UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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SCHEDULE 14A
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Amgen Inc.
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Dear Amgen Stockholder:
You have previously been sent proxy materials for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Amgen Inc. to be held on May 6, 2009. Your Amgen Inc. shares are registered in the name of your broker as the holder of record.
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Meeting Information AMGEN INC.
Meeting Type: Annual For holders as of: 03/09/09
Date: 05/06/09 Time: 11:00 A.M., PDT Location: The St. Regis San Francisco 125 3rd Street San Francisco, California 94103
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR”
each of items #1, #2, #3 and #4 below.
1. To elect twelve directors to the Board of Directors of Amgen Inc. for a term of office expiring at the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders. The nominees for election to the Board are: For Against Abstain For Against Abstain
1a. Dr. David Baltimore 0 0 0 2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2009. 0 0 0
1b. Mr. Frank J. Biondi, Jr. 0 0 0 3. To approve the proposed 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, which authorizes the issuance of 100,000,000 shares. 0 0 0
1c. Mr. François de Carbonnel 0 0 0 4. To approve the proposed amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, which reduces the sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) voting requirement to a simple majority voting requirement for approval of certain business combinations. 0 0 0
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Mr. Jerry D. Choate 0 0 0 |
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Dr. Vance D. Coffman 0 0 0 The Board of Directors recommends a vote “AGAINST” |
Stockholder Proposals #1 and #2.
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Mr. Frederick W. Gluck 0 0 0 5. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS: |
1g. Mr. Frank C. Herringer 0 0 0 5a. Stockholder Proposal #1 (Amend our Bylaws to permit 10 percent of our outstanding Common Stock the ability to call special meetings.) 0 0 0
1h. Dr. Gilbert S. Omenn 0 0 0 5b. Stockholder Proposal #2 (Change our jurisdiction of incorporation from Delaware to North Dakota.) 0 0 0
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Ms. Judith C. Pelham 0 0 0 |
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Adm. J. Paul Reason, USN (Retired) 0 0 0 |
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Mr. Leonard D. Schaeffer 0 0 0 |
M12836 1l. Mr. Kevin W. Sharer 0 0 0
Non-Voting items
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MEETING AND VOTE THESE 0 SHARES IN PERSON
Voting Instructions
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