WILLIAMS SONOMA INC — Director's Dealing 2016

Apr 20, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC (WSM)
CIK: 0000719955
Period of Report: 2016-04-16

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-04-16	Common Stock	M	80173	—	Acquired	402324	Direct
2016-04-16	Common Stock	F	41835	$60.91	Disposed	360489	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-04-16	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	80173	Disposed		Common Stock (80173)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	13583	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the number of shares withheld upon vesting of restricted stock units to cover tax withholding obligations.

F2: 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 April 18, 2016.

F3: Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WSM common stock.

F4: The restricted stock units vested in two equal installments on April 16, 2014 and April 16, 2016. Vesting of these units was subject to a performance metric.

F5: The restricted stock units are cancelled upon vesting and delivery of shares of WSM common stock.