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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2005
SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-30171 68-0359556
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
501 Canal Blvd, Suite A100 Richmond, California 94804
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(510) 970-6000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On March 1, 2005, Sangamo BioSciences Inc. issued a press release
announcing that data from their program to develop a treatment for HIV infection
was presented at the 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic
Infections.
A copy of the press release issued by Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. relating to this
event is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits. The following material is filed as an exhibit to this Current
Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No.
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99.1 Press Release Issued March 1, 2005.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DATE: March 1, 2005
SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC.
By: /s/ EDWARD O. LANPHIER II
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Edward O. Lanphier II
President, Chief Executive Officer