CKX (CKXE) 10-K/A 2009 FY Annual report (amended)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 2)

þ	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
OR
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from           to

Commission FileNo. 001-34794

CKX, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	27-0118168
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

650 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:(212) 838-3100

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o     No þ

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Yes o     No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 ofRegulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o     No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 ofRegulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of thisForm 10-K or any amendment to thisForm 10-K.  þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  o	Accelerated filer  þ	Non-accelerated filer  o	Smaller reporting company o
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates, based on the closing sales price of the company’s common stock as of June 30, 2009, was $412,192,673.

As of March 12, 2010 there were 93,053,207 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:  Portions of the issuer’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part II, Item 5 and Part III, Items 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

We are filing this Amendment to our annual report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (the“10-K”) to amend the signature page to the10-K (i) to include the signature of our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, Thomas P. Benson, in a place that reflects his execution of the10-K in an individual capacity as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer and identifies him as our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, and (ii) to clarify the identity of our principal executive officer who executed the original filing of the10-K in such capacity. Except as described above, the remainder of the10-K is unchanged and does not reflect events occurring after the original filing of the10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

CKX, Inc.

By:	/s/  ROBERT F.X. SILLERMAN Robert F.X. Sillerman Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board	March 15, 2010
By:	/s/  THOMAS P. BENSON Thomas P. Benson Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer	March 15, 2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:	/s/  ROBERT F.X. SILLERMAN Robert F.X. Sillerman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (principal executive officer)	March 15, 2010
By:	/s/  HOWARD J. TYTEL Howard J. Tytel, Director	March 15, 2010
By:	/s/  EDWIN M. BANKS Edwin M. Banks, Director	March 15, 2010
By:	/s/  EDWARD BLEIER Edward Bleier, Director	March 15, 2010
By:	/s/  BRYAN BLOOM Bryan Bloom, Director	March 15, 2010
By:	/s/  JERRY L. COHEN Jerry L. Cohen, Director	March 15, 2010
By:	/s/  CARL D. HARNICK Carl D. Harnick, Director	March 15, 2010
By:	/s/  JACK LANGER Jack Langer, Director	March 15, 2010
By:	/s/  PRISCILLA PRESLEY Priscilla Presley, Director	March 15, 2010
By:	/s/  THOMAS P. BENSON Thomas P. Benson, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)	January 20, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

CKX, Inc.

By: /s/  THOMAS P. BENSON
Thomas P. Benson
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer Date: January 20, 2011

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.			Description
	31	.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer
	31	.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer