Amgen (AMGN) Form 4 AMGEN / Esteban Santos 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^*

Santos Esteban

(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)
EVP, Operations

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2023

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								828.087(1)	I	401K Plan
Common Stock	04/30/2023		F		660	D	$239.74	61,318(2)(3)	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

Explanation of Responses:

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

2. These shares include the following Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Company's equity plans: 1,342 RSUs which vest on 5/3/2023; 2,268 RSUs which vest in installments of 1,117 on 5/5/2023 and 1,151 on 5/5/2024; 2,656 RSUs which vest in installments of 1,308 on 4/30/2024 and 1,348 on 4/30/2025; and 3,637 RSUs which will vest in two installments of 1,200 on 5/2/2024 and on 5/2/2025, and one installment of 1,237 on 5/2/2026. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.

3. These shares include 684 Dividend Equivalents (DEs) granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and subject to a qualifying dividend reinvestment plan. DEs are credited to 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/ Esteban Santos	05/01/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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