8-A12B

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

AMGEN INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware
  95-3540776
(State of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

One Amgen Center Drive

Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

to be so registered

 

Name of each exchange on which 
each class is to be  registered

1.250% Senior Notes Due 2022

  New York Stock Exchange

2.000% Senior Notes Due 2026

  New York Stock Exchange

 

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A. (c), check the following box.  x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A. (d), check the following box.  ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-194103

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of class)

 

 

 


Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The description of the securities to be registered is contained in the Prospectus Supplement dated February 18, 2016 and the Prospectus dated February 24, 2014, copies of which were electronically transmitted for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) on February 19, 2016, each of which forms part of Amgen Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-194103), and each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Document Description

4.1   Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2014, between Amgen Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amgen Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2014).
4.2   Officer’s Certificate of Amgen Inc., dated as of February 25, 2016, including forms of Amgen Inc.’s 1.250% Senior Notes due 2022 and 2.000% Senior Notes due 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amgen Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2016).

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    AMGEN INC.
Date: February 25, 2016     By:   /s/ Jonathan P. Graham
      Name:   Jonathan P. Graham
      Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Document Description

4.1   Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2014, between Amgen Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amgen Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2014).
4.2   Officer’s Certificate of Amgen Inc., dated as of February 25, 2016, including forms of Amgen Inc.’s 1.250% Senior Notes due 2022 and 2.000% Senior Notes due 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amgen Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2016).

 

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