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

                                    Form 13F

                              Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2008

Check here if Amendment [  ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [  ] is a restatement.
                                  [  ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:    Allen Investment Management LLC
Address: 711 Fifth Avenue
         New York, NY  10022

13F File Number:  28-11378

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:      Howard M. Felson
Title:     Vice President
Phone:     (212) 832-8000

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

     /s/ Howard M. Felson     New York, NY/USA     February 09, 2009


Report Type (Check only one.):

[ X]         13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[  ]         13F NOTICE.

[  ]         13F COMBINATION REPORT.







                              FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:         1

Form13F Information Table Entry Total:     6

Form13F Information Table Value Total:     $120,999 (thousands)


List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other
than the manager filing this report.

No.  13F File Number               Name


1    28-12302                      Allen Operations LLC




             
                                                     FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                             VALUE  SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT  OTHER            VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER                 TITLE OF CLASS   CUSIP     (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS         SOLE   SHARED     NONE
- ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
CENTENNIAL COMMUNCTNS CORP N   CL A NEW         15133V208      967   120000 SH       DEFINED 1              120000        0        0
GENENTECH INC                  COM NEW          368710406    35237   425000 SH       DEFINED 1              425000        0        0
PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO         COM              726505100     6391   275000 SH       DEFINED 1              275000        0        0
ROHM & HAAS CO                 COM              775371107    21627   350000 SH       DEFINED 1              350000        0        0
SPDR GOLD TRUST                GOLD SHS         78463V107    11680   135000 SH       DEFINED 1              135000        0        0
UST INC                        COM              902911106    45097   650000 SH       DEFINED 1              650000        0        0