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* Griffith Peter H. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE (Street) THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320 (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) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP & CFO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/02/2022
	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	05/02/2022		A		3,897(1)	A	$0	27,929(2)(3)	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
Nqso (Right to Buy)	$230.92	05/02/2022		F			31,817	05/02/2024(4)	05/02/2032	Common Stock	31,817	$0	31,817	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) were granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan and vest in three annual installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on 5/2/2024, 5/2/2025 and 5/2/2026, respectively.

2. These shares include the following RSUs granted under the Company's equity plans: 12,296 RSUs which vest in one installment of 6,056 on 11/1/2022 and one installment of 6,240 on 11/1/2023; 3,384 RSUs which vest in installments of 1,116 on 5/5/2022, 1,117 on 5/5/2023 and 1,151 on 5/5/2024; 3,338 RSUs which vest in installments of 1,101 on 4/30/2023, 1,102 on 4/30/2024 and 1,135 on 4/30/2025; and 3,897 RSUs which will vest in two installments of 1,286 on 5/2/2024 and 5/2/2025, and 1,325 on 5/2/2026. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.

3. These shares include 1,262 Dividend Equivalents (DEs) granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. Amended and Restated 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 amount.

4. These non-qualified stock options are exercisable in three installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on 5/2/2024, 5/2/2025 and 5/2/2026, respectively.

	/s/ Andrea A. Robinson, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Griffith	05/04/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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