X0201 4 2004-03-24 0 0000719955 WILLIAMS SONOMA INC WSM 0001225919 LESTER HOWARD 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 1 1 0 0 CHAIRMAN Common Stock 2004-03-24 4 S 0 210000 31.95 D 7289528 D Common Stock 34363 I by Managed Account The shares are held in a Managed Account under the Williams-Sonoma Inc. stock fund in the company's Associate Stock Incentive Plan, a 401(K) plan. The number of shares indirectly owned and noted on Table 1 was calculated by dividing the amount owned in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock fund by the closing price of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. common stock on the date of the account statement. The reporting person owns $1,097,919 in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock fund under the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Associate Stock Incentive Plan, a 401(K) plan, based on a statement dated March 24, 2004. The number of shares indirectly owned and noted on Table I was calculated by dividing the amount owned in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock fund by $31.95, the closing price of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. common stock on March 24, 2004. By: Beau Davidson, Attorney-in-Fact For: Howard Lester 2004-03-25