New Issue-Amgen sells $1 bln of debt in two parts

March 9 (Reuters) - Amgen Inc (AMGN.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday sold $1
billion of senior notes, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, and Morgan
Stanley were the joint bookrunning managers for the sale.
BORROWER: AMGEN INC
TRANCHE 1
AMT $300 MLN COUPON 4.50 PCT MATURITY 3/15/2020
TYPE SR NOTES ISS PRICE 99.952 FIRST PAY 9/15/2010
MOODY'S A3 YIELD 4.506 PCT SETTLEMENT 3/12/2010
S&P A-PLUS SPREAD 80 BPS PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH SINGLE-A MORE THAN TREAS MAKE-WHOLE CALL 15 BPS
TRANCHE 2
AMT $700 MLN COUPON 5.75 PCT MATURITY 3/15/2040
TYPE SR NOTES ISS PRICE 99.475 FIRST PAY 9/15/2010
MOODY'S A3 YIELD 5.787 PCT SETTLEMENT 3/12/2010
S&P A-PLUS SPREAD 110 BPS PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH SINGLE-A MORE THAN TREAS MAKE-WHOLE CALL 20 BPS