UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 2, 2007
AMGEN INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-12477 | 95-3540776 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| Amgen Inc. One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks, CA |
91320-1799 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
805-447-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
| (d) | Election of Directors. |
On October 2, 2007, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Amgen Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Vance D. Coffman as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Dr. Coffman is the former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Lockheed Martin Corporation, a high technology aerospace and defense company. Dr. Coffman will serve as a member of the Audit and Governance and Nominating Committees of the Board.
There are no transactions between Dr. Coffman or any member of his immediate family and the Company or any of its subsidiaries and there is no arrangement or understanding between Dr. Coffman and any other persons or entities pursuant to which Dr. Coffman was appointed as a director of the Company.
Upon his appointment to the Board, Dr. Coffman became entitled to a prorated portion of the non-employee directors’ compensation. To that end, Dr. Coffman is entitled to receive a prorated portion of the annual retainer of $55,000 and will receive $3,000 for each Board meeting he attends in person ($1,500 for telephonic attendance) and $1,500 for each committee meeting he attends in person ($750 for telephonic attendance). Dr. Coffman will also be entitled to reimbursement of his expenses, in accordance with the Company’s policy, incurred in connection with attendance at Board and committee meetings and conferences with our senior management. In addition, Dr. Coffman will receive an inaugural grant of stock options to purchase 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on the date which is two business days after the release of the Company’s quarterly earnings for the third fiscal quarter. Under the provisions of the Company’s Director Equity Incentive Program and 1991 Equity Incentive Plan, non-employee directors receive an annual grant of restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $100,000 (rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of stock) and an annual grant of stock options to purchase 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The exercise price of such stock options is 100% of the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Pursuant to such stock plans, the stock options and restricted stock units vest (i) on the date of grant if the non-employee director has had three years of prior continuous service as a non-employee director, or (ii) one year from the date of grant if the non-employee director has had less than three years of prior continuous service as a non-employee director.
The full text of the press release announcing Dr. Coffman’s appointment is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Document Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 2, 2007. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMGEN INC. | ||||||||||
| Date: | October 2, 2007 | By: | /s/ David J. Scott | |||||||
| Name: | David J. Scott | |||||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Document Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 2, 2007. |
Exhibit 99.1
| News Release | One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799 Telephone (805) 447-4587 Fax (805) 499-3507 www.Amgen.com |
AMGEN APPOINTS VANCE D. COFFMAN TO THE
COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (Oct. 2, 2007) – Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Vance D. Coffman to the Company’s Board. Coffman, 63, is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation. The addition of Coffman brings the number of Amgen Board members to 11.
Coffman was elected chairman of Lockheed in April 1998, having served as CEO and vice chairman since August 1997. Previously, he served in a number of elected corporate leadership positions including president and chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin’s Space & Strategic Missile Sector. Coffman currently serves on the boards of Deere & Company and 3M Company.
About Amgen
Amgen discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science’s promise by bringing safe and effective medicines from lab, to manufacturing plant, to patient. Amgen therapeutics have changed the practice of medicine, helping millions of people around the world in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and other serious illnesses. With a deep and broad pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people’s lives. To learn more about our pioneering science and our vital medicines, visit www.amgen.com.
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CONTACT: Amgen, Thousand Oaks
David Polk 805-447-4613 (media)
Arvind Sood, 805-447-1060 (investors)