AMGEN INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMGEN INC (AMGN)
CIK: 0000318154
Period of Report: 2012-08-06

Reporting Person: REASON J PAUL (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-06	Common Stock	M	5000	$62.55	Acquired	24408	Direct
2012-08-06	Common Stock	M	5000	$42.13	Acquired	29408	Direct
2012-08-06	Common Stock	M	5000	$50.44	Acquired	34408	Direct
2012-08-06	Common Stock	M	5000	$58.43	Acquired	39408	Direct
2012-08-06	Common Stock	M	5000	$54.69	Acquired	44408	Direct
2012-08-06	Common Stock	F	3805	$82.21	Disposed	40603	Direct
2012-08-06	Common Stock	F	2563	$82.21	Disposed	38040	Direct
2012-08-06	Common Stock	F	3068	$82.21	Disposed	34972	Direct
2012-08-06	Common Stock	F	3554	$82.21	Disposed	31418	Direct
2012-08-06	Common Stock	F	3327	$82.21	Disposed	28091	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-06	Nqso (Right to Buy)	$62.55	M	5000	Disposed	2014-04-26	Common Stock (5000)	Direct
2012-08-06	Nqso (Right to Buy)	$42.13	M	5000	Disposed	2015-04-29	Common Stock (5000)	Direct
2012-08-06	Nqso (Right to Buy)	$50.44	M	5000	Disposed	2016-04-28	Common Stock (5000)	Direct
2012-08-06	Nqso (Right to Buy)	$58.43	M	5000	Disposed	2020-04-26	Common Stock (5000)	Direct
2012-08-06	Nqso (Right to Buy)	$54.69	M	5000	Disposed	2021-04-25	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares include 124 Dividend Equivalents (DEs) granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Director Incentive Program, as amended, under the Amgen Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and subject to a qualifying dividend reinvestment plan. DEs are credited on the director's unvested, and vested but deferred, Restricted Stock Units and are paid out in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis along with a cash payment for any remaining fractional share amount.