WILLIAMS SONOMA INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 27, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC (WSM)
CIK: 0000719955
Period of Report: 2013-03-26

Reporting Person: STANGL SANDRA (PRESIDENT POTTERY BARN BRANDS)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-03-26	Common Stock	M	10000	$27.00	Acquired	23896	Direct
2013-03-26	Common Stock	S	10000	$50.7688	Disposed	13896	Direct
2013-03-27	Common Stock	M	12500	$8.01	Acquired	26396	Direct
2013-03-27	Common Stock	F	3961	$51.03	Disposed	22435	Direct
2013-03-27	Common Stock	D	1963	$51.03	Disposed	20472	Direct
2013-03-27	Common Stock	S	6576	$50.6974	Disposed	13896	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-03-26	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.00	M	10000	Disposed	2013-09-29	Common Stock (10000)	Direct
2013-03-27	Stock Appreciation Rights	$8.01	M	12500	Disposed	2018-12-19	Common Stock (12500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5196	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reflects the weighted average price as the shares were sold in multiple transactions. The per share transaction price ranged from $50.72 to $50.82. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F2: Reflects the number of shares retained by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding requirements in connection with the reporting person's exercise of a stock-settled stock appreciation right.

F3: Reflects the number of shares retained by the issuer in connection with the reporting person's exercise of a stock-settled stock appreciation right.

F4: Reflects the weighted average price as the shares were sold in multiple transactions. The per share transaction price ranged from $50.59 to $50.77. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F5: Represents the number of shares held by the reporting person in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Stock Fund under the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 401(k) Plan, based on a statement dated March 26, 2013.

F6: These stock options are fully vested and immediately exercisable.

F7: These stock appreciation rights are fully vested and immediately exercisable.