AMGEN INC — Director's Dealing 2018

May 2, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMGEN INC (AMGN)
CIK: 0000318154
Period of Report: 2018-04-27

Reporting Person: Johnston Lori A (SVP, HR)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-04-27	Common Stock	A	2028	—	Acquired	17085	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-04-27	Nqso (Right to Buy)	$177.46	A	15615	Acquired	2028-04-27	Common Stock (15615)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) were granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan and vest in three installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on 4/27/2020, 4/27/2021 and 4/27/2022, respectively.

F2: These share include the following RSUs granted under the Company's equity plans: 3,597 RSUs which vest in three equal installments of 1,199 on 2/7/2019, 2/7/2020 and 2/7/2021, respectively; and 1,968 RSUs which vest in two installments of 649 on each of 5/1/2019 and 5/1/2020 and one installment of 670 on 5/1/2021. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.

F3: These shares include 175 Dividend Equivalents (DEs) granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Amended and Restated 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.

F4: These non-qualified stock options are exercisable in three installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on 4/27/2020, 4/27/2021 and 4/27/2022, respectively.