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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Such Annette Louise
   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)
VP, Finance and CAO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2016
(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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/03/2016   A   575 (1) A $ 0 10,414 (2) (3) D  

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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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Nqso (Right to Buy) $ 156.35 05/03/2016   A   4,900   05/03/2018(4) 05/03/2026 Common Stock 4,900 $ 0 4,900 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Such Annette Louise
ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE
THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320-1799		       VP, Finance and CAO  

Signatures

 /s/ Annette L. Such   05/05/2016
**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) The Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) were granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan and vest in three installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on 5/3/2018, 5/3/2019 and 5/3/2020, respectively.
(2) These shares include the following RSUs granted under the Company's equity plans: 104 RSUs which vest on 4/26/2017; 195 RSUs which vest in one installment of 96 on 4/25/2017 and one installment of 99 on 4/25/2018; 1,991 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 657 on 8/1/2016 and 8/1/2017 and one installment of 677 on 8/1/2018; 285 RSUs which vest in 2 equal installments of 94 on 4/24/2017 and 4/24/2018 and one installment of 97 on 4/24/2019; 1,191 RSUs which vest in 2 equal installments of 393 on 4/24/2017 and 4/24/2018 and one installment of 405 on 4/24/2019; and 575 RSUs which vest in installments of 189 on 5/3/2018, 190 on 5/3/2019 and 196 on 5/3/2020. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.
(3) These shares include 120 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 5/3/2018, 5/3/2019 and 5/3/2020, respectively.

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