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: ECKERT ROBERT (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-04-27	Common Stock	A	1127	—	Acquired	9488	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) were granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Director Incentive Program, as amended, under the Amgen Inc. 2009 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the Director Program) and vested immediately. Vested RSUs are paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis. Vested RSUs may be deferred by the director, in which case, payment will occur according to the elected deferral schedule.

F2: These shares include 586 Dividend Equivalents (DEs) granted pursuant to the Director Program and subject to a qualifying dividend reinvestment plan. DEs are credited on the director's 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.