UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
July 11, 2008
AMGEN INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 000-12477 | 95-3540776 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks, California |
91320-1799 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
805-447-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 11, 2008, Amgen Inc. (“Amgen” or the “Company”) announced that it had reached an agreement to settle its outstanding antitrust litigation with Ortho Biotech Products, L.P. (“Ortho Biotech”). Ortho Biotech, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”), had alleged that discounts offered to oncology clinics on Amgen’s NEUPOGEN® and Neulasta® and Aranesp® products violated antitrust laws. Under terms of the agreement, Amgen will pay Ortho Biotech $200 million and the pending litigation in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey will be dismissed with prejudice. The Company continues to deny that its challenged conduct was unlawful, and admits to no wrongdoing as part of the settlement agreement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMGEN INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ David J. Scott | |
| David J. Scott Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: July 17, 2008
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