RAZON SOCIAL:AMGEN INC.

CLAVE DE COTIZACION:

AMGN

ANUNCIO DE:OTROS

LUGAR DE ANUNCIO:

NEW YORK

FECHA DE ANUNCIO:26/02/2018

AVISO:

ANNOUNCEMENT: DUTCH AUCTION

PLACE & DATE: NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 23RD 2018

EMISORA: AMGEN INC (AMGN-ISIN US0311621009)

RELEVAN EVENT:AMGEN INC (AMGN-ISIN US0311621009)IS OFFERING TO PURCHASE UP TO USD10 BILLION IN VALUE OF SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK AT A CASH PURCHASE PRICE NOT GREATER THAN USD200 PER SHARE NOR LESS THAN USD175 PER SHARE, TO THE SELLER IN CASH, LESS ANY APPLICABLE WITHHOLDING TAXES ANDWITHOUT INTEREST, UPON THE TERMS AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE AND IN THE RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.THE COMPANY WILL SELECT THE LOWEST SINGLE PURCHASE PRICE, NOT GREATER THAN $200 NOR LESS THAN $175 PER SHARE, THAT WILL ALLOWTHE COMPANY TO PURCHASE $10 BILLION IN VALUE OF SHARES, OR A LOWER AMOUNT DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF SHARES PROPERLY TENDERED AND NOT PROPERLY WITHDRAWN. UPONTHE TERMS AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER, IF, BASED ON THE FINAL PURCHASE PRICE, SHARES HAVING AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF LESS THAN $10 BILLION ARE PROPERLY TENDERED AND NOT PROPERLY WITHDRAWN, THE COMPANY WILL BUY ALL SHARES PROPERLY TENDERED AND NOT PROPERLY WITHDRAWN. ALL SHARES ACQUIRED IN THE OFFER WILL BEACQUIRED AT THE FINAL PURCHASE PRICE, INCLUDING THOSE SHARES TENDERED AT A PRICE LOWER THAN THE FINAL PURCHASE PRICE. ONLY SHARES PROPERLY TENDERED AT PRICES ATOR BELOW THE FINAL PURCHASE PRICE, AND NOT PROPERLY WITHDRAWN, WILL BE PURCHASED. THE COMPANY MAY NOT PURCHASE ALL OF THE SHARES TENDERED AT OR BELOW THE FINALPURCHASE PRICE IF, BASED ON THE FINAL PURCHASE PRICE, SHARES HAVING AN AGGREGATE VALUE IN EXCESS OF $10 BILLION ARE PROPERLY TENDERED AND NOT PROPERLY WITHDRAWN, BECAUSE OF PRORATION AND CONDITIONAL TENDER PROVISIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE.THE PARTICIPANS CAN ELECT ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

OPTION 1 (DEFAULT): NO ACTION. DO NOT PARTICIPATE OF THE EVENT.

OPTION 2 (CASH): BID TO SELL SHARES TO THE ISSUER AT A PRICE WITHIN THE MINIMUM ANDMAXIMUM PRICE RANGE.TENDER AT A SPECIFIED PRICE OF NOT GREATER THAN USD200.00 NOR LESS THAN USD175.00 PER SHARE (INCREMENTS OF USD1.00) (NON ODD LOT AND NON CONDITIONAL)-SUBJECT TO PRORATION. THE PAYMENT DATE HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED.

OPTION 3 (CASH): BID TO SELL SHARES TO THE ISSUER AT A PRICE WITHIN THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PRICE RANGE.TENDER AT AN UNSPECIFIED (STRIKE) PRICE PER SHARE TO MAXIMIZE THE CHANCE OF SHARES BEING PURCHASED, AT A MINIMUM PRICE OF USD175.00 PER SHARE (NON ODD LOT AND NON CONDITIONAL)-SUBJECT TO PRORATION. THE PAYMENT DATE HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED.

OPTION 4 (CASH): BID TO SELL SHARES TO THE ISSUER AT A PRICE WITHIN THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PRICE RANGE. CONDITIONAL TENDER AT A SPECIFIED PRICE OF NOT GREATER THAN USD200.00 NOR LESS THAN USD175.00 PER SHARE (INCREMENTS OF USD 1.00) ON THE CONDITION THAT A MINIMUM SHARE AMOUNT IS ACCEPTED (NON ODD LOT).CONDITIONAL QUANTITY MUST BE INCLUDED ON ELECTION-SUBJECT TO PRORATION.THE PAYMENT DATE HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED.OPTION 5 (CASH): BID TO SELL SHARES TO THE ISSUER AT A PRICE WITHIN THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PRICE RANGE.CONDITIONALTENDER AT AN UNSPECIFIED (STRIKE) PRICE PER SHARE TO MAXIMIZE THE CHANCE OF SHARES BEING PURCHASED, AT A MINIMUM PRICE OF USD175.00 PER SHARE (NON ODD LOT).CONDITIONAL QUANTITY MUST BE INCLUDED ON ELECTION-SUBJECT TO PRORATION. THE PAYMENT DATE HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED. CONDITIONAL TENDER:HOLDERS ARE ADVISED THAT AS PER THE TERMS OF THE OFFER, TENDER INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE ACCEPTED ON THE CONDITION THAT A MINIMUMSHARE AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL SHARE AMOUNT STATED IN YOUR INSTRUCTION IS ACCEPTED BY THE OFFEROR.

CONDITIONAL TENDERS MAY BE ACCEPTED FOR PURCHASE BY RANDOM LOT.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PURCHASE BY RANDOM LOT, SHAREHOLDERS WHOSE SHARES ARE CONDITIONALLY TENDERED MUST HAVE TENDERED ALL THEIR SHARES.IF AFTER PRORATION, TENDERED SHARES ARE REDUCED BELOW THE CONDITIONAL QUANTITY STIPULATED, HOLDER WILL NOT HAVE SHARES ACCEPTED IN THE OFFERING AND ORIGINAL TENDERED SHARES WILL RETURNED BY THE ISSUER.

SHARES NOT PURCHASED IN THE OFFER WILL BE RETURNED TO THE TENDERING STOCKHOLDERS PROMPTLY AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT, TO CHANGE THE PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE RANGE AND TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE VALUE OF SHARES SOUGHT IN THE OFFER, SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW.THE DIVIDEND (TO BE PAID ON 08/03/2018) WILL BE PAID REGARDLESS OF WETHER SUCH STOCKHOLDER TENDERS ITS SHARES IN THE OFFER.THERE MIGHT BE SPECIFIC LEGAL AND TAX RESTRICTIONS FOR EACH COUNTRY.

SHAREHOLDERS WHO DO NOT ELECT BEFORE MARCH 5TH,2018 (MARKET DEADLINE) WILL RECEIVE THE DEFAULT OPTION (OPTION 1 DEFAULT: NO ACTION. DO NOT PARTICIPATE OF THE EVENT).

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