Amgen (AMGN) Form 4 AMGEN / Robert A Bradway ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Bradway Robert A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE

(Street)

THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320-1799

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMGEN INC [ AMGN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman, CEO and President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/02/2016		A		113,175	A	$0	383,102	D
Common Stock	03/02/2016		M		20,000	A	$50.44	403,102	D
Common Stock	03/02/2016		S		20,000	D	$146.4783(1)	383,102(2)	D
Common Stock	03/02/2016		M		64,000	A	$50.44	447,102	D
Common Stock	03/02/2016		F		43,799	D	$148.39	403,303(3)(4)(5)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Nqso (Right to Buy)	$50.44	03/02/2016		M			20,000	04/28/2010	04/28/2016	Common Stock	20,000	$0	64,000	D
Nqso (Right to Buy)	$50.44	03/02/2016		M			64,000	04/28/2010	04/28/2016	Common Stock	64,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported is an average price. The prices ranged from $146.41 to $146.72 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth above is available upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer.

2. Open market exercise of 20,000 stock options expiring April 28, 2016 wherein a portion of the cash received as a result of the exercise of these options was used to cover the option exercise price and the remaining balance was remitted in full by the Company to the appropriate California and federal taxing authorities to cover the reporting person's tax liability arising from the reported transactions.

3. Non-market exercise of 64,000 stock options expiring April 28, 2016 wherein 43,799 shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of these options were withheld by the Company to cover the option exercise price and statutory tax withholding, with the remaining shares delivered to the reporting person.

4. These shares include the following Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Company's equity plans: 7,119 RSUs which vest on 4/27/2016; 6,356 RSUs which vest on 1/28/2017; 10,139 RSUs which vest in two installments of 4,994 and 5,145 on 1/31/2017 and 1/31/2018, respectively; and 13,398 shares which vest in two equal installments of 4,421 on 1/30/2017 and 1/30/2018 and one installment of 4,556 on 1/30/2019. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.

5. These shares include 1,555 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.

	/s/ Andrea A. Robinson, Attorney-in-Fact for Mr. Bradway	03/04/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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