Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 5, 2021

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Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

001-14077

94-2203880

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3250 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California 94109

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (415) 421-7900

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:

Trading
Symbol(s):

Name of each exchange
on which registered:

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

WSM

New York Stock Exchange

, Inc.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(d) On August 5, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Paula Pretlow to serve as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Ms. Pretlow will also serve on the Company’s Audit and Finance Committee. The Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Pretlow to the Board.

Ms. Pretlow will receive the standard compensation available to the Company’s current non-employee directors, which is discussed in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 16, 2021, but on a pro-rated basis for the initial year. The Company will also enter into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Ms. Pretlow, which agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on September 9, 2011.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in the press release will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.


Item 9.01.						Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)						List of Exhibits:

99.1						Press Release dated August 5 , 2021, titled Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Appointment of Paula Pretlow to its Board of Directors
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.