AMGEN INC
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE AMGEN NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibit 10.33 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMGEN NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Article I (Definitions) of the Amgen Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan as Amended and Restated Effective January&nbsp;1, 2005 (the &#147;Plan&#148;) is hereby amended effective January&nbsp;1, 2008, accordingly: </FONT></P> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The definition of &#147;Annual Base Salary&#148; shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Annual Base Salary&#148; shall mean a Participant&#146;s compensation consisting only of regular salary paid by any Employer for services rendered
during the Plan Year and excluding any other compensation. With respect to any member of the Board, Annual Base Salary shall mean the member&#146;s annual retainer, chair fees, Board meeting fees, and Committee meeting fees. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The definition of &#147;Annual Bonus&#148; shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Annual Bonus&#148; shall mean any compensation earned by a Participant during a Plan Year that constitutes a commission paid to a salesperson or
that is paid pursuant to the Amgen Global Management Incentive Plan (GMIP), the Amgen Inc. Executive Incentive Plan (EIP), or an equivalent bonus program. All other compensation is excluded. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To record this Fifth Amendment to the Plan as set forth herein, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute this document this 14th day of December 2007.
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B<SMALL>RIAN</SMALL> M<SMALL>C</SMALL>N<SMALL>AMEE</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Senior Vice President, Human Resources</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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