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): September 1, 2023
Amgen Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37702 | 95-3540776 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks California | 91320-1799 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(805) 447-1000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
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Securities Registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | AMGN | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| 2.000% Senior Notes Due 2026 | AMGN26 | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
As previously disclosed, on September 1, 2023, Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”) and Horizon Therapeutics plc (“Horizon”) announced the entry into a consent order agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) that resolves the pending FTC administrative lawsuit related to the previously announced acquisition of Horizon (the “Acquisition”). Later on September 1, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the stipulated proposed orders that were jointly filed by Amgen, Horizon and the FTC to dismiss the preliminary injunction motion and dissolve the temporary restraining order. As a result of the court’s order, the FTC’s lawsuit against Amgen and Horizon has ended.
On September 5, 2023, the Irish High Court set a court hearing for October 5, 2023 to consider Horizon’s application for sanction of the proposed scheme of arrangement to effect the Acquisition under Irish law.
Responsibility Statement Required by the Irish Takeover Rules
The directors of Amgen accept responsibility for the information contained in this report. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of Amgen (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this report is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
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SIGNATURE
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: September 5, 2023 | By: | /s/ Jonathan P. Graham | ||||
| Name: | Jonathan P. Graham | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
