UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Election of Directors | |||||||||||||||||
| Nominees | ||||||||||||||||||
| 01 | Laura J. Alber | 02 | Adrian D.P. Bellamy | 03 | Patrick J. Connolly | 04 | Adrian T. Dillon | 05 | Anthony A. Greener | |||||||||
| 06 | Ted W. Hall | 07 | Michael R. Lynch | 08 | Sharon L. McCollam | |||||||||||||
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s): | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Our reincorporation from California to Delaware | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | The amendment and restatement of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | An advisory vote on executive compensation | |||||||||||||||||
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | An advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation | |||||||||||||||||
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s): | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 29, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Voting items Continued | ||||||||||||||
| NOTE: | Voting items may also include such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
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