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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )

 

 

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SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 22, 2015

 

 

SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC.

 

 

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  Meeting Information       
  Meeting Type: Annual Meeting       
  For holders as of: April 24, 2015       
  Date: June 22, 2015            Time: 9:00 AM PDT       
  Location: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.       
 

                  501 Canal Boulevard

                  Richmond, CA 94804

 

      
      
 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

 

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

 

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

 

  
    
    
  See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.   

 

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How to Access the Proxy Materials

 

   

Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:

1. Annual Report            2. Notice & Proxy Statement

 

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The Board of Directors recommends you

vote FOR the following proposal(s):

     
 

 

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Election of Directors

  
     Nominees      
  01    Edward O. Lanphier II      
          
 

 

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Paul B. Cleveland

     
 

 

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Stephen G. Dilly, Ph.D.

     
 

 

04

  

 

John W. Larson

     
 

 

05

  

 

Steven J. Mento, Ph.D.

     
 

 

06

  

 

H. Stewart Parker

     
 

 

07

  

 

Saira Ramasastry

     
 

 

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William R. Ringo

     

 

 

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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):

     
 

 

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To approve an amendment to the Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan(the 2013 Plan) to, among other things, increase the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the 2013 Plan.

 

     
 

 

3.

  

 

To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015.

 

     


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NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

  

 

 

 

 

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