{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-23-203033","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AMGN","cik":"0000318154","company_name":"AMGEN INC","filed_at":"2023-08-04T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:36.245707+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-12T06:35:50.222149+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.35,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.35,"confidence":"high","headline":"Amgen appoints Matthew C. Busch as new Chief Accounting Officer effective Aug 14, 2023","bullets":["Matthew C. Busch, 49, named VP, Finance and CAO; succeeds Linda H. Louie who moves to VP, Finance.","Busch's annual base salary set at $450,000; bonus target 40% of salary; long-term equity award $500,000.","Busch has held various finance roles at Amgen since 2004, most recently VP, Finance since 2021.","No employment agreement or family relationships with other officers or directors disclosed.","Transition part of leadership development; Louie will lead corporate financial planning and analysis."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-203033","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-203033.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-203033.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-203033.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318154/000119312523203033/0001193125-23-203033-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318154/000119312523203033/d525761d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-12T06:35:50.222149+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"ad1cbdfdb4","claim":"Matthew C. Busch was appointed as Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at AMGEN INC.","evidence_excerpt":"On August 1, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Amgen Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Matthew C. Busch, age 49, to serve as the Company’s Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer (“CAO”), effective August 14, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318154/000119312523203033/0001193125-23-203033-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"fa0349b532","claim":"Linda H. Louie changed role as Vice President, Finance at AMGEN INC.","evidence_excerpt":"Linda H. Louie, the Company’s current CAO, has served in this role since July 2020, and effective August 14, 2023, as part of the Company’s leadership development activities, Ms. Louie will move to the role of the Company’s Vice President, Finance, with responsibility for corporate financial planning and analysis, and will step down as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318154/000119312523203033/0001193125-23-203033-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"transitioned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Vice President, Finance"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}