Edgar Filing: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC

WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.

Date: March 10, 2011

/s/ Sharon L. McCollam

Sharon L. McCollam

Executive Vice President,

Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 8, 2011

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

001-14077

94-2203880

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3250 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California 94109

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (415) 421-7900

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors, Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

At the March 8, 2011 meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (the “Company”), the Board approved a slate of candidates for the Company’s Board for election at the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders, which is currently scheduled for May 25, 2011. Richard Robertson and David Zenoff have elected not to stand for re-election upon expiration of their current terms at the annual meeting.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.