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* HERRINGER FRANK C (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 Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/15/2006
	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(1)	03/15/2006		A		1,335	A	$0.00	3,335(2)	D
Common Stock	03/15/2006		A		1,706	A	$0.00	5,041(2)	D
Common Stock								2,075	I	Frank C & Maryellen C Herringer 1995 Family Trust
Common Stock								7,000	I	Frank C. Herringer 1995 Family Trust
Common Stock								500	I	The Julia Herringer 1995 Trust
Common Stock								500	I	The Sarah Herringer 1995 Trust

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
NQSO (Right to Buy)	$74.89	03/15/2006		A		5,000		03/15/2007	03/15/2013	Common Stock	5,000	$0.00	5,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) that were granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. Director Equity Incentive Program under the Company's Amended and Restated 1991 Equity Incentive Plan. RSUs vest one year from the grant date since the director has had less than three years of prior continuous service as a director. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis shortly following vesting, unless payment is otherwise deferred by the director.

2. Includes shares equivalent to Restricted Stock Units, which were granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. Director Equity Incentive Program under the Company's Amended and Restated 1991 Equity Incentive Plan, which were paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis shortly after vesting, and which were previously identified as Restricted Stock Units on Table 1.

	/s/ N. Cris Prince Attorney-N-Fact	03/17/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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