Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Sangamo occupies office and laboratory space under operating leases in Richmond, California. In August 2013 Sangamo amended its lease agreement wherein the lease was extended through August 2019. We have two additional properties located in Richmond, CA, including a lease to occupy approximately 7,700 square feet of research and office space that expires in January 2018 and a build-to-suit lease to occupy approximately 41,400 square feet of space that expires five years after substantial construction is completed. The rent expense was $0.9 million in 2015, $0.7 million in 2014, and $0.7 million in 2013. Future minimum payments under contractual obligations at December 31, 2015 consist of the following (in thousands):

	Operating
Fiscal Year:	Leases
2016	$	1,015
2017		1,388
2018		1,222
2019		984
2020		503
Thereafter		385
Total minimum payments	$	5,497

Contingencies

Sangamo is not party to any material pending legal proceeding. From time to time, we may be involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business