WILLIAMS SONOMA INC — Director's Dealing 2016

Sep 24, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC (WSM)
CIK: 0000719955
Period of Report: 2016-09-21

Reporting Person: Hayes Janet (PRESIDENT WS BRAND)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-09-21	Common Stock	S	13158	$49.64	Disposed	32776	Direct
2016-09-21	Common Stock	M	22004	$40.87	Acquired	54780	Direct
2016-09-21	Common Stock	F	2040	$49.70	Disposed	52740	Direct
2016-09-21	Common Stock	D	18095	$49.70	Disposed	34645	Direct
2016-09-23	Common Stock	S	1869	$50.48	Disposed	32776	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-09-21	Stock Appreciation Rights	$40.87	M	22004	Disposed	2018-04-05	Common Stock (22004)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Reflects the weighted average price as the shares were sold in multiple transactions. The per share transaction price ranged from $49.61 to $49.65. 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: These stock settled-stock appreciation rights became fully vested and exercisable on April 5, 2015.