AMGEN INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 29, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMGEN INC (AMGN)
CIK: 0000318154
Period of Report: 2012-10-28

Reporting Person: Peacock Jonathan M (EVP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-10-28	Common Stock	F	11671	$87.63	Disposed	102438	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares include the following Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Company's equity plans: 50,000 RSUs which vest in two equal annual installments of 25,000 each commencing 10/28/2013; 15,800 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 5,214 each on 4/25/2013 and 4/25/2014 and one installment of 5,372 on 4/25/2015; and 8,654 RSUs which vest in three installments of 2,855, 2,856 and 2,943 on 4/27/2014, 4/27/2015 and 4/27/2016, respectively. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.

F2: These shares include 82 Dividend Equivalents (DEs) granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and subject to a qualifying dividend reinvestment plan. DEs are credited on the reporting person's unvested RSUs and are paid out in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis according to the vesting schedule, along with a cash payment for any remaining fractional share amount.