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3250 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, California 94109
www.williams-sonomainc.com
NOTICE OF 2005 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
MEETING DATE: Wednesday, May 18, 2005
TIME: 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time
PLACE: Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
3250 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, California 94109
ITEMS OF BUSINESS: 1) The election of our Board of Directors;
2) The amendment and restatement of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 2001
Incentive Bonus Plan so that we may continue to use the 2001
Incentive Bonus Plan to achieve the company’s goals and continue
to receive a federal income tax deduction for certain compensation
paid under the 2001 Incentive Bonus Plan;
3) The ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending January 29, 2006; and
4) Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.
WHO CAN VOTE: You may vote if you were a shareholder of record as of March 22, 2005.
DATE OF MAILING: This notice, the Proxy Statement and the Annual Report are first being
mailed to shareholders on or about April 20, 2005.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Seth R. Jaffe
Secretary
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
Instructions for submitting your proxy are summarized in the Proxy Statement and on your proxy card. It is
important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. Please submit your proxy via
the Internet, by telephone, or mark, sign, date and promptly return the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed
envelope. Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting.
Proxy