AMGEN INC — Director's Dealing 2012

May 1, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMGEN INC (AMGN)
CIK: 0000318154
Period of Report: 2012-04-27

Reporting Person: Dittrich Thomas J.W. (VP, Finance & CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-04-27	Common Stock	A	1400	—	Acquired	14025	Direct
2012-04-28	Common Stock	F	78	$71.64	Disposed	13947	Direct
2012-04-29	Common Stock	F	233	$71.64	Disposed	13714	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) were granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and vest in three annual installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on 4/27/2014, 4/27/2015 and 4/27/2016, respectively.

F2: The shares include the following RSUs granted under the Company's equity plans: 286 RSUs which fully vest on 4/28/2013; 615 RSUs which vest in annual installments of 307 on 4/26/2013 and 308 on 4/26/2014; 1,714 RSUs which vest in annual installments of 565, 566 and 583 on 4/25/2013, 4/25/2014 and 4/25/2015, respectively; and 1,400 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 462 each on 4/27/2014 and 4/27/2015 and one installment of 476 on 4/27/2016. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.