AMGEN INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 26, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMGEN INC (AMGN)
CIK: 0000318154
Period of Report: 2012-10-26

Reporting Person: SHARER KEVIN W (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-10-26	Common Stock	G	1420	—	Disposed	4074	Indirect
2012-10-26	Common Stock	G	4074	—	Disposed	0	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	101018	Direct
Common Stock	4433.6295	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 4/28/2013; 22,750 RSUs which vest in two equal annual installments of 11,375 each commencing 4/26/2013; 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; and 8,933 RSUs which vest in three installments of 2,947, 2,948 and 3,038 on 4/27/2014, 4/27/2015 and 4/27/2016, respectively. Vested RSUs are paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.

F2: These shares include 85 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.

F3: These are shares acquired under the Company's 401(k) Plan and represent interests in the Company's stock fund as of this filing.