SEC Form 4

FORM 4		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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SHARER KEVIN W (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE (Street) THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320-1799 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMGEN INC [ AMGN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the Bd, CEO & Pres
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/28/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/28/2005		M		193,857	A	$38.36	193,857	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		M		70,000	A	$59.8125	263,857	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		M		15,000	A	$59.8125	278,857	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		M		836	A	$59.8125	279,693	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		G(1)	V	15,836	D	$0	263,857	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		100	D	$80.79	263,757	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		2,000	D	$80.868	261,757	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		2,100	D	$80.9162	259,657	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,148	D	$80.9265	258,509	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,500	D	$80.9287	257,009	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		900	D	$80.93	256,109	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		617	D	$80.94	255,492	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,183	D	$80.9473	254,309	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,852	D	$80.95	252,457	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,800	D	$80.9561	250,657	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,400	D	$80.9579	249,257	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		128	D	$80.96	249,129	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,413	D	$80.9645	247,716	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,463	D	$80.97	246,253	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		976	D	$80.98	245,277	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,200	D	$80.9825	244,077	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,300	D	$80.9831	242,777	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,769	D	$80.9859	241,008	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,872	D	$80.9862	239,136	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,662	D	$80.9877	237,474	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,046	D	$80.9893	236,428	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		8,705	D	$80.99	227,723	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		1,500	D	$80.992	226,223	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		200	D	$80.995	226,023	D
Common Stock	07/28/2005		S		816	D	$80.9906	225,207	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 (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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
ISO (Right to Buy)	$38.36	07/28/2005		M			1,303	07/01/2003	07/01/2009	Common Stock	1,303	$0	3,910	D
ISO (Right to Buy)	$59.8125	07/28/2005		M			836	05/10/2005	05/10/2007	Common Stock	836	$0	0	D
NQSO (Right to Buy)	$38.36	07/28/2005		M			193,857	07/01/2003	07/01/2009	Common Stock	193,857	$0	181,302	D
NQSO (Right to Buy)	$59.8125	07/28/2005		M			70,000	05/10/2001	05/10/2007	Common Stock	70,000	$0	429,165	D
NQSO (Right to Buy)	$59.8125	07/28/2005		M			15,000	05/10/2001	05/10/2007	Common Stock	15,000	$0	414,165	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. (KWS 4.29.05) Transfer of shares into reporting person's living trust.

	/s/ Kevin W Sharter N. Cris Prince By Power of Attorney	08/01/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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