AMGEN INC — Director's Dealing 2018

Mar 20, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMGEN INC (AMGN)
CIK: 0000318154
Period of Report: 2018-03-16

Reporting Person: Harper Sean E (EVP, Research & Development)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-03-16	Common Stock	S	1525	$189.75	Disposed	65682	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The transaction was made pursuant to a previously adopted plan complying with Rule 10b5-1.

F2: These shares include the following Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Company's equity plans: 1,340 RSUs which vest in one installment on 1/30/2019; 4,477 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 1,477 on 5/3/2018 and 5/3/2019 and one installment of 1,523 on 5/3/2020; and 4,551 RSUs which vest in installments of 1,501 on 5/1/2019, 1,502 on 5/1/2029 and 1,548 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 403 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.