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Director Stock Ownership Policy
The Board has approved a stock ownership policy. Each non-employee director must hold at least $400,000
worth of shares of company stock by the fifth anniversary of such director’s initial election to the Board. In the
event a director holds at least $400,000 worth of shares of company stock during the required time period, but the
value of such director’s shares decreases below $400,000 due to a drop in the company’s stock price, the director
shall be deemed to have complied with this policy so long as the director does not sell shares of company stock.
If a director has not complied with this policy during the required time period, then the director may not sell any
shares until such director holds at least $400,000 worth of shares of company stock.
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, both of which apply to all
of our employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller, are available on
our website at www.williams-sonomainc.com/investors. Copies of our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics are also available upon written request and without charge to any
stockholder by writing to: Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 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 Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics. We intend to disclose any amendment to, or waivers of, the provisions of our Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics 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/investors.
Certifications
The certification of our Chief Executive Officer required by the NYSE Listing Standards, Section 303A.12(a),
relating to our compliance with the NYSE Corporate Governance Listing Standards, was submitted to the NYSE
on June 6, 2013. The certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by the
SEC in connection with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 2, 2014 were submitted to
the SEC on April 3, 2014 with our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Communicating with Members of the Board
Stockholders and all other interested parties may send written communications to the Board or to any of our
directors individually, including non-management directors and the Chairman of the Board, at the following
address: Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 3250 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco,
California 94109. All communications will be compiled by our Corporate Secretary and submitted to the Board
or an individual director, as appropriate, on a periodic basis.
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