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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
719955	Williams Sonoma Inc	WSM	Retail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores (5700)	942203880

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1225922	Laura Alber	3250 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco CA 94109	President & Ceo	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-03-18	70,000	$8.56	160,173	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-03-18	15,564	$38.50	144,609	No	4	D	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-03-18	25,411	$38.50	119,198	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-03-18	30,000	$21.80	149,198	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-03-18	59,025	$38.53	90,173	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-03-21	318	$38.03	11,624	No	4	J	Indirect	by Managed Account

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	D	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	J	Indirect	by Managed Account

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2011-03-18	30,000	$0.00	30,000	$21.80
Common Stock	Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Right (SSAR)	Disposition	2011-03-18	70,000	$0.00	70,000	$8.56

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0		2013-04-01	No	4	M	Direct
160,000		2018-11-07	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Reflects the weighted average price as the shares were sold in multiple transactions. The per share transaction price ranged from $38.500 to $38.797. 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.
The reporting person owns $442,048.26 in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock fund under the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 401(k) Plan, based on a statement dated March 21, 2011. The number of shares indirectly owned by Managed Account and listed in Table 1 was calculated by dividing the amount owned in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock fund by $38.03, the closing price of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. common stock on March 18, 2011.
The option vested in equal installments on April 1, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
The SSAR vests in four equal annual installments beginning on November 7, 2009.