Sangamo BioSciences Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financi...( Company Ends Year with Cash and Inves...)

Company Ends Year with Cash and Investments of $65.0 Million

RICHMOND, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) today reported fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results and accomplishments and provided an outlook for 2009.

For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, Sangamo reported a consolidated net loss of $2.6 million, or $0.06 per share, compared to a net loss of $6.7 million, or $0.17 per share, for the same period in 2007. As of December 31, 2008, the company had cash, cash equivalents marketable securities and interest receivable of $65.0 million.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008 were $6.8 million, compared to $2.8 million for the same period in 2007. Fourth quarter 2008 revenues were primarily from Sangamo's enabling technology agreements in cell line engineering for protein production including $3.0 million related to a fully-paid non-exclusive license agreement with Pfizer Inc and revenues from Sangamo's agreement with Genentech, Inc., as well as Sangamo's agreements with Dow AgroSciences (DAS) and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation.

Research and development expenses were $6.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to $7.9 million for the same period in 2007. The decrease in research and development expenses for the fourth quarter of 2008 was primarily due to reduced expenses related to clinical trials as studies of our drug SB-509 progressed. Non-cash stock-based compensation included in research and development expenses totaled $605,000 and $409,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 2007, respectively.

General and administrative expenses were $2.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to $2.5 million for the same period in 2007. Non-cash stock-based compensation included in general and admini
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