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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   January 22, 2010

Live Nation, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-32601 20-3247759
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
9348 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills, California   90210
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   310-867-7000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 22, 2010, Live Nation, Inc. (the "Company") amended and restated its Employee Stock Bonus Plan (the "Plan") (i) to authorize 1,500,000 additional shares of common stock of the Company ("Common Stock") for issuance under the Plan (up to an aggregate maximum of 10,000,000 authorized shares), (ii) to permit the Company’s non-employee directors to participate in the plan and correspondingly change the name of the plan to the Live Nation, Inc. Stock Bonus Plan and (iii) to make certain corresponding and administrative changes to the Plan. The foregoing description of the terms of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The information in the Exhibit Index of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 9.01(d) by reference.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Live Nation, Inc.
          
January 22, 2010   By:   Brian Capo
       
        Name: Brian Capo
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
10.1
  Amended and Restated Live Nation, Inc. Stock Bonus Plan, dated January 22, 2010.