WILLIAMS SONOMA INC — Director's Dealing 2015

May 28, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC (WSM)
CIK: 0000719955
Period of Report: 2015-05-26

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-05-26	Common Stock	M	136185	$40.87	Acquired	494539	Direct
2015-05-26	Common Stock	F	34280	$78.96	Disposed	460259	Direct
2015-05-26	Common Stock	D	70490	$78.96	Disposed	389769	Direct
2015-05-26	Common Stock	S	64968	$77.97	Disposed	324801	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-05-26	Stock Appreciation Rights	$40.87	M	136185	Disposed	2018-04-05	Common Stock (136185)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	13264	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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.

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

F3: Reflects the weighted average price as the shares were sold in multiple transactions. The per share transaction price ranged from $77.62 to $78.90. 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.

F4: 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 May 26, 2015.

F5: These stock-settled stock appreciation rights are fully vested and immediately exercisable.