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144
0001291392
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000719955
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
001-14077
3250 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
CA
94109
415-421-7900
Benson Marta
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
2184
682587.00
64112265
03/27/2024
NYSE
Common
03/22/2024
Vested Stock Grants
Issuer
N
2184
03/27/2024
Compensation
Y
Client did not pay for the shares. They were part of a stock grant that vested. Client is also selling stock out of her trust as the Trustee for the Willner-Benson Family Trust
03/27/2024
Marta Benson