UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Meeting Type: Annual Meeting |
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| WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. | For holders as of: March 27, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: May 22, 2009 | Time: 9:00 AM PDT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3250 Van Ness Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Francisco, CA 94109
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| The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “For” the following.
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| 1. | Election of Directors | |||||||||||||||||
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| 01 W. Howard Lester |
02 Adrian D. P. Bellamy |
03 Patrick J. Connolly |
04 Adrian T. Dillon |
05 Anthony A. Greener |
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| 06 Ted W. Hall |
07 Michael R. Lynch |
08 Richard T. Robertson |
09 David B. Zenoff |
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| 2. Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal(s).
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
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
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