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 *
Santos Esteban
   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, Operations
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2017
(Street)

THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320		 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 05/01/2017   A   3,444 (1) A $ 0 34,144 (2) (3) D  
Common Stock               694.029 (4) I 401K 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
Nqso (Right to Buy) $ 162.6 05/01/2017   A   30,501   05/01/2019(5) 05/01/2027 Common Stock 30,501 $ 0 30,501 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Santos Esteban
ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE
THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320		       EVP, Operations  

Signatures

 /s/ Andrea A. Robinson, Attorney-in-Fact for Mr. Santos   05/03/2017
**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 5/1/2019, 5/1/2020 and 5/1/2021, respectively.
(2) These shares include the following Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Company's equity plans: 1,122 RSUs which vest fully in one installment on 8/2/17; 372 RSUs which vest fully in one installment on 1/31/2018; 616 RSUs which vest in one installment of 303 on 1/30/2018 and one installment of 313 on 1/30/2019; 1,023 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 337 on 5/3/2018 and 5/3/2019 and one installment of 348 on 5/3/2020; 11,483 RSUS which vest vest in two equal installments of 3,789 on 8/1/2018 and 8/1/2019 and one installment of 3,905 on 8/1/2020; and 3,444 RSUs which vest in installments of 1,136 on 5/1/2019, 1,137 on 5/1/2020 and 1,171 on 5/1/2021. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.
(3) These shares include 404 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 to 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.
(4) These shares are acquired under the Company's 401(k) Plan and represent interests in the Company's stock fund as of this filing.
(5) These non-qualified stock options are exercisable in three installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on 5/1/2019, 5/1/2020 and 5/1/2021, respectively.

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