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SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC. Annual Meeting

June 21, 2012

June 21, 2012 9:00 AM PDT

April 23, 2012

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.

501 Canal Boulevard

Richmond, CA 94804

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51 MERCEDES WAY

EDGEWOOD NY 11717

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The Board of Directors recommends that you

vote FOR the following:

1. Election of Directors

Nominees

01 Edward O. Lanphier II 02 Paul B. Cleveland 03 Stephen G. Dilly, MBBS 04 John W. Larson 05 Steven J. Mento, Ph.D.

06 Saira Ramasastry 07 William R. Ringo

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

2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the

year ending December 31, 2012.

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


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