AMGEN INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 15, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMGEN INC (AMGN)
CIK: 0000318154
Period of Report: 2012-03-14

Reporting Person: SHARER KEVIN W (Director, Chairman of the Board and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-14	Common Stock	A	33215	—	Acquired	155090	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4392.4626	Indirect
Common Stock	172222	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These shares include the following Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Company's equity plans: 9,250 RSUs which fully vest on 4/29/2012; 18,500 RSUs which vest in two equal annual installments of 9,250 each commencing 4/28/2012; 34,125 RSUs which vest in three equal annual installments of 11,375 each commencing 4/26/2012; and 60,000 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 19,800 each on 4/25/2013 and 4/25/2014 and one installment of 20,400 on 4/25/2015. Vested RSUs are paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.

F2: These are shares acquired under the Company's 401(k) Plan and represent interests in the Company's stock fund as of this filing.