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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 * Michael A Kelly   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 & CAO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/28/2010 (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 04/28/2010   F   116 D $ 57.84 39,941 D   Common Stock 04/29/2010   F   210 D $ 58.18 39,731 (1) D   Common Stock               174.2649 (2) I 401(k) Plan Common Stock               50 I Michael & Bonnie Kelly Family Trust

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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
Michael A Kelly ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320-1799			VP Finance & CAO

Signatures

/s/ Michael A. Kelly		04/30/2010
**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: 5,000 RSUs which vest in two equal annual installments of 2,500 each commencing 7/31/2010; 1,143 RSUs which vest in two annual installments of 571 shares on 4/29/2011 and 572 shares on 4/29/2012; 943 RSUs which vest in three annual installments of 314 shares on each of 4/28/2011 and 4/28/2012 and 315 shares on 4/28/2013; 1,314 RSUs which vest in four installments of 328 shares on each of 4/26/2011 and 4/26/2013 and 329 shares on each of 4/26/2012 and 4/26/2014; and 25,000 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 12,500 each on 12/31/10 and 6/30/13. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.
(2)	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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