UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): October 5, 2023

 

Amgen Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-37702		95-3540776
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

 

One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks California		91320-1799
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(805) 447-1000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)

 

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Securities Registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value		AMGN		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
2.000% Senior Notes Due 2026		AMGN26		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 8.01

Other Events

As previously disclosed, Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”), Pillartree Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland and a wholly owned subsidiary of Amgen (“Acquirer Sub”), and Horizon Therapeutics plc (“Horizon”) entered into that certain Transaction Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2022, pursuant to which, among other things, Acquirer Sub will acquire the entire issued ordinary share capital of Horizon (the “Acquisition”) through a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Irish Companies Act 2014 (the “Scheme”).

On October 5, 2023, the High Court of Ireland (the “Court”) sanctioned the Scheme. Completion of the Acquisition remains subject to the delivery to the Registrar of Companies in Ireland of a copy of the order of the Court sanctioning the Scheme.

Responsibility Statement Required by the Irish Takeover Rules

The directors of Amgen accept responsibility for the information contained in this report. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of Amgen (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this report is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

				AMGEN INC.
Date: October 5, 2023				By:		/s/ Jonathan P. Graham
				Name:		Jonathan P. Graham
				Title:		Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Secretary