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)
December 3, 2012
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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Amgen Inc. (the “Company”) has pledged $3 million to Reed College to create a professorship in chemical biology in honor of former Amgen Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Roger M. Perlmutter M.D., Ph.D. In December 2011, Dr. Perlmutter announced his plans to retire from the Company effective February 12, 2012. During Dr. Perlmutter’s eleven years of service at the Company, Dr. Perlmutter played a vital role in enabling the Company to support the development of new and innovative therapies. Dr. Perlmutter is a Reed College graduate and joined the Reed College board of trustees in 2004 and was elected chairman of its board in April 2010. As one of the world’s foremost biotechnology companies, the Company is keenly aware of the value and importance of science education and this pledge is consistent with the Company’s longstanding support of such education.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Grant Agreement between Amgen Inc. and Reed College dated December 3, 2012, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | |||
| 10.1 Grant Agreement between Amgen Inc. and Reed College, dated December 3, 2012. | ||||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMGEN INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 7, 2012 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Brian M. McNamee | |||||
| Name: Brian M. McNamee | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, Human Resources | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Document Description | |
| 10.1 | Grant Agreement between Amgen Inc. and Reed College, dated December 3, 2012. |
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