UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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)
January 8, 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, CA |
91320-1799 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
805-447-1000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On January 8, 2008, Amgen Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release in connection with its presentation to investors at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in which it provided updated 2007 adjusted earnings per share (“EPS”) guidance for the year ended December 31, 2007. The Company said that, despite regulatory and reimbursement changes affecting sales of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent (“ESA”) products, it expects the Company’s 2007 adjusted EPS to be above the Company’s previously announced October 24, 2007 guidance range of $4.13 - $4.23, and close to the low end of the Company’s January 25, 2007 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.30 - $4.50, excluding stock option expense and certain other expenses.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(c) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 8, 2008 |
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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. | ||||||||
| Date: January 14, 2008 | By: | /s/ David J. Scott | ||||||
| Name: | David J. Scott | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Document Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 8, 2008 |
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