Current Report Filing (8-k)
February 24 2017 - 5:11PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 21, 2017
SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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000-30171
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68-0359556
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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501 Canal Blvd
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Richmond, California 94804
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(510) 970-6000
(Registrants Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if
Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate 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 (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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 February 21, 2017, Dr. Dale Ando and Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.
(the
Company
) entered into a separation agreement (the
Separation Agreement
). Dr. Andos last day of employment with the Company was February 3, 2017 (the
Termination
Date
). Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Dr. Ando will provide certain transition services relating to his previous responsibilities and projects to the Companys Chief Medical Officer for a period of six (6) months
following the Termination Date. In connection with the execution of the Separation Agreement, Dr. Ando will receive: (i) continued payment of Dr. Andos base salary in effect on the Termination Date for a period of twenty-six
(26) weeks in accordance with normal payroll practices and (ii) a payment in cash of approximately $120,000 less applicable taxes payable on the first payroll date that is administratively practicable, an amount he would have received
under the Companys bonus program had he remained at the Company. In addition, Dr. Ando will release the Company and its affiliates from any claims that he may have related to his employment with the Company and any claims for severance
pay or other compensation.
The foregoing description is a summary and qualified in its entirety by the Separation Agreement, a copy of
which the Company intends to file as an exhibit to the Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2017.
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.
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SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ H. Ward Wolff
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Name: H. Ward Wolff
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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Dated: February 24, 2017
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