THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS), excluding stock option expense and certain other expenses, of $1.04 for the third quarter of 2006, an increase of 22 percent compared to 85 cents during the third quarter of 2005. Adjusted net income, excluding stock option expense and certain other expenses, increased 15 percent to $1,224 million compared to $1,067 million in the third quarter of 2005. Stock option expense on a per share basis totaled 3 cents in both the third quarter of 2006 and 2005. Adjusted EPS including stock option expense was $1.01 for the third quarter of 2006, an increase of 23 percent compared to 82 cents in the third quarter of 2005.
