Smith Karen L. Form 4 SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS / Karen L. Smith ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Smith Karen L.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SANGAMO THERAPEAUTICS, INC.

7000 MARINA BLVD

(Street)

BRISBANE CA 94405

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS, INC [ SGMO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/25/2021		A		8,200(1)	A	$0.00	25,700(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.19	02/25/2021		A		16,400		(3)	02/24/2031	Common Stock	16,400	$0.00	16,400	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock issuable upon settlement of restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The RSUs will fully vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Reporting Person's Continuous Service (as defined in the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2018 EIP, as amended")), through such date and subject to acceleration as provided in the 2018 EIP, as amended.

2. Includes: (a) 1,667 shares of common stock issuable upon settlement of RSUs granted to the Reporting Person on June 26, 2018 representing the final remaining vesting tranche from such RSU grant with such RSUs vesting on June 26, 2021; and (b) 10,000 shares of common stock issuable upon settlement of RSUs subject to Reporting Person's May 18, 2020 RSU grant that will fully vest on the earlier of (x) May 18, 2021 (the first anniversary of the date of grant) or (y) the day prior to the Issuer's 2021 annual stockholders meeting. The vesting of all such RSUs is subject to the Reporting Person's Continuous Service as defined in the 2018 EIP, as amended, through such dates and subject to acceleration as defined in the 2018 EIP, as amended.

3. Each option is immediately exercisable for all option shares, but shares purchased under the option are subject to certain repurchase rights by the Issuer upon cessation of the Reporting Person's Continuous Service (as defined in the 2018 EIP, as amended). The shares subject to the option vest in 12 successive equal monthly installments upon the Reporting Person's completion of each month of Continuous Service (as defined in the 2018 EIP, as amended) over the 12-month period measured from the grant date and subject to acceleration as provided in the 2018 EIP, as amended.

Remarks:

	/s/ Matthew Colvin, Attorney-in-Fact for Karen L. Smith	03/01/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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