Sec Form 4 Filing - STANGL SANDRA @ WILLIAMS SONOMA INC - 2012-03-20

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FORM 4
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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
STANGL SANDRA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC [ WSM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT POTTERY BARN BRAND
(Last) (First) (Middle)
3250 VAN NESS AVE.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
03/20/2012
(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA94109
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 03/20/2012 M 12,500 A $ 8.01 17,656 D
Common Stock 03/20/2012 D 2,651 D $ 37.77 15,005 D
Common Stock 03/20/2012 F 3,613 D $ 37.77 11,392 D
Common Stock 03/21/2012 S 6,236 D $ 38.52 5,156 D
Common Stock 03/21/2012 J 189 A $ 38.54 4,798 ( 1 ) I By Managed Account
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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Appreciation Rights $ 8.01 03/20/2012 M 12,500 ( 2 ) 12/19/2018 Common Stock 12,500 $ 0 12,500 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
STANGL SANDRA
3250 VAN NESS AVE.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA94109
PRESIDENT POTTERY BARN BRAND
Signatures
/s/ Laurel Pies, Attorney-in-Fact for Sandra Stangl 03/22/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )The reporting person owns $184,926.50 in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock fund under the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 401(k) Plan, based on a statement dated March 21, 2012. The number of shares indirectly owned was calculated by dividing the amount owned in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock fund by $38.54, the closing price of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. common stock on March 20, 2012.
( 2 )Of these stock appreciation rights, 12,500 were vested and exercisable and 12,500 vests on 12/19/2012.

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