Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LANPHIER EDWARD O II
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES INC [SGMO]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Pres & Chief Ex Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C./O SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES INC, STE A-100, POINT RICHMOND TECH CNTR,501 CANAL BLVD.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2008
(Street)

RICHMOND, CA 94804
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 03/05/2008   M(4)   400,000 A $ 0.17 1,977,242 I (2) By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/05/2008   S(4)   10,000 D $ 12.67 1,967,242 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/05/2008   S(4)   5,000 D $ 12.72 1,962,242 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/05/2008   S(4)   5,000 D $ 12.77 1,957,242 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/05/2008   S(4)   5,000 D $ 12.74 1,952,242 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/05/2008   S(4)   25,000 D $ 12.55 1,927,242 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/06/2008   S(4)   200 D $ 12.67 1,927,042 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/06/2008   S(4)   400 D $ 12.68 1,926,642 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/06/2008   S(4)   600 D $ 12.7 1,926,042 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/06/2008   S(4)   300 D $ 12.71 1,925,742 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/06/2008   S(4)   400 D $ 12.5 1,925,342 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/06/2008   S(4)   5,000 D $ 12.6 1,920,342 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/06/2008   S(4)   4,600 D $ 12.57 1,915,742 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/06/2008   S(4)   100 D $ 12.69 1,915,642 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/06/2008   S(4)   3,400 D $ 12.64 1,912,242 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock 03/06/2008   S(4)   10,000 D $ 12.4 1,902,242 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock               200,000 D  
Common Stock               100,000 I By Trust for Son (3)
Common Stock               100,000 I By Trust for Daughter (3)
Common Stock               100,000 I By Trust for Daughter (3)
Common Stock               100,000 I By Trust for Daughter (3)

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 0.17 03/05/2008   M(4)     400,000   (5) 05/06/2008 Common Stock 400,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LANPHIER EDWARD O II
C./O SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES INC, STE A-100
POINT RICHMOND TECH CNTR,501 CANAL BLVD.
RICHMOND, CA 94804
  X     Pres & Chief Ex Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Edward O Lanphier, II   03/07/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares are held in the Edward O. Lanphier II and Cameron M. Lanphier Trust U/T/A August 30, 2002, Edward O Lanphier II and Cameron M. Lanphier Trustees (the "Trust").
(2) Immediately after exercising these options (the "Options"), the Reporting Person will transfer all 400,000 shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Options to the Trust.
(3) The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by each of his children and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that Mr. Lanphier is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4) The Options have an expiration date of May 6, 2008. The sales of shares reported herein were intended to provide funds to partially cover anticipated tax liabilities arising from the exercise of the Options. The exercise of Options and sales of shares reported herein were completed at a time and in a manner consistent with the Issuer's insider trading policy.
(5) The Options vest and become exercisable for twenty five percent of the shares upon the optionee's completion of one year of service measured from the grant date and vest and become exercisable for the balance of the shares in thirty six successive equal monthly installments upon his or her completion of each additional month of service thereafter.

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