Sec Form 4 Filing - Patton Cynthia M @ AMGEN INC - 2014-08-05

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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 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 (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/05/2014 (Street) THOUSAND OAKS, CA91320-1799 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 08/05/2014 M 920 A $ 58.43 19,154 D Common Stock 08/05/2014 M 1,724 A $ 54.69 20,878 D Common Stock 08/05/2014 S 2,644 D $ 127.972 ( 1 ) 18,234 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) D Common Stock 233.5433 ( 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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) $ 58.43 08/05/2014 M 920 04/26/2013 04/26/2020 Common Stock 920 $ 0 0 D Nqso (Right to Buy) $ 54.69 08/05/2014 M 1,724 04/25/2013 04/25/2021 Common Stock 1,724 $ 0 1,777 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Patton Cynthia M ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE THOUSAND OAKS, CA91320-1799 SVP & CCO Signatures /s/ Andrea Robinson, Attorney-in-Fact for Ms. Patton 08/07/2014 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The price reported is an average price. The prices ranged from $126.62 to $129.00 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold 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 )These shares include the following Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Company's equity plans: 1,000 RSUs which fully vest on 10/28/2014; 508 RSUs which vest in on 4/25/2015; 804 RSUs which vest in two annual installments of 396 on 4/27/2015 and 408 on 4/27/2016; 5,420 RSUs which vest in three installments of 1,788, 1,789 and 1,843 on 10/26/2014, 10/26/2015 and 10/26/2016, respectively; 2,103 RSUs which vest in three installments of 693, 694 and 716 on 1/28/2015, 1/28/2016 and 1/28/2017, respectively; and 1,092 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 360 on 1/31/2016 and 1/31/2017 and one installment of 372 on 1/31/2018. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis. ( 3 )These shares include 284 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.

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