SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Harvey Richard A.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3250 VAN NESS AVENUE

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94109

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC [ WSM ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	PRESIDENT WS BRAND

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	18,996	I	by Managed Account

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	04/01/2013	Common Stock	5,600	$21.8	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	04/03/2012	Common Stock	3,200	$22.47	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	63,082	⁽²⁾	D
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Right (SSAR)	⁽¹⁾	11/07/2018	Common Stock	75,000	$8.56	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The stock option for 5,600 shares listed in Table II is fully vested. The stock option for 3,200 shares listed in Table II is fully vested. The 63,082 restricted stock units listed in Table II vest as follows: 20,000 units vest on 1/31/2010 5,685 units vest on 4/10/2010 20,000 units vest on 1/31/2011 4,151 units vest on 4/10/2011 2,688 units vest on 4/10/2012 10,558 units vest on 5/2/2012 The stock option for 75,000 shares listed in Table II will vest in equal parts on 11/7/2010, 11/7/2011, 11/7/2012.

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

	By: Attorney-in-Fact: Laurel Pies For: Richard A. Harvey	02/19/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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