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3250 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, California 94109
www.williams-sonomainc.com
NOTICE OF 2009 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
MEETING DATE: May 22, 2009
TIME: 9:00 a.m. Pacific 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 ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending January 31, 2010;
3) A shareholder proposal recommending that the Board adopt a policy
to appoint, whenever possible, an independent director who has not
previously served as one of our executive officers to serve as
Chairman; 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 27, 2009.
DATE OF MAILING: The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or this notice, the
Proxy Statement and the Annual Report are first being mailed to
shareholders and posted on our website on or about April 9, 2009.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Seth R. Jaffe
Secretary
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
Instructions for submitting your proxy are summarized in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy
Materials, 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 through 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