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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 * HERRINGER FRANK C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMGEN INC [AMGN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/15/2006 (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 (1) 03/15/2006   A   1,335 A $ 0 3,335 (2) D   Common Stock 03/15/2006   A   1,706 A $ 0 5,041 (2) D   Common Stock               2,075 I Frank C & Maryellen C Herringer 1995 Family Trust Common Stock               7,000 I Frank C. Herringer 1995 Family Trust Common Stock               500 I The Julia Herringer 1995 Trust Common Stock               500 I The Sarah Herringer 1995 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

NQSO (Right to Buy)

$ 74.89

03/15/2006

A

5,000

03/15/2007

03/15/2013

Common Stock

5,000

$ 0

5,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HERRINGER FRANK C ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320-1799	X

Signatures

/s/ N. Cris Prince Attorney-N-Fact		03/17/2006
**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)	Represents Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) that were granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. Director Equity Incentive Program under the Company's Amended and Restated 1991 Equity Incentive Plan. RSUs vest one year from the grant date since the director has had less than three years of prior continuous service as a director. Vested RSUs will be paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis shortly following vesting, unless payment is otherwise deferred by the director.
(2)	Includes shares equivalent to Restricted Stock Units, which were granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. Director Equity Incentive Program under the Company's Amended and Restated 1991 Equity Incentive Plan, which were paid in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-to-one basis shortly after vesting, and which were previously identified as Restricted Stock Units on Table 1.

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