Sec Form 3 Filing - Louie Linda H. @ AMGEN INC - 2020-07-23

FORM 3 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 Louie Linda H. 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) VP, Finance & CAO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/23/2020 (Street) THOUSAND OAKS, CA91320 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 6,175 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 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) $ 156.35 05/03/2018( 3 ) 05/03/2026 Common Stock 370 D Nqso (Right to Buy) $ 162.6 05/01/2019( 4 ) 05/01/2027 Common Stock 1,633 D Nqso (Right to Buy) $ 177.46 04/27/2020( 5 ) 04/27/2028 Common Stock 1,301 D Nqso (Right to Buy) $ 177.31 05/03/2021( 6 ) 05/03/2029 Common Stock 1,723 D Nqso (Right to Buy) $ 236.36 05/05/2022( 7 ) 05/05/2030 Common Stock 1,417 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Louie Linda H. ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE THOUSAND OAKS, CA91320 VP, Finance & CAO Signatures /s/ Andrea A. Robinson, attorney-in-fact for Ms. Louie 07/29/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )These shares include the following Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Company's equity plans: 63 RSUs which fully vest on 5/1/2021; 114 RSUs which vest in two installments of 56 on 4/27/2021 and 58 on 4/27/2022; 197 RSUs which vest in two installments of 65 on 5/3/2021 and 5/3/2022 and one installment of 67 on 5/3/2023; and 169 RSUs which vest in installments of 55 on 5/5/2022, 56 on 5/5/2023 and 58 on 5/5/2024. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis. ( 2 )These shares include 22 Dividend Equivalents (DEs) granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and subject to a qualifying dividend reinvestment plan. DEs are credited on the reporting person's unvested RSUsand 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. ( 3 )370 non-qualified stock options have vested and are exercisable. ( 4 )1,077 of these non-qualified stock options have vested and are exercisable and 556 of these options will vest and become exercisable on 5/1/2021. ( 5 )429 of these non-qualified stock options have vested and are exercisable and the remaining options will vest and become exercisable in installments of 429 on 4/27/2021 and 443 on 4/27/2022. ( 6 )These non-qualified stock options will vest and become exercisable in three installments of 568 on 5/3/2021, 569 on 5/3/2022 and 586 on 5/3/2023. ( 7 )These non-qualified stock options will vest and become exercisable in three installments of 467 on 5/5/2022, 468 on 5/5/2023 and 482 on 5/5/2024.

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