The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC, founded by a former state prosecutor and enforcement attorney for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and the securities litigation law firm of Powers Taylor, LLP are investigating potential legal claims against the Board of Directors of CKx, Inc. ("CKx" or "CKXE") (NASDAQ: CKXE) related to the buyout of CKx by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management ("Apollo Global").

The definitive merger agreement, involves an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $510 million. Under the proposed buyout, CKx shareholders will receive only $5.50 in cash for each share of CKx/CKXE common stock they hold. At least one analyst has set a target price as high as $8.00 per share.

Therefore, the firms are investigating the fairness of the proposed transaction to CKx shareholders and whether CKx's Board of Directors acted in the shareholders' best interests. In particular, the firms are investigating whether CKx's Board of Directors adequately considered all viable alternatives before entering into the agreement and whether they adequately shopped the Company around to other potential purchasers.

If you currently own shares of CKx/CKXE and would like additional information regarding this investigation, or if you have information regarding the allegations involved in this transaction, please contact Patrick Powers at Powers Taylor, LLP, toll free (877) 728-9607, via e-mail at patrick@powerstaylor.com, or Willie Briscoe at The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC toll free (877) 397-5991, or via email at WBriscoe@TheBriscoeLawFirm.com. There is no cost or fee to you.

The Briscoe Law Firm is a full service business litigation and shareholder rights advocacy firm with more than 20 years of experience in complex litigation matters.

Powers Taylor, LLP is a boutique litigation law firm that handles a variety of complex business litigation matters nationwide, including claims of investor and stockholder fraud, shareholder oppression, shareholder derivative suits, and security class actions.

Powers Taylor, LLP
Patrick Powers 877-728-9607
patrick@powerstaylor.com
or
The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC
Willie Briscoe, 877-397-5991
WBriscoe@TheBriscoeLawFirm.com