SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-15-018858

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC · WSM

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — PRESIDENT POTTERY BARN BRANDS

Period of report

May 26, 2015

Accepted (ET)

May 28, 2015 · 5:52 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000719955

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	May 26, 2015	M	50,780	$40.87	A	101,456	D
Common Stock^F1	May 26, 2015	F	12,783	$78.96	D	88,673	D
Common Stock^F2	May 26, 2015	D	26,284	$78.96	D	62,389	D
Common Stock^F3	May 26, 2015	S	23,071	$77.97	D	39,318	D
Common Stock^F4	holding	—	—		—	5,822	I	By Managed Account

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Appreciation Rights^F5	$40.87	May 26, 2015	M	50,780	D	—	Apr 5, 2018	Common Stock	50,780	0	D

F1Reflects 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.
F2Reflects the number of shares retained by the issuer in connection with the reporting person's exercise of a stock-settled stock appreciation right.
F3Reflects the weighted average price as the shares were sold in multiple transactions. The per share transaction price ranged from $77.64 to $78.88. 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.
F4Represents 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.
F5These stock appreciation rights are fully vested and immediately exercisable.