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Amgen's First Quarter 2009 Adjusted Earnings Per Share Decreased 4 Percent to $1.08
Date:4/23/2009

the previous range of $14.8 to $15.2 billion. Amgen continues to expect 2009 adjusted EPS to be in the range of $4.55 to $4.75, excluding stock option expense, certain expenses related to acquisitions, restructuring charges, the incremental non-cash interest expense resulting from the change in accounting for convertible debt, and certain other items itemized on the reconciliation table below.

The Company now expects 2009 capital expenditures to be approximately $650 million, down from the previous estimate of approximately $700M.

First Quarter Product and Pipeline Update

The Company provided updates on selected products and clinical programs.

Aranesp: The Company discussed the Aranesp pharmacovigilance study ('782 study), a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 non-inferiority study evaluating overall survival when comparing advanced NSCLC patients on Aranesp to patients receiving placebo. Investigator recruitment is in progress.

Motesanib: The Company indicated that the FDA has agreed with the revised study protocol for the Phase 3 MONET1 trial evaluating motesanib in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin for the first-line treatment of advanced NSCLC. The Company is preparing to reinitiate enrollment. Motesanib is part of a broad co-development program between Amgen and Takeda and Millennium: the Takeda Oncology Company.

The Company also announced that Phase 2 programs in NSCLC in metastatic breast cancer have been completed. The results support continued development. The company will present detailed information in an appropriate scientific forum.

Vectibix: The Company updated the status of the randomized, multicenter, Phase 3 study to compare the efficacy of panitumumab in combination with Oxaliplatin/ 5-Fluorouracil/Leucovorin to the efficacy of Oxaliplatin/ 5-Fluorouracil/Leucovorin alone in patie
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