wsm-20260506

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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3250 Van Ness Avenue

San Francisco, California 94109

www.williams-sonomainc.com

NOTICE OF 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS


Meeting Date and Time	Virtual Meeting	Record Date
Wednesday, June 18, 2026, 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time	Virtual meeting via live webcast. Registration is required online at register.proxypush.com/wsm.	You may vote if you were a stockholder of record as of the close of business on April 21, 2026.

The 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or the Annual Meeting, of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., or the Company, we or us, will be held as a virtual-only meeting on June 18, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials will be mailed, and the attached proxy statement is being made available, to our stockholders beginning on or about May 6, 2026.

Agenda

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to vote on the following proposals:


PROPOSAL	BOARD VOTING RECOMMENDATION	PAGE REFERENCE (FOR MORE DETAIL)
Management Proposals
The election of our Board of Directors	FOR each Director	1
An advisory vote on executive compensation	FOR	27
The ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027	FOR	69

Stockholders may also transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting.

This Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at our website at ir.williams-sonomainc.com/financial-reports-page.

Other Important Information

The platform for the virtual Annual Meeting includes functionality that affords validated stockholders substantially the same meeting participation rights and opportunities they would have at an in-person meeting. Stockholders who attend the Annual Meeting by following the instructions below will have the opportunity to vote and submit questions or comments electronically during the Annual Meeting.

Access and Log-in Instructions for Virtual Annual Meeting

Only stockholders of record and beneficial owners of shares of our common stock as of the close of business on April 21, 2026, the record date, may attend and participate in the Annual Meeting, including voting and asking questions during the Annual Meeting. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.

SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Williams-Sonoma Inc.