Common use of Claims Not Released Clause in Contracts

Claims Not Released. This Release shall not apply to: the Company’s obligations to provide the separation benefits under Section 4 of the Agreement; Executive’s right to bring any action to enforce the terms of same or of this Release; Executive’s right to indemnification under any applicable indemnification policy of the Company, including without limitation, any general liability or “directors and officers” insurance policy, any shareholders or other agreement with the Company (including pursuant to any individual indemnification agreement), the Company’s governing documents or applicable law; Executive’s right to assert claims for workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits; Executive’s right to bring to the attention of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or any analogous state agency claims of discrimination, harassment or retaliation (provided, however, that Executive hereby agrees to waive Executive’s right to recover monetary damages or other individual relief in any such charge, investigation or proceeding or any related complaint or lawsuit filed by Executive or anyone else on Executive’s behalf), to the extent required by law; any right to communicate directly with, cooperate with, or provide information to, any federal, state or local government regulator; any right to file an unfair labor practice charge under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”); Executive’s vested rights under any retirement or welfare benefit plan of the Company; any rights Executive may have to benefits under the Company’s standard benefit programs; Executive’s rights in his or her capacity as an equity holder of the Company; Executive’s right to receive payment for accrued salary and any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus with respect to the year prior to the year in which Executive’s date of termination of employment occurs for services rendered through Executive’s last day of employment, and reimbursement for travel and business expenses properly incurred prior to the separation date, but unreimbursed; or any other rights that may not be waived by an employee under applicable law.

Claims Not Released. This Release shall not apply to: the Company’s obligations to provide the separation benefits under Section 4 of the Agreement; Executive’s right to bring any action to enforce the terms of same or of this Release; Executive’s right to indemnification under any applicable indemnification policy of the Company, including without limitation, any general liability or “directors and officers” insurance policy, any shareholders or other agreement with the Company (including pursuant to any individual indemnification agreement), the Company’s governing documents or applicable law; Executive’s right to assert claims for workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits; Executive’s right to bring to the attention of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or any analogous state agency claims of discrimination, harassment or retaliation (provided, however, that Executive hereby agrees to waive Executive’s right to recover monetary damages or other individual relief in any such charge, investigation or proceeding or any related complaint or lawsuit filed by Executive or anyone else on Executive’s behalf), to the extent required by law; any right to communicate directly with, cooperate with, or provide information to, any federal, state or local government regulator; any right to file an unfair labor practice charge under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”); Executive’s vested rights under any retirement or welfare benefit plan of the Company; any rights Executive may have to benefits under the Company’s standard benefit programs; Executive’s rights in his or her capacity as an equity holder of the Company; Executive’s right to receive payment for accrued salary and any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus with respect to the year prior to the year in which Executive’s date of termination of employment occurs for services rendered through Executive’s last day of employment, and reimbursement for travel and business expenses properly ||| incurred prior to the separation date, but unreimbursed; or any other rights that may not be waived by an employee under applicable law.

