Edgar Filing: Patton Cynthia M

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 (Month/Day/Year)
04/26/2013

(Street)

THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320-1799

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/26/2013		F		50	D	$ 108.66	15,491	D
Common Stock	04/28/2013		F		49	D	$ 108.38	15,442 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock								153.1876 ⁽³⁾	I	401(k) Plan

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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
(Month/Day/Year)

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Patton Cynthia M ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320-1799			SVP & CCO

Signatures

/s/ Andrea Robinson, Attorney-in-Fact for Ms. Patton		04/30/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares include the following Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Company's equity plans: 132 RSUs which fully vest on 4/26/2014; 2,000 RSUs which vest in two equal annual installments of 1,000 each commencing 10/28/2013; 1,001 RSUs which vest in two installments of 493 and 508 on 4/25/2014 and 4/25/2015, respectively; 1,200 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 396 each on 4/27/2014 and 4/27/2015 and one installment of 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; and 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. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.
(2)	These shares include 82 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 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.
(3)	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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