WILLIAMS SONOMA INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Jun 13, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC (WSM)
CIK: 0000719955
Period of Report: 2013-06-10

Reporting Person: ALBER LAURA (Director, PRESIDENT & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-06-10	Common Stock	M	60000	$38.84	Acquired	194250	Direct
2013-06-10	Common Stock	S	60000	$54.2626	Disposed	134250	Direct
2013-06-11	Common Stock	M	40000	$30.34	Acquired	174250	Direct
2013-06-11	Common Stock	F	9182	$54.17	Disposed	165068	Direct
2013-06-11	Common Stock	D	22404	$54.17	Disposed	142664	Direct
2013-06-11	Common Stock	S	8414	$53.3897	Disposed	134250	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-06-10	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$38.84	M	60000	Disposed	2015-05-27	Common Stock (60000)	Direct
2013-06-11	Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Right (ssar)	$30.34	M	40000	Disposed	2016-09-12	Common Stock (40000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	12861	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reflects the weighted average price as the shares were sold in multiple transactions. The per share transaction price ranged from $54.07 to $54.44. 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 $53.17 to $53.68. 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 June 10, 2013.

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

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