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): July 6, 2016

 

 

SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

000-30171	68-0359556
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
501 Canal Blvd	Richmond, California 94804
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

 

(510) 970-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On July 6, 2016, Mr. Paul B. Cleveland notified Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. that he will resign as a member of its Board of Directors effective July 8, 2016, due to his responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer of Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.

 

 

 

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.

 

  

	SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC.
	By:	/s/ H. Ward Wolff
		Name: H. Ward Wolff
		Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: July 8, 2016