" feature for the Options so that vesting may occur sooner than
the three years or nine years and eleven months, when and if the market price of
the Company's stock doubles from the fair market value of the stock at the date
of the grant. All Options will also include a "reload" feature under this Plan.

      4. A credit limit of $3,500 has been established on your The Buckle charge
account, subject to annual change as determined by management. Please make sure
your charge account balance does not exceed this limit. You may have payments
made to your charge account via payroll withholding during the year.

      Management is committed to reviewing its policies continually.
Accordingly, the statements outlined above are subject to review and change at
any time, with or without notice.

      I understand I have the right to terminate my employment with the Company
at any time, with or without notice, and the Company retains the same right,
with or without cause or notice. I recognize, therefore, that I am an "at will"
employee. This acknowledgment supersedes any prior acknowledgment or agreement
with the Company. This acknowledgment does not constitute an agreement of
employment with the Company.

April 5, 2004
The Buckle, Inc.

Acknowledged by: ____________________________ Kari G. Smith<PAGE>
                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.11

WELLS FARGO                                     REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT NOTE

$17,500,000.00

Lincoln, Nebraska
August 1, 2003

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned THE BUCKLE, INC. ("Borrower") promises to
pay to the order of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("Bank") at its
office at LINCOLN, 1248 "0" STREET, LINCOLN, NE 68508, or at such other place as
the holder hereof may designate, in lawful money of the United States of America
and in immediately available funds, the principal sum of $17,500,000.00, or so
much thereof as may be advanced and be outstanding, with interest thereon, to be
computed on each advance from the date of its disbursement as set forth herein.

1.  INTEREST:

1.1 Interest. The outstanding principal balance of this Note shall bear interest
(computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed) at a rate per
annum EQUAL TO the Prime Rate in effect from time to time. The "Prime Rate" is a
base rate that Bank from time to time establishes and which serves as the basis
upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making
reference thereto. Each change in the rate of interest hereunder shall become
effective on the date each Prime Rate change is announced within Bank.

1.2 Payment of Interest. Interest accrued on this Note shall be payable on the
LAST day of each MONTH, commencing AUGUST 31, 2003.

1.3 Default Interest. From and after the maturity date of this Note, or such
earlier date as all principal owing hereunder becomes due and payable by
acceleration or otherwise, the outstanding principal balance of this Note shall
bear interest until paid in full at an increased rate per annum (computed on the
basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed) equal to 4% above the rate of
interest from time to time applicable to this Note.

2.  BORROWING AND REPAYMENT:

2.1 Borrowing and payment. Borrower may from time to time during the term of
this Note borrow, partially or wholly repay its outstanding borrowings, and
reborrow, subject to all of the limitations, terms and conditions of this Note
and of the Credit Agreement between Borrower and Bank defined below; provided
however, that the total outstanding borrowings under this Note shall not at any
time exceed the principal amount stated above. The unpaid principal balance of
this obligation at any time shall be the total amounts advanced hereunder by the
holder hereof less the amount of principal payments made hereon by or for any
Borrower, which balance may be endorsed hereon from time to time by the holder.
The outstanding principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable in full
on JULY 31, 2006.

2.2 Advances. Advances hereunder, to the total amount of the principal sum
available hereunder, may be made by the holder at the oral or written request of
(a) Dennis H. Nelson or Karen B. Rhoads, anyone acting alone, who are authorized
to request advances and direct the disposition of any advances until written
notice of the revocation of such authority is received by the holder at the
office designated above, or (b) any person, with respect to advances deposited
to the credit of any deposit account of any Borrower, which advances, when so
deposited, shall be conclusively presumed to have been made to or for the
benefit of each Borrower regardless of the fact that persons other than those
authorized to request advances may have authority to draw against such account.
The holder shall have no obligation to determine whether any person requesting
an advance is or has been authorized by any Borrower.

2.3 Application of Payment;. Each payment made on this Note shall be credited
first, to any interest then due and second, to the outstanding principal balance
hereof.
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3.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT:

This Note is made pursuant to and is subject to the terms and conditions of that
certain Credit Agreement between Borrower and Bank dated as of AUGUST 1, 2003,
as amended from time to time (the "Credit Agreement"). Any default in the
payment or performance of any obligation under this Note, or any defined event
of default under the Credit Agreement, shall constitute an "Event of Default"
under this Note.

4.  MISCELLANEOUS:

4.1 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the holder of this
Note, at the holder's option, may declare all sums of principal and interest
outstanding hereunder to be immediately due and payable without presentment,
demand, notice of nonperformance, notice of protest, protest or notice of
dishonor, all of which are expressly waived by each Borrower, and the
obligation, if any, of the holder to extend any further credit hereunder shall
immediately cease and terminate. Each Borrower shall pay to the holder
immediately upon demand the full amount of all payments, advances, charges,
costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees (to include outside
counsel fees and all allocated costs of the holder's in-house counsel), expended
or incurred by the holder in connection with the enforcement of the holder's
rights and/or the collection of any amounts which become due to the holder under
this Note, and the prosecution or defense of any action in any way related to
this Note, including without limitation, any action for declaratory relief,
whether incurred at the trial or appellate level, in an arbitration proceeding
or otherwise, and including any of the foregoing incurred in connection with any
bankruptcy proceeding (including without limitation, any adversary proceeding,
contested matter or motion brought by Bank or any other person) relating to any
Borrower or any other person or entity.

4.2 Obligations Joint and Several. Should more than one person or entity sign
this Note as a Borrower, the obligations of each such Borrower shall be joint
and several.

4.3 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Nebraska.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Note as of the date first
written above.

By: /S/ DENNIS H. NELSON
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Title: President and CEO
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