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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
 FORM 10-Q
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    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 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 file Number  2-22997
 MILLS MUSIC TRUST
 
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 New York
    
    13-6183792(State or other jurisdiction of 
incorporation or organization)
    
    (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 C/O HSBC Bank USA, N/A Corporate Trust Issuer Services, 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
10018-2706
 (Address of principal executive offices)
    
    (ZIP Code)
 (Registrants telephone number, including area code
    
    (212) 525-1349
 Indicate by check-mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 Large accelerated filer o   
    Accelerated filero
    Non-accelerated filero
    Smaller reporting company þ(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (As defined in rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). YES o NO þ
 The number of the Registrants Trust Units outstanding as of September 30, 2009 was 277,712.




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TABLE OF CONTENTS  PART I  FINANCIAL STATEMENTSItem 1. Financial InformationItem 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Results of OperationsItem 3. Quantitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 4T. Controls and ProceduresPART II  OTHER INFORMATIONItem 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-KSIGNATURESEX-31.1EX-31.2EX-32.1EX-32.2    Table of Contents  
 PART I  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 Item 1. Financial Information
 MILLS MUSIC TRUST  STATEMENTS OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS  THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
  Three Months Ended
    
    
    Nine Months EndedSeptember 30
    
    
    September 302009
    
    
    2008
    
    
    2009
    
    
    2008Receipts:From EMI
    
    $
    236,815
    
    
    $
    263,394
    
    
    $
    751,622
    
    
    $
    831,865Undistributed cash
at beginning of the
period
    
    
    88
    
    
    
    4,417
    
    
    
    88
    
    
    
    4,422Disbursements-
administrative
expenses *
    
    
    (7,792
    )
    
    
    (61,540
    )
    
    
    (59,599
    )
    
    
    (178,552
    )Balance available
for distribution
    
    $
    229,111
    
    
    $
    206,291
    
    
    
    692,111
    
    
    
    657,735Cash distribution
to unit holders
    
    
    229,029
    
    
    
    206,229
    
    
    
    692,029
    
    
    
    657,673Undistributed cash
at end of the
period
    
    $
    82
    
    
    $
    62
    
    
    $
    82
    
    
    $
    62Cash distribution
per unit (based on
277,712 units
outstanding)
    
    $
    .82
    
    
    $
    .74
    
    
    $
    2.49
    
    
    $
    2.37
 
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    In June 2008 and December 2007, $4,375 of Trustee and transfer agent fees for each period,
scheduled to be paid, were not paid due to clerical errors. These fees were paid in July 2008 and
February 2008, respectively.




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    Three Months Ended
    
    Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
    
    September 30,2009
    
    2008
    
    2009
    
    2008HSBC Bank USA:Trustee Fees
    
    $
    625
    
    
    $
    625
    
    
    $
    1,875
    
    
    $
    1,875Transfer
agent and registrar
    
    
    3,750
    
    
    
    3,750
    
    
    
    11,250
    
    
    
    11,250




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Item 3.
    
    Quantitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
  
 Item 4T
    
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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION
  
   Exhibit No.
    
    Description31.1
    
    Certification of the chief financial individual providing
accounting services (filed herewith)31.2
    
    Certification of the trust officer of the corporate trustee
(filed herewith)32.1
    
    Certification of Chief financial individual providing32.2
    
    accounting services pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 (furnished
herewith)*
Certification of trust officer for the corporate trustee
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 (furnished herewith)*
 
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    The information furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 shall not be deemed
filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any
general incorporation language in such filing.




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SIGNATURES
  MILLS MUSIC TRUST(Registrant)Date: December 1, 2009
    
    By:
    
    /s/ Frank Godino

HSBC Bank USA, NACorporate Trustee