Claims Not Released. This Release release shall not apply to: the Company’s obligations to provide the separation benefits under Section 4 of Transition Benefits; the Agreement; Executive’s right to bring any action to enforce the terms of same or of this Release; ExecutiveEmployee’s right to indemnification under any applicable indemnification policy of the Company, including without limitation, any general liability or “directors and officers” insurance policy, any shareholders or other agreement with the Company (including pursuant to any individual indemnification agreement), Company; the Company’s governing documents or applicable law; Executivethe Employee’s right to assert claims for workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits; ExecutiveEmployee’s right to bring to the attention of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or any analogous state agency claims of discrimination, harassment or retaliation discrimination (provided, however, that Executive hereby agrees to waive Executive’s the Employee releases his right to recover monetary secure any damages or other individual relief in any such charge, investigation or proceeding or any related complaint or lawsuit filed by Executive or anyone else on Executive’s behalffor alleged discriminatory treatment), to the extent required by law; any right to communicate directly with, cooperate with, or provide information to, any federal, state or local government regulator; any right to file an unfair labor practice charge under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)Act; Executivethe Employee’s vested rights under any retirement or welfare benefit plan of the Company; any rights Executive may have to benefits under the Company’s standard benefit programs; ExecutiveEmployee’s rights in his or her capacity as an equity holder equityholder of the Company; Executive’s right to receive payment for accrued salary and any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus with respect to the year prior to the year in which Executive’s date of termination of employment occurs for services rendered through Executive’s last day of employment, and reimbursement for travel and business expenses properly incurred prior to the separation date, but unreimbursed; or any other rights that may not be waived by an employee under applicable law. Notwithstanding anything in this Release to the contrary, nothing contained in this Release shall prohibit the Employee (or the Employee’s attorney) from (a) filing a charge with, reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to, participating in any investigation by, or cooperating with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the EEOC, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice or any other securities regulatory agency, self-regulatory authority or federal, state or local regulatory authority (collectively, “Government Agencies”), or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicable law or regulation, (b) communicating directly with, cooperating with, or providing information (including trade secrets) in confidence to any Government Agencies for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or from providing such information to the Employee’s attorney or in a sealed complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other governmental proceeding, (c) receiving an award for information provided to any Government Agency and/or (d) exercising any rights Employee may have under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Board. Pursuant to 18 USC Section 1833(b), the Employee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (x) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a A-3 US-LEGAL-12547451 suspected violation of law or (y) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Further, nothing in this Release is intended to or shall preclude you from providing truthful testimony in response to a valid subpoena, court order, regulatory request or other judicial, administrative or legal process or otherwise as required by law. If the Employee is required to provide testimony, then unless otherwise directed or requested by a Governmental Agency or law enforcement, the Employee shall notify the Company’s Deputy General Counsel in writing as promptly as practicable after receiving any such request of the anticipated testimony and at least ten (10) days prior to providing such testimony (or, if such notice is not possible under the circumstances, with as much prior notice as is possible) to afford the Company a reasonable opportunity to challenge the subpoena, court order or similar legal process.

Claims Not Released. This Release shall Agreement does not apply torelease: the Company’s obligations to provide the separation (a) claims for vested benefits under Section 4 the Amgen Retirement and Savings Plan, the Amgen Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan or the Amgen Inc. Supplemental Retirement Plan, that are unpaid as of the AgreementTermination Date; Executive(b) Employee’s ability to seek reimbursement for Eligible Medical Expenses (as defined in the Retiree Medical Savings Account Plan (“RMSA”)) from benefit amounts vested under the RMSA, if applicable; (c) Employee’s claims for payment of earned and unpaid wages due on Employee’s final paycheck (if any) or reimbursement of business expenses owed to Employee pursuant to California Labor Code § 2802 or the equivalent law in the relevant jurisdiction; (d) any of Employee’s rights pursuant to the terms of any grant agreements in connection with the grants of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or performance units made to Employee by the Company under a Company stock plan; (e) Employee’s right, if any, to claim government-provided unemployment benefits or workers compensation benefits; (f) Employee’s right to bring enforce this Agreement; (g) any action to enforce other claim or legal right that as a matter of law cannot be released or abridged by private agreement between the terms of same Company and Employee; (h)any rights or of this Release; Executive’s right claims to indemnification or limitation of liability protections Employee may have under any applicable indemnification policy the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other governance documents of the Company, including without limitation, any general liability or “directors and officers” insurance policy, any shareholders or other agreement with the Company (including pursuant to any individual indemnification agreement), the Company’s governing documents or applicable law; Executive’s right to assert claims for workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits; Executive’s right to bring to the attention of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or any analogous state agency claims of discrimination, harassment or retaliation (provided, however, that Executive hereby agrees to waive Executive’s right to recover monetary damages or other individual relief in any such charge, investigation or proceeding or any related complaint or lawsuit filed by Executive or anyone else on Executive’s behalf), to the extent required by law; any right to communicate directly with, cooperate with, or provide information to, any federal, state or local government regulator; any right to file an unfair labor practice charge under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”); Executive’s vested rights under any retirement or welfare benefit plan of the Company; any rights Executive may have to benefits under the Company’s standard benefit programs; Executive’s rights in his or her capacity as an equity holder of the Company; Executive’s right to receive payment for accrued salary and any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus with respect to the year prior to the year in which Executive’s date of termination of employment occurs for services rendered through Executive’s last day of employment, and reimbursement for travel and business expenses properly incurred prior to the separation date, but unreimbursed; or any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise the Employee may have served as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent; and (i) any rights that or claims Employee may not be waived by an employee have under applicable lawofficer and director insurance policies or other insurance policies of the Company or any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise the Employee may have served as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent.