March 31, 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, we are committed to doing everything we can to keep our staff and their families safe and to help the communities where we live and work reduce the number of people exposed to the virus. We are also committed to delivering an uninterrupted supply of our medicines for the patients who need them. If you are a patient, medical professional, employee, or member of the community, please see our?COVID-19 Information Center page.

IMPACT TO OUR BUSINESS

• Early in March we activated our business continuity plans to avoid or minimize business disruption and ensure the well-being of our staff.
• At this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic we cannot rule out future impact on our business. For example, since the pandemic was declared, we have observed fewer patient/doctor interactions and our representatives are having fewer visits with health care providers which may affect our sales in the future.
• We will provide further updates on our business performance when we report our Q1 earnings.

SUPPLY OF OUR MEDICINES

• Amgen continues to provide an uninterrupted supply of medicines for patients around the world and we do not currently anticipate a shortage of our medicines due to COVID-19.

CLINICAL TRIALS AND R&D EFFORTS

• We have clinical work ongoing at investigational sites across the globe.
• An increasing number of clinical trial sites are restricting site visits and imposing restrictions on the initiation of new trials and patient visits to protect both site staff and patients from possible COVID-19 exposure.
• Given the safety concerns around COVID-19 and the associated risk to maintaining normal clinical trial operations, we are making decisions study-by-study and country-by-country to minimize risk to the patients and facilities.
• Accordingly, we have temporarily paused enrollment/screening in clinical trials where there is uncertainty around the ability of sites to ensure subject safety or data integrity at the present time.
• We are allowing enrollment to continue in studies where there is the potential for significant benefit in a serious or life-threatening condition and where site resources allow new patients to be safely enrolled and closely monitored.
• We are continuing study start-up activities where possible to allow rapid site activation and enrollment at the appropriate time.
• Patients already enrolled in studies continue to receive study drug, and we remain focused on supporting our sites in providing care for these patients and providing continued investigational drug supply.
• We are actively implementing remote and local procedures per recent FDA guidance and working with investigators for appropriate care of these patients in a safe manner consistent with agency guidelines.
• The potentially pivotal AMG 510 Phase 2 non-small cell lung cancer study, the tezepelumab Phase 3 asthma study in collaboration with AstraZeneca, and the omecamtiv mecarbil Phase 3 heart failure study in collaboration with Cytokinetics are all fully enrolled, and thus we do not anticipate significant delays in obtaining results.

WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES

• One component of the Amgen Foundation?s mission is to invest in strengthening communities where Amgen staff members live and work. To that end:
  • Amgen and the Amgen Foundation have committed up to $12.5 million to support COVID-19 relief efforts directly in the communities where our team members live and work. The funds will be used to support emergency response efforts in Amgen?s U.S. and international communities, patient-focused organizations that are mounting their own response efforts, and international relief efforts by Direct Relief and International Medical Corps.?Read more here.
  • The Amgen Foundation will also match donations made by Amgen staff around the globe who wish to contribute their own funds to the relief efforts.
• In addition, the Amgen Foundation seeks to advance excellence in science education and inspire the next generation of innovators.
  • In January, the Amgen Foundation and Harvard?s Faculty of Arts and Sciences launched LabXchange, a free online science education platform that provides users access to personalized instruction, virtual lab experiences and networking opportunities across the global scientific community. As the founding sponsor, the Amgen Foundation awarded $11.5 million in grant funding to Harvard to deepen the impact of this new online learning platform across the globe.
  • The Amgen Foundation is the founding biology partner of the Khan Academy, a leading innovative and effective educational technology platform with over 70 million registered users across the globe.
  • Free online learning programs supported through both of these deep relationships are available to help students continue their science education during school closures, and can be accessed via the?LabXchange?and?Khan Academy?s online learning websites.
• Amgen is also partnering with our communities to identify opportunities for our staff to volunteer to help with science education for students locally.

WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES

Financial Support

• We have committed to pay continuity for employees and will assess the duration of that commitment as the situation evolves.
• We are providing staff working from home in the U.S. and Puerto Rico a monthly stipend for home broadband Internet access along with an allowance to purchase any necessary home office equipment of their choice.

Working from Home Assistance

• We have set up an internal website dedicated to COVID-19 for employees to review updates, video messages from leadership, podcasts, access to training, and frequently asked questions.
• We have launched an additional teleconferencing platform globally with dedicated technical support.
• Ongoing online training and development is being used by thousands of employees.

Employee Wellness Resources

• We have launched a virtual health and wellness program for all Amgen team members with an emphasis on work-at-home strategies.
• We have implemented a virtual workout, nutrition, and yoga app offering all of our Amgen team members around the world hundreds of regionally appropriate online programs free of charge.
• We are offering mental health resources, including virtual coaching, therapy sessions, meditation and mindfulness programs.
• We are providing manager resources, such as resilience training, to help our leaders assist their teams through this period of dynamic change.
• Our largest medical plan is offering telemedicine visits for all illnesses with no deductibles or co-insurance for 90 days to encourage the safety of our team members, their families and healthcare providers.

Guidance to Staff on Work Locations, Meetings, and Travel

• Since Monday, March 16, all employees who were able to work from home have been doing so until further notice. This includes staff at our corporate headquarters in Thousand Oaks, CA. Our teams in Asia have been proactively modeling this behavior for many weeks and in some cases are now returning to work based on local conditions and guidance from local health officials.
• In addition, we have made the decision to suspend all in-person meetings and interactions with the healthcare community and professionals in the U.S. As of March 16, all U.S. field staff have been working from home and have moved to a virtual interaction model.
• Amgen has suspended international business travel and limited domestic travel in the U.S.
• We have suspended attendance at medical congresses, conferences and other large events.
• Enhanced cleaning procedures and visitor screenings were implemented at all Amgen locations.

 

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