Pottery Barn 2014 Annual Report Download - page 94

Can I receive future proxy materials by e-mail?
Yes. You may choose to receive future proxy materials by e-mail by following the instructions provided on the
website referred to in the Notice. Choosing to receive your future proxy materials by e-mail will save us the cost
of printing and mailing documents to you and will reduce the impact of our Annual Meeting on the environment.
If you choose to receive future proxy materials by e-mail, you will receive an e-mail next year with instructions
containing a link to those materials and a link to the proxy voting site. Your election to receive proxy materials
by e-mail will remain in effect until you terminate it.
Who may vote?
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 30, 2015, the record date, are entitled to receive
notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each holder of our common stock will be entitled to one vote for
each share of our common stock owned as of the record date. As of the record date, there were 91,642,370 shares
of our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, and there were 360 stockholders of record, which number
does not include beneficial owners of shares held in the name of a bank or brokerage firm. We do not have any
outstanding shares of preferred stock.
How do I vote?
You may vote in person at the Annual Meeting, electronically by submitting your proxy through the Internet, by
telephone or by returning a hard copy of the proxy card before the Annual Meeting. Proxies properly executed,
returned to us on a timely basis and not revoked will be voted in accordance with the instructions contained in the
proxy. If any matter not described in this Proxy Statement is properly presented for action at the meeting, the
persons named in the enclosed proxy will have discretionary authority to vote according to their best judgment.
How do I vote electronically or by telephone?
You may vote by submitting your proxy through the Internet or by telephone. The Internet and telephone voting
procedures are designed to authenticate your identity as a Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stockholder, to allow you to
vote your shares and to confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. Specific instructions to be
followed for voting on the Internet or by telephone are provided below in this Proxy Statement, in the Notice and
on the proxy card.
Shares Registered Directly in the Name of the Stockholder
If your shares are registered directly in your name in our stock records maintained by our transfer agent, Wells
Fargo Shareowner Services, then you may vote your shares:
•on the Internet at www.proxypush.com/wsm; or
• by calling Wells Fargo Shareowner Services from within the United States at 866-883-3382.
Proxies for shares registered directly in your name that are submitted on the Internet or by telephone must be
received before noon Pacific Time on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Shares Registered in the Name of a Brokerage Firm or Bank
If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you should follow the voting instructions on the
Notice or the proxy card provided by your brokerage firm or bank.
Can I vote my shares by filling out and returning the Notice?
No. The Notice identifies the items to be voted on at the Annual Meeting, but you cannot vote by marking the
Notice and returning it. The Notice provides instructions on how to vote on the Internet or by telephone and how
to request paper copies of the proxy materials.
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