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): February 5, 2008

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, Suite A100
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)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 On February 5, 2008, Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 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 February 5, 2008.
 
 
 
 

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: February 5, 2008
    
   
SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC.
     
     
 
By:
/s/ EDWARD O. LANPHIER II
   
Edward O. Lanphier II
   
President, Chief Executive Officer