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Sangamo Therapeutics Announces Virtual Format for 2020 Annual Meeting
BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO), a genomic medicine company, announced today that it is changing its 2020
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[{"type":"text","content":" BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nSangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO), a genomic medicine company, announced today that it is changing its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to a virtual-only format due to public health and safety concerns related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.\n\n\nThe previously announced date and time of the annual meeting, Monday, May 18, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. PT, has not changed. Stockholders will not be able to attend the annual meeting in person.\n\n\nWhether or not stockholders plan to virtually attend the annual meeting, Sangamo urges them to vote and submit their proxy in advance of the annual meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials for the annual meeting. \n\n\nThe proxy card included with any proxy materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in location and may continue to be used to vote shares in connection with the annual meeting.\n\n\nAttending and Voting at the Annual Meeting as a Stockholder of Record\n\n\nAt the time and date of the annual meeting, Sangamo stockholders of record as of March 20, 2020 (the ‘record date’) can attend and vote by accessing the meeting center at www.meetingcenter.io/282905939 and entering the 15-digit control number on the proxy card or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials previously received. The meeting password is SGMO2020. Stockholders of record can vote their shares by clicking on the ‘Cast Your Vote’ link in the meeting center.\n\n\nRegistering to Attend and Vote at the Annual Meeting as a Beneficial Owner\n\n\nBeneficial stockholders as of the record date (i.e., shares held in ‘street name’ through an intermediary, such as a bank or broker) must register in advance to attend and vote at the annual meeting. To register, stockholders must obtain a legal proxy from the holder of record and submit proof of legal proxy reflecting the number of shares of Sangamo common stock held as of the record date, along with name and email address, to Computershare at [email protected]. Requests for registration must be labeled as “Legal Proxy” and must be received no later than Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 2:00 p.m. PT. Stockholders will then receive a confirmation of registration with a control number by email from Computershare. At the time and date of the annual meeting, registered ...