Amgen (AMGN) Form 4 AMGEN / Cynthia M Patton 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^*

Patton Cynthia M

(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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP & CCO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2016

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	05/03/2016		A		1,023(1)	A	$0	21,901(2)(3)	D
Common Stock								241.8647(4)	I	401(k) Plan

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)	$156.35	05/03/2016		A		8,711		05/03/2018(5)	05/03/2026	Common Stock	8,711	$0	8,711	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) were granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and vest in three installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on 5/3/2018, 5/3/2019 and 5/3/2020, respectively.

2. These shares include the following RSUs granted under the Company's equity plans: 1,843 RSUs which vest on 10/26/2016; 716 RSUs which vest on 1/28/2017; 732 RSUs which vest in one installment of 360 on 1/31/2017 and one installment of 372 on 1/31/2018; 919 shares that vest in two equal installments of 303 on 1/30/2017 and 1/30/2018 and one installment of 313 on 1/30/2019; and 1,023 shares that vest in installments of 337 on 5/3/2018, 338 on 5/3/2019 and 348 on 5/3/2020. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.

3. These shares include 236 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.

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

5. These non-qualified stock options are exercisable in three installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on 5/3/2018, 5/3/2019 and 5/3/2020, respectively.

	/s/ Cynthia M. Patton	05/05/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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