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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MCNAMEE BRIAN M   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) SVP, Human Resources (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/27/2012 (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 01/27/2012   M   50,000 A $ 58.61 90,855 D   Common Stock 01/27/2012   M   41,902 A $ 62.55 132,757 D   Common Stock 01/27/2012   M   20,000 A $ 42.13 152,757 D   Common Stock 01/27/2012   M   20,000 A $ 50.44 172,757 D   Common Stock 01/27/2012   S   131,902 D $ 68.6762 (1) 40,855 D   Common Stock 01/27/2012   S   7,000 D $ 68.7933 (2) 33,855 (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)

$ 58.61

01/27/2012

M

50,000

03/15/2006

03/15/2012

Common Stock

50,000

$ 0

0

D

Nqso (Right to Buy)

$ 62.55

01/27/2012

M

41,902

04/26/2008

04/26/2014

Common Stock

41,902

$ 0

0

D

Nqso (Right to Buy)

$ 42.13

01/27/2012

M

20,000

04/29/2009

04/29/2015

Common Stock

20,000

$ 0

10,000

D

Nqso (Right to Buy)

$ 50.44

01/27/2012

M

20,000

04/28/2010

04/28/2016

Common Stock

20,000

$ 0

20,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCNAMEE BRIAN M ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320-1799			SVP, Human Resources

Signatures

/s/ Brian M. McNamee		01/30/2012
**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 price reported is an average price. The prices ranged from $68.62 to $68.88 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above is available upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer.
(2)	The price reported is an average price. The prices ranged from $68.79 to $68.80 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above is available upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer.
(3)	These shares include the following Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Company's equity plans: 2,850 RSUs which fully on 4/29/2012; 2,850 RSUs which vest in two equal annual installments of 1,425 each commencing 4/28/2012; 4,350 RSUs which vest in three equal annual installments of 1,450 each commencing 4/26/2012; and 7,500 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 2,475 each on 4/25/2013 and 4/25/2014 and one installment of 2,550 on 4/25/2015. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.

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