Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Amgen to Present at the 30th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Healthcare Conference

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/—Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) will present at the 30th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Healthcare Conference at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, Calif.  Robert A. Bradway, president and chief operating officer at Amgen, will present at the conference. Live audio of the presentation can be accessed from the Events Calendar on Amgen’s website, www.amgen.com, under Investors.

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

FDA to Review Potential New Use of XGEVA® (Denosumab) at Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has invited the Company to participate in a meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) on Feb. 8, 2012 to discuss the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for XGEVA® (denosumab) to treat men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) at high risk of developing bone metastases.

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Monday, December 19, 2011

Amgen and Watson Announce Collaboration to Develop and Commercialize Oncology Biosimilars

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:WPI) announced today that they will collaborate to develop and commercialize, on a worldwide basis, several oncology antibody biosimilar medicines. This collaboration reflects the shared belief that the development and commercialization of biosimilar products will not follow a pure brand or generic model, and will require significant expertise, infrastructure, and investment to ensure safe, reliably supplied therapies for patients.

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Kevin Sharer, Amgen Chairman and CEO, Announces Plan to Retire With Robert Bradway to Become CEO on May 23, 2012; Sharer Will Continue as Chairman of the Board Until End of 2012

Roger Perlmutter to Retire as EVP of Research and Development with Sean Harper to Assume the Role on February 13, 2012

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/—Kevin W. Sharer, chairman and chief executive officer of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) since 2000, has announced his plan to retire from the Company at the end of 2012, following 20 years of service to Amgen.  To facilitate an orderly transition process, Sharer will step down as CEO effective May 23, 2012, and remain as chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors until December 31, 2012, at which time he will retire from the Board and from the Company.  Robert Bradway, currently president and chief operating officer, will become CEO on May 23, 2012.  It is the intention of the Board of Directors to elect Bradway chairman of the Board when Sharer retires from that position at the end of 2012.  The Board will also elect a lead independent director at that time.

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Amgen Announces 2012 First Quarter Dividend

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced that its Board of Directors today declared a $0.36 per share dividend for the first quarter of 2012. This represents an approximate 29 percent increase from that paid in the previous two quarters. The dividend will be paid on March 7, 2012 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on Feb. 15, 2012. 

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