8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENTREPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 25, 2020

MILLS MUSIC TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(212) 525-1349

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions*(see General Instruction A.2.below*):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

On September 25, 2020, Mills Music Trust issued a report to its Unit Holders containing computation details regarding the payment it received attributable to the second quarter of 2020. The full text of the report is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(d) Exhibits:

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.

Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

MILLS MUSIC TRUST

C/O HSBC BANKS U.S.A.

452 FIFTH AVENUE

NEW YORK, NY 10018-2706

September 25, 2020

Quarterly Distribution Report No. 223

To the holders (the “Unit Holders”) of Trust Certificates representing interests (the “Trust Units”) in Mills Music Trust (the “Trust”):

Enclosed you will find a check representing your share of a distribution by the Trust to the Unit Holders of record at the close of business on September 24, 2020.

This Quarterly Distribution report relates to the payment received by the Trust from EMI Entertainment World Inc. (“EMI”) during the second quarter of 2020 (the “Q2 Distribution Period”), the contingent portion payment attributable to royalty income generated by the Trust’s copyright catalogue in the Q2 Distribution Period (the “Contingent Portion Payment”).

The Trust received $257,170 ($.9260 per Trust Unit) for the Contingent Portion Payment attributable to the Q2 Distribution Period, as compared to $315,228 ($1.1351 per Trust Unit) for the payment attributable to the second quarter of 2019.

After receiving the Contingent Portion Payment, the Trust paid $42,695 to third parties in connection with invoices rendered to the Trust, leaving a balance of $214,475 ($.7723 per Trust Unit). Such balance is being distributed to the Unit Holders of record as of the close of business on September 24, 2020.

During the twelve month period ended September 30, 2020, the Trust’s aggregate distributions will amount to $863,188 ($3.1082 per Trust Unit), as compared to $1,802,494 ($6.4905 per Trust Unit) during the twelve month period ended September 30, 2019.

Additional computation details are set forth in the attached report.

The information contained in this Quarterly Distribution Report will be disclosed on a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Trust’s SEC filings are available to the public over the internet on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Very truly yours,

MILLS MUSIC TRUST

The following is a computation of amounts available for distribution and/or the payment of administrative expenses of the Trust during the three months and twelve months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 out of payments made to the Trust in connection with a deferred contingent purchase price obligation under the asset purchase agreement, dated December 5, 1964: