SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-16-063141

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC · WSM

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

Reporting owner

Officer — PRESIDENT WS BRAND

Period of report

Sep 21, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Sep 23, 2016 · 8:32 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
Common Stock^F1	Sep 21, 2016	S	13,158	$49.64	D	32,776	D
Common Stock	Sep 21, 2016	M	22,004	$40.87	A	54,780	D
Common Stock^F2	Sep 21, 2016	F	2,040	$49.70	D	52,740	D
Common Stock^F3	Sep 21, 2016	D	18,095	$49.70	D	34,645	D
Common Stock	Sep 23, 2016	S	1,869	$50.48	D	32,776	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Appreciation Rights^F4	$40.87	Sep 21, 2016	M	22,004	D	—	Apr 5, 2018	Common Stock	22,004	0	D

F1Reflects 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.
F2Reflects 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.
F3Reflects the number of shares retained by the issuer in connection with the reporting person's exercise of a stock-settled stock appreciation right.
F4These stock settled-stock appreciation rights became fully vested and exercisable on April 5, 2015.