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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-112244
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160706
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160708
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160708

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001001233
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		IRS NUMBER:				680359556
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-30171
		FILM NUMBER:		161759572

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		501 CANAL BLVD
		STREET 2:		POINT RICHMOND TECH CNTR.
		CITY:			RICHMOND
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94804
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5109706000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		501 CANAL BLVD
		STREET 2:		POINT RICHMOND TECH CNTR.
		CITY:			RICHMOND
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94804
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Section 13 or 15(d) of the</B></FONT></P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>

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of earliest event reported): <U> July 6, 2016</U></P>

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BIOSCIENCES, INC.</B></P>

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Its Charter)</P>

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970-6000</B></P>

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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 (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or
Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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.</P>

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    H. Ward Wolff</U></FONT></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; layout-grid-mode: line"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:
    H. Ward Wolff </font></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; layout-grid-mode: line"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: July 8, 2016</P>

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