UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
January 24, 2011
AMGEN INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-12477 | 95-3540776 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks, CA | 91320-1799 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
805-447-1000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 24, 2011, Amgen Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its unaudited results of operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and its unaudited financial position as of December 31, 2010. The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.
In its press release the Company included certain historical non-U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“non-GAAP”) financial measures as defined in Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to December 31, 2010 and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009. Reconciliations for such historical non-GAAP financial measures are attached to the press release set forth as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto. The Company believes that its presentation of historical non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplementary information to and facilitates additional analysis by investors. These historical non-GAAP financial measures are in addition to, not a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).
As of December 31, 2010
As of December 31, 2010, the Company reported a non-GAAP financial measure for total outstanding debt which excluded the impact of adopting a new accounting standard, effective January 1, 2009, on the carrying values of its convertible notes. The Company believes that excluding the impact of this accounting standard on its total outstanding debt provides a supplemental measure of financial condition that will facilitate comparisons before, during and after its convertible notes are outstanding.
Three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010
For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010, the Company’s adjustments to GAAP financial measures relate to amounts associated with: the impact of expensing stock options; the Company’s acquisitions of Avidia, Inc. in October 2006 (the “Avidia Acquisition”), Abgenix, Inc. in April 2006 (the “Abgenix Acquisition”) and Immunex Corporation in July 2002 (the “Immunex Acquisition”); the asset impairment charge associated with our recently announced transaction involving our manufacturing operation in Fremont, California (the “Asset Impairment Charge”); the incremental non-cash interest expense resulting from a change in the accounting for our convertible notes effective January 1, 2009 (the “Non-Cash Interest Expense”); the income tax benefit recognized as a result of resolving certain non-routine transfer pricing issues with tax authorities for prior periods (the “2010 Income Tax Benefit”); the tax benefit principally related to certain prior period charges excluded from adjusted earnings (the “2010 Prior Period Charges Tax Benefit”) and, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, net awards for legal settlements (the “2010 Legal Awards”). For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010, the Company’s adjustments to GAAP financial measures also include the tax effect of the adjustments in 2010, discussed below, excluding the 2010 Income Tax Benefit and the 2010 Prior Period Charges Tax Benefit (the “2010 Tax Effect”).
For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010, the Company reported non-GAAP financial results for cost of sales (excludes amortization of certain acquired intangible assets) (“COS”) expense, research and development (“R&D”) expense, selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense, and weighted average shares used in the calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share. COS expense, R&D expense and SG&A expense were adjusted to exclude the effects of expensing stock options. R&D expense was also adjusted to exclude the ongoing, non-cash amortization of the R&D technology intangible assets with alternative future uses acquired with the Abgenix Acquisition and the Avidia Acquisition (the “R&D Technology Intangible Assets’ Amortization”). Weighted average shares used in the calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share were adjusted to exclude the related effects of expensing stock options. The Company believes that excluding the impact of expensing stock options and the related effects of expensing stock options provide supplemental measures of profitability that will facilitate comparisons between periods before and during when such expenses are incurred. The Company believes that excluding the R&D Technology Intangible Assets’ Amortization treats those assets as if the Company had developed them internally in the past, and thus provides a supplemental measure of profitability in which the Company’s acquired intellectual property is treated in a comparable manner to its internally developed intellectual property.
For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010, the Company reported non-GAAP adjusted provisions for income taxes, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share excluding, where applicable, the foregoing expense amounts and the related effects of expensing stock options on weighted average shares used in the calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share for the reasons discussed above, the ongoing, non-cash amortization of acquired product technology rights related to the Immunex Acquisition (primarily Enbrel® ) (the “Immunex Intangible Assets’ Amortization”), the Asset Impairment Charge, the Non-Cash Interest Expense, the 2010 Tax Effect, the 2010 Income Tax Benefit, the 2010 Prior Period Charges Tax Benefit and, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, the 2010 Legal Awards. The Company believes that excluding the Immunex Intangible Assets’ Amortization treats those assets as if the Company had developed them internally in the past, and thus provides a supplemental measure of profitability in which the Company’s acquired intellectual property is treated in a comparable manner to its internally developed intellectual property. The Company believes that excluding the Asset Impairment Charge, the 2010 Legal Awards, the 2010 Income Tax Benefit and the 2010 Prior Period Charges Tax Benefit provide supplemental measures of profitability that will facilitate comparisons between periods in which such items did not occur. The Company believes that excluding the Non-Cash Interest Expense provides a supplemental measure of profitability that will facilitate comparisons before, during and after such expense is incurred. The Company believes that excluding the 2010 Tax Effect provides a supplemental measure of profitability that will facilitate comparisons before, during and after the related adjustments have occurred.
