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): November 30, 2004
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 November 30, 2004, Sangamo BioSciences Inc. issued a press release
announcing that the company had been granted a United States patent (U.S. Patent
No. 6,824,978) entitled "Regulation of Endogenous Gene Expression in Cells Using
Zinc Finger Proteins." The patent covers the activation or repression of any
endogenous gene in any cell or organism using engineered zinc finger DNA-binding
proteins (ZFPs) and broadens Sangamo's coverage of the uses of engineered ZFPs
to include delivery of ZFP Therapeutics as recombinant proteins.
A copy of the press release issued by Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. relating to the
issuing of this patent 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.
99.1 Press Release Issued November 30, 2004.
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: November 30, 2004
SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC.
By: /s/ EDWARD O. LANPHIER II
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Edward O. Lanphier II
President, Chief Executive Officer