SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Fox Kraig G

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

650 MADISON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK

10022

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CKX, Inc. [ CKXE ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Operating Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	155,000⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock option	⁽²⁾	03/05/2017	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	5,000	$12.03	D
Stock option	⁽³⁾	03/06/2018	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	8,500	$8.51	D
Stock option	⁽⁴⁾	03/13/2019	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	50,000	$4.19	D
Stock option	⁽⁵⁾	03/19/2020	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	100,000	$5.66	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of (a) 150,000 shares of common stock, which are owned of record by Mr. Fox and Allison Fox, Mr. Fox's spouse, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, and (b) 5,000 restricted shares of common stock which were granted on March 5, 2007 to Mr. Fox under the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan. The grant of restricted stock vests 20% on each of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th anniversaries of grant date. Of the 5,000 shares granted in March 2007, 2,000 remain subject to restrictions.

2. The options were granted on March 5, 2007 pursuant to the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan. 20% of the options vest on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date.

3. The options were granted on March 6, 2008 pursuant to the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan. 20% of the options vest on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date.

4. The options were granted on March 13, 2009 pursuant to the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan. 20% of the options vest on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date.

5. The options were granted on March 19, 2010 pursuant to the Issuer's 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan. 20% of the options vest on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Kraig G. Fox	10/04/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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