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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JAFFE SETH   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WILLIAMS SONOMA INC [WSM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP - GENERAL COUNSEL (Last) (First) (Middle) 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/10/2009 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/10/2010   M   17,531 A $ 0 17,531 D   Common Stock 04/10/2010   F   7,427 (1) D $ 29.43 10,104 D   Common Stock               334 I by Managed Account

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 29.56	04/10/2009		D			15,000	(2)	09/15/2013	Common Stock	15,000	(3)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 32.39	04/10/2009		D			20,000	(2)	06/30/2014	Common Stock	20,000	(4)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 38.84	04/10/2009		D			30,000	(5)	05/27/2015	Common Stock	30,000	(6)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(7)	04/10/2009		A		3,125		(8)	(9)	Common Stock	3,125	(3)	18,711	D
Restricted Stock Units	(7)	04/10/2009		A		4,651		(8)	(9)	Common Stock	4,651	(4)	23,362	D
Restricted Stock Units	(7)	04/10/2009		A		7,317		(10)	(9)	Common Stock	7,317	(6)	30,679	D
Restricted Stock Units	(7)	04/10/2009		A		7,894		(10)	(9)	Common Stock	7,894	(11)	38,573	D
Restricted Stock Units	(7)	04/10/2009		A		6,451		(12)	(9)	Common Stock	6,451	(13)	45,024	D
Restricted Stock Units	(7)	04/10/2010		M			7,776	(8)	(9)	Common Stock	7,776	$ 0	32,248	D
Restricted Stock Units	(7)	04/10/2010		M			7,605	(10)	(9)	Common Stock	7,605	$ 0	24,643	D
Restricted Stock Units	(7)	04/10/2010		M			2,150	(12)	(9)	Common Stock	2,150	$ 0	22,493	D
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Right (SSAR)	$ 34.89	04/10/2009		D			20,000	(14)	03/27/2017	Common Stock	20,000	(11)	0	D
Stock Settled Stock Appreciation Right (SSAR)	$ 40.44	04/10/2009		D			30,000	(15)	03/15/2016	Common Stock	30,000	(13)	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JAFFE SETH 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109			SVP - GENERAL COUNSEL

Signatures

By: Attorney in Fact, Laurel Pies For: Seth R. Jaffe		04/21/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the number of shares withheld upon vesting of restricted stock units to cover tax withholding obligations.
(2)	The cancelled option was fully vested.
(3)	On April 10, 2009, the Issuer cancelled, pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program, an option granted to the Reporting Person on September 15, 2003. In connection with the exchange, the reporting person received one restricted stock unit for every 4.8 exchanged options, subject to rounding.
(4)	On April 10, 2009, the Issuer cancelled, pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program, an option granted to the Reporting Person on June 30, 2004. In connection with the exchange, the reporting person received one restricted stock unit for every 4.3 exchanged options, subject to rounding.
(5)	The cancelled option provided for vesting in five equal annual installments beginning on May 27, 2006.
(6)	On April 10, 2009, the Issuer cancelled, pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program, an option granted to the Reporting Person on May 27, 2005. In connection with the exchange, the reporting person received one restricted stock unit for every 4.1 exchanged options, subject to rounding.
(7)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WSM common stock.
(8)	The restricted stock units vest on April 10, 2010.
(9)	Not applicable.
(10)	The restricted stock units vest in two equal annual installments beginning on April 10, 2010.
(11)	On April 10, 2009, the Issuer cancelled, pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program, an option granted to the Reporting Person on March 15, 2006. In connection with the exchange, the reporting person received one restricted stock unit for every 3.8 exchanged stock settled appreciation rights, subject to rounding.
(12)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments beginning on April 10, 2010.
(13)	On April 10, 2009, the Issuer cancelled, pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program, an option granted to the Reporting Person on March 27, 2007. In connection with the exchange, the reporting person received one restricted stock unit for every 3.1 exchanged stock settled appreciation rights, subject to rounding.
(14)	The cancelled stock settled stock appreciation rights provided for vesting in five equal annual installments beginning on March 27, 2008.
(15)	The cancelled stock settled stock appreciation rights provided for vesting in five equal annual installments beginning on March 15, 2007.

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