UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 17, 2021
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(510 ) 970-6000
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Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 17, 2021, Joseph S. Zakrzewski, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his voluntary resignation from the Board effective March 1, 2022. Mr. Zakrzewski’s resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
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.
| SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dated: November 19, 2021 | By: | /s/ Scott Willoughby | ||||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Scott Willoughby | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||