Three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009
For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009, the Company’s adjustments to GAAP financial measures relate to amounts associated with: the impact of expensing stock options; the Avidia Acquisition, the Abgenix Acquisition and the Immunex Acquisition; the Company’s restructuring plan announced in August 2007 and the additional cost saving initiatives subsequently identified (the “2009 Restructuring Amounts”); charges related to the loss accruals or awards for legal settlements (the “2009 Legal Accruals”); the Non-Cash Interest Expense; and, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, the net income tax benefit recognized as the result of resolving certain non-routine transfer pricing issues with tax authorities for prior periods (the “net Income Tax Benefit”); the net tax benefit resulting from adjustments to previously established deferred taxes, primarily related to prior acquisitions and stock option expense, due to changes in California tax law effective in 2011 (the “State Tax Adjustment”); and the tax benefit principally related to certain prior period charges excluded from adjusted earnings (the “Prior Period Charges Tax Benefit”). For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009, the Company’s adjustments to GAAP financial measures also include the tax effect of the adjustments in 2009, discussed below, excluding for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, the net Income Tax Benefit, the State Tax Adjustment and the Prior Period Charges Tax Benefit (the “2009 Tax Effect”).
For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009, the Company reported non-GAAP financial results for COS expense, R&D expense, SG&A expense, and weighted average shares used in the calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share. COS expense, R&D expense and SG&A expense were adjusted to exclude the effects of expensing stock options. R&D expense was also adjusted to exclude the R&D Technology Intangible Assets’ Amortization. SG&A expense and, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, COS expense and R&D expense were also adjusted to exclude the 2009 Restructuring Amounts. Weighted average shares used in the calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share were adjusted to exclude the related effects of expensing stock options. The Company believes that excluding the impact of expensing stock options and the related effects of expensing stock options provide supplemental measures of profitability that will facilitate comparisons between periods before and during when such expenses are incurred. The Company believes that excluding the R&D Technology Intangible Assets’ Amortization treats those assets as if the Company had developed them internally in the past, and thus provides a supplemental measure of profitability in which the Company’s acquired intellectual
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property is treated in a comparable manner to its internally developed intellectual property. The Company believes that excluding the 2009 Restructuring Amounts provides a supplemental measure of profitability that will facilitate comparisons between periods before, during and after such expenses are incurred.
For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009, the Company reported non-GAAP adjusted provisions for income taxes, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share excluding, where applicable, the foregoing expense amounts and the related effects of expensing stock options on weighted average shares used in the calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share for the reasons discussed above, the Immunex Intangible Assets’ Amortization, the 2009 Legal Accruals, the 2009 Restructuring Amounts, the Non-Cash Interest Expense, the 2009 Tax Effect and, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, the net Income Tax Benefit, the State Tax Adjustment and the Prior Period Charges Tax Benefit. The Company believes that excluding the Immunex Intangible Assets’ Amortization treats those assets as if the Company had developed them internally in the past, and thus provides a supplemental measure of profitability in which the Company’s acquired intellectual property is treated in a comparable manner to its internally developed intellectual property. The Company believes that excluding the 2009 Restructuring Amounts provides a supplemental measure of profitability that will facilitate comparisons between periods before, during and after such expenses are incurred. The Company believes that excluding the 2009 Legal Accruals, the net Income Tax Benefit, the Prior Period Charges Tax Benefit and the State Tax Adjustment provide supplemental measures of profitability that will facilitate comparisons between periods in which such items did not occur. The Company believes that excluding the Non-Cash Interest Expense provides a supplemental measure of profitability that will facilitate comparisons before, during and after such expense is incurred. The Company believes that excluding the 2009 Tax Effect provides a supplemental measure of profitability that will facilitate comparisons before, during and after the related adjustments have occurred.
The Company uses the foregoing non-GAAP financial measures in connection with its own budgeting and financial planning.
Due to the differing treatments of expensing stock options for the purpose of presenting adjusted earnings per share within and across industries, the Company also reported non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share including the impact of expensing stock options for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, as a convenience to investors.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 24, 2011 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMGEN INC. | ||||
| Date: January 24, 2011 | By: | /s/ Jonathan M. Peacock | ||
| Name: | Jonathan M. Peacock | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Document Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 24, 2011 | |
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