Amgen Completes Tender Offer for Outstanding Shares of Micromet, Inc.

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Mar 07, 2012, 08:00 ET

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen Inc. ("Amgen") (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced today the expiration of the subsequent offering period of the tender offer (the "Offer") by a wholly owned subsidiary, "Merger Sub," to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Micromet, Inc. ("Micromet") (NASDAQ:MITI) for $11.00 per share in cash. The subsequent offering period expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

The depositary for the tender offer has advised Amgen that, as of the expiration of the subsequent offering period, 84,684,189 Micromet shares had been validly tendered and not withdrawn in the initial offering period and the subsequent offering period, which tendered shares represent 88.34 percent of the outstanding shares of Micromet. Amgen has accepted for payment, and has paid or expects to promptly pay for, all such tendered shares. In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub intends to exercise its "top-up option" to purchase additional shares of common stock of Micromet directly from Micromet for $11.00 per share (the same purchase price paid in the Offer) so that it holds at least 90 percent of the outstanding shares of Micromet following such exercise.

As the final step of the acquisition process, Amgen expects to effect a short-form merger under Delaware law later today. At the effective time of the merger, each Micromet share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time will cease to be issued and outstanding and (other than shares then owned by Amgen, Micromet or any of their wholly owned subsidiaries and shares that are held by any stockholders who properly demand appraisal in connection with the merger) will be converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Offer price of $11.00, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes.

Micromet will be the surviving corporation in the merger and will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Amgen. Following the merger, Micromet shares will be delisted and will cease to trade on the NASDAQ Stock Market as of the close of the market today.

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Amgen Forward-Looking Statement

This news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on Amgen's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual events to differ materially from those described. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including statements about the planned completion of the tender offer and the merger. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports filed by Amgen, including Amgen's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and most recent periodic reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. Please refer to Amgen's most recent Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K for information on the uncertainties and risk factors related to Amgen's business. Unless otherwise noted, Amgen is providing this information as of March 7, 2012 and expressly disclaims any duty to update information contained in this news release.

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