Sec Form 4 Filing - Graham Jonathan P @ AMGEN INC - 2017-05-01

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FORM 4
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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
Graham Jonathan P
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, Gen. Counsel & Secy.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
05/01/2017
(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 05/01/2017 A 3,075 ( 1 ) A $ 0 50,619 ( 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 (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) $ 162.6 05/01/2017 A 27,233 05/01/2019( 4 ) 05/01/2027 Common Stock 27,233 $ 0 27,233 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Graham Jonathan P
ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE
THOUSAND OAKS, CA91320-1799
SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secy.
Signatures
/s/ Jonathan P. Graham 05/03/2017
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )The Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) were granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan and vest in three installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on 5/1/2019, 5/1/2020 and 5/1/2021, respectively.
( 2 )These shares include the following RSUs granted under the Company's equity plans: 36,900 RSUs which vest in three equal installments of 12,300 on 8/4/2017, 8/4/2018 and 8/4/2019; 2,942 RSUs which vest in three installments of 970 on 5/3/2018, 971 on 5/3/2019 and 1,001 on 5/3/2020; and 3,075 RSUs which vest in installments of 1,014 on 5/1/2019, 1,015 on 5/1/2020 and 1,046 on 5/1/2021. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.
( 3 )These shares include 1,684 Dividend Equivalents (DEs) granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 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 non-qualified stock options are exercisable in three installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on 5/1/2019, 5/13/2020 and 5/1/2021, respectively.

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