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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 * Patton Cynthia 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 & CCO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/25/2015 (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 04/25/2015   F   266 D $ 167.91 21,320 D   Common Stock 04/27/2015   F   219 D $ 167.91 21,101 (1) (2) D   Common Stock               236.6084 (3) I 401(k) Plan

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Patton Cynthia M ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320-1799			SVP & CCO

Signatures

/s/ Andrea A. Robinson, Attorney-in-Fact for Ms. Patton		04/28/2015
**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)	These shares include the following Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Company's equity plans: 408 RSUs which vest on 4/27/2016; 3,632 RSUs which vest in two installments of 1,789 and 1,843 on 10/26/2015 and 10/26/2016, respectively; 1,410 RSUs which vest in two installments of 694 and 716 on 1/28/2016 and 1/28/2017, respectively; 1,092 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 360 on 1/31/2016 and 1/31/2017 and one installment of 372 on 1/31/2018; and 919 shares that vest in two equal installments of 303 on 1/30/2017 and 1/30/2018 and one installment of 313 on 1/30/2019. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.
(2)	These shares include 282 Dividend Equivalents (DEs) granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. 2009 Amended and Restated 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 share amount.
(3)	These are shares acquired under the Company's 401(k) Plan and represent interests in the Company's stock fund as of this filing.

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