Board Justification

Our executive compensation program is designed to achieve the following objectives: •Pay for performance in a manner that strongly aligns with stockholder interests by rewarding both our short- and long-term performance. •Drive our business strategy by positioning our staff to execute on our strategic priorities in the near- and longer-term with a mix of incentives and targets (financial and operational) that are tied to near- and long-term performance periods and activities. •Attract, motivate, and retain the highest level of talent by providing competitive compensation, consistent with their roles and responsibilities, our success, and their contributions to this success. •Mitigate compensation risk by maintaining pay practices that reward actions and outcomes consistent with the sound operation of our Company and with the creation of long-term stockholder value. •Consider all Amgen staff members in the design of our executive compensation program to ensure a consistent approach that encourages and rewards all staff members who contribute to our success.

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Other expenses include: (a)Company contributions to non-profit charities designated by the executive in the amount of $10,000 for Messrs. Bradway, Gordon, and Griffith; (b)Executive physicals; and (c)Personal transportation costs for Dr. Bradner related to travel between his home in Massachusetts and the Company's Thousand Oaks headquarters per his offer letter by commercial aircraft or via chartered aircraft using a service agreement with a private aviation provider we were required to assume in connection with our acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc (now known as Horizon Therapeutics Limited) and based on actual amounts charged for these flights as well as related ground transportation and lodging costs.

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