FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Tross Stuart A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/21/2013 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMGEN INC [AMGN] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Human Resources 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320-1799 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 22,948 (1) (2) D   Common Stock 593.142 (3) I 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Nqso (Right to Buy)	04/26/2011(4)	04/26/2020	Common Stock	5,060	$ 58.43	D	Â
Nqso (Right to Buy)	04/25/2013(5)	04/25/2021	Common Stock	6,250	$ 54.69	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Tross Stuart A ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320-1799	Â	Â	  SVP, Human Resources	Â

Signatures

/s/ Stuart A. Tross		10/24/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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: 362 RSUs which fully vest on 4/26/2014; 1,197 RSUs which vest in one installment of 589 on 4/25/2014 and one installment of 608 on 4/25/2015; 1,320 RSUs which vest in three installments of 435, 436 and 449 on 4/27/2014, 4/27/2015 and 4/27/2016, respectively; 13,958 RSUs which fully vest on 9/1/2014 and 982 RSUs which vest in two equal installments of 324 each on 4/26/2015 and 4/26/2016 and one installment of 334 on 4/26/2017. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis.
(2)	These shares include 435 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 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.
(4)	2,530 of these stock options are exercisable immediately and the remaining 2,530 are exercisable on 4/26/2014.
(5)	2,062 of these stock options are exercisable immediately and the remaining 4,188 are exercisable in two installments of 2,063 and 2,125 on 4/25/2014 and 4/25/2015, respectively.

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