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0001291392
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000719955
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
001-14077
3250 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
CA
94109
415-421-7900
Benson Marta
Former Affiliate
Common Stock
Charles Schwab & Co.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
20000
3145800.00
64308083
07/15/2024
NYSE
Common Stock
04/18/2023
RSU Vesting
Issuer
N
20000
04/18/2023
RSU Vesting
N
Marta Benson
3250 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco
CA
94109
Common
06/03/2024
10000
2983609.77
Marta Benson
3250 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco
CA
94109
Common
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Marta Benson
3250 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco
CA
94109
Common
06/12/2024
20000
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Shares to be sold from account registered: A Wilner & M Benson TTEE Wilner-Benson Family Trust U/A DTD 09/08/2016
07/15/2024
Marta Benson