X0303 4 2008-10-29 0 0000719955 WILLIAMS SONOMA INC WSM 0001225919 LESTER HOWARD 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 1 1 0 0 CHAIRMAN - CEO Common Stock 2008-10-29 4 S 0 586800 8.4706 D 5629862 D Common Stock 2008-10-29 4 S 0 563200 7.8741 D 5066662 D Common Stock 2008-10-29 4 J 0 3 8.01 A 727 I by Managed Account The shares had been previously pledged to collateralize a loan and were sold as the result of a margin call at the sole discretion of the lending institution. Reflects the weighted average price as the shares were sold in multiple transactions. The per share transaction price ranged from $7.28 to $8.0151. 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 $5,827.07 in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock fund under the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 401(k) Plan, based on a statement dated October 29, 2008. The number of shares indirectly owned was calculated by dividing the amount owned in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock fund by $8.01, the closing price of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. common stock on October 29, 2008. By: Attorney in Fact, Laurel Pies For: Howard Lester 2008-10-31