Second Amendment to the Amgen Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (As Amended and Restated effective January 1, 2020)

EX-10.21 12 a1021-secondamendmentt.htm SECOND AMENDMENT TO NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN Exhibit

SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE

AMGEN NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 16, 2013

The Amgen Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective October 16, 2013 (the “Plan”), is hereby amended, effective January 1, 2020, as follows:


1.	Section 3.1(d) is deleted in its entirety.


2.	Section 8.5 is amended by deleting the fourth sentence thereof and replacing it with the following:

In addition, if the petition for payout is approved, the Participant’s deferrals for the remainder of the Plan Year shall be canceled effective as of the date of such approval. Any deferral for a subsequent Plan Year must be made in accordance with Section 3.2.

To record this Second Amendment to the Plan as set forth herein, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute this document this 23^rd day of October, 2019.

AMGEN INC.



By:	/s/ Lori A. Johnston
	Name: Lori A. Johnston Title: Executive Vice President, Human Resources