Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) CEO has 2,079 shares withheld for taxes
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Amgen Inc. Chairman, CEO and President Robert A. Bradway reported a routine tax-withholding transaction in company stock. On 2026-05-07, 2,079 shares of Amgen common stock were withheld at $331.11 per share to satisfy tax obligations, not as an open-market sale.
Following this withholding, Bradway directly owns 505,160 shares of Amgen common stock. He also reports indirect holdings through related parties, including shares held by his spouse and in spousal GRAT and GRAT vehicles, reflecting additional indirect economic exposure to Amgen stock.
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Insider Trade Summary
4 transactions reported
Mixed
4 txns
Insider
Bradway Robert A
Role
Chairman, CEO and President
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 2,079 | $331.11 | $688K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 505,160 shares (Direct, null);
Common Stock — 60,060 shares (Indirect, By GRAT)
Footnotes (1)
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Key Figures
Tax-withholding shares: 2,079 shares
Tax-withholding price: $331.11 per share
Direct holdings after transaction: 505,160 shares
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6 metrics
Tax-withholding shares
2,079 shares
Code F tax-withholding disposition on 2026-05-07
Tax-withholding price
$331.11 per share
Value applied to 2,079 withheld shares
Direct holdings after transaction
505,160 shares
Common stock held directly after 2026-05-07
Indirect holdings by spouse
29,940 shares
Common stock held indirectly by spouse
Indirect holdings by spousal GRAT
60,060 shares
Common stock held indirectly by spousal GRAT
Indirect holdings by GRAT
60,060 shares
Common stock held indirectly by GRAT
Key Terms
tax-withholding disposition, Dividend Equivalents (DEs), Restricted Stock Units, GRAT
4 terms
tax-withholding disposition financial
"Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering securities"
A tax-withholding disposition is an event or transaction—such as selling or transferring securities, exercising options, or receiving compensation—that triggers a requirement to hold back part of the payment and remit it to tax authorities. It matters to investors because it reduces the cash they receive immediately and can change the timing and amount of taxable income, like a cashier taking a portion of your sale proceeds to pay taxes before you get the rest.
Dividend Equivalents (DEs) financial
"These shares include 1,273 Dividend Equivalents (DEs) granted pursuant to the Amgen Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan"
Restricted Stock Units financial
"DEs are credited to the reporting person's unvested Restricted Stock Units and are paid out in shares"
Restricted stock units are a type of company reward where employees are promised shares of stock, but they only fully own these shares after meeting certain conditions, like staying with the company for a set time. They matter because they can become valuable assets and are often used to motivate employees to help the company succeed.
GRAT financial
"nature_of_ownership": "By Spousal GRAT""
FAQ
What insider transaction did Amgen (AMGN) CEO Robert Bradway report?
Robert A. Bradway reported a tax-withholding disposition of 2,079 Amgen common shares at $331.11 per share. These shares were withheld to cover tax obligations, rather than sold in the open market, and are reported as a Form 4 transaction.
Was the Amgen (AMGN) CEO’s Form 4 transaction a market sale?
No. The Form 4 identifies the transaction with code F, a tax-withholding disposition. This means 2,079 shares were delivered to cover exercise price or tax liabilities, rather than being sold on the open market, and is considered a routine administrative transaction.