Common use of Change of Control Severance Plan Clause in Contracts

Change of Control Severance Plan. You will continue to be eligible to -------------------------------- participate in the Amgen Inc. Change of Control Severance Plan (the "CIC Plan"). However, on the Effective Date you will cease to be a Group I Participant and will become a Group II Participant in the CIC Plan by virtue of your ceasing to be a member of Amgen's Operating Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the aggregate benefits provided for in this Agreement are greater than those provided in the CIC Plan upon a termination of employment for which you would be eligible to receive benefits under the terms and conditions of the CIC Plan, this Agreement, rather than the CIC Plan shall govern and control your rights upon a termination of employment; provided, that, in such event, and if applicable, you shall also receive the 280G tax gross-up benefit provided in Section 4.1(G) of the CIC Plan.