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AUDIT AND RELATED FEES
During fiscal 2008 and 2007, Deloitte did not perform any prohibited non-audit services for us.
Audit Fees
Deloitte billed approximately $1,423,000 for fiscal 2008 and $1,410,000 for fiscal 2007 for professional services
to audit our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and to review our
condensed consolidated financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Fees for audit
services billed also consisted of fees for the assessment of the company’s internal control over financial reporting
as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Audit-Related Fees
Deloitte billed approximately $42,000 for fiscal 2008 and $31,000 for fiscal 2007 for audit-related services.
Audit-related services included: (i) the audit of our 401(k) plan; and (ii) the filing of our statutory report in
Puerto Rico.
Tax Fees
Deloitte billed a total of approximately $133,000 for fiscal 2008 and $43,000 for fiscal 2007 for tax services. Tax
services included approximately: (i) $56,000 for fiscal 2008 and $33,500 for fiscal 2007 for tax compliance
services, which included consultation for the preparation of our federal, state and local tax returns; and
(ii) $77,000 for fiscal 2008 and $9,500 for fiscal 2007 for tax consulting services.
All Other Fees
Deloitte billed a total of $4,000 for fiscal 2008 and zero for fiscal 2007 for all other fees. All other fees include
license fees related to the use of Deloitte’s on-line accounting research tool.
What is our policy regarding pre-approval of audit and non-audit services performed by Deloitte?
All services performed by Deloitte, whether audit or non-audit services, must be pre-approved by us or a
designated member of our committee, whose decisions must be reported to us at our next meeting. Pre-approval
must be obtained before Deloitte performs the services but cannot be obtained more than one year before
performance begins. Approval can be for general classes of permitted services such as annual audit services or
tax consulting services. The permitted services, the dates of the engagement and the estimated fees for such
services, must be approved by the Audit and Finance Committee in accordance with these procedures before
performance begins.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES AND CORPORATE CODE OF CONDUCT
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our Corporate Code of Conduct, which applies to all of our employees,
including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer and Controller, are available on
our website at www.williams-sonomainc.com. Copies of our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our Corporate
Code of Conduct are available at our website at www.williams-sonomainc.com and upon written request and
without charge to any shareholder by writing to: Secretary, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., 3250 Van Ness Avenue, San
Francisco, California 94109. To date, there have been no waivers that apply to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, Controller or persons performing similar functions under our Corporate Code of Conduct. We
intend to disclose any amendment to, or waivers of, the provisions of our Corporate Code of Conduct that affect our
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Controller or persons performing similar functions by posting
such information on our website at www.williams-sonomainc.com.
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