SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CONNOLLY PAT

(Last) (First) (Middle)
3250 VAN NESS AVENUE

(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC [ WSM ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
EVP
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/10/1993
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/10/1993 J 850(1) D $0 534,065 D
Common Stock 12/31/1993 J 1,330(1) D $0 532,735 D
Common Stock 12/31/1996 J 620(1) D $0 532,115 D
Common Stock 08/20/1997 J 1,350(1) D $0 530,765 D
Common Stock 03/16/1998 S 2,750 D $61.07 528,015 D
Common Stock 03/17/1998 S 285 D $60 527,730 D
Common Stock 03/17/1998 J 1,800(1) D $0 525,930 D
Common Stock 08/19/1998 J 260(2) D $0 526,190 D
Common Stock 12/09/1999 S 6,800 D $57.78 519,390 D
Common Stock 12/09/1999 J 77(1) D $0 519,313 D
Common Stock 09/13/2002 S 34,500 D $25.74 484,813 D
Common Stock 12/01/2012 J 7,000(1) D $0 477,813 D
Common Stock 03/24/2015 J 27,236(3) D $0 450,577 D
Common Stock 38,889 I By Managed Account(4)
Common Stock 225,000 I By LLC
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents a gift transaction.
2. Reported to correct double-reporting of this gift on previous Form 4s.
3. Adjusted to reflect (1) 29,139 shares resulting from incorrect pre-stock split share assumptions in prior Form 4s and (2) 1,903 shares from transactions between February and August 1994 for which transaction details are not available.
4. Represents the number of shares held by the reporting person in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Stock Fund under the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 401(k) Plan, based on a statement dated March 24, 2015.
/s/ Patrick J. Connolly 03/25/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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