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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 * Bellos Alex   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) PRESIDENT WEST ELM BRAND (Last) (First) (Middle) 3250 VAN NESS AVE. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/20/2018 (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 04/20/2018   M   653 A $ 0 2,776 D   Common Stock 04/20/2018   F   250 (1) D $ 49.27 2,526 D   Common Stock 04/22/2018   M   300 A $ 0 2,826 D   Common Stock 04/22/2018   F   115 (1) D $ 48.97 2,711 D

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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

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

04/20/2018

M

653

(3)

(4)

Common Stock

653

$ 0

654

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

04/22/2018

M

300

(5)

(4)

Common Stock

300

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bellos Alex 3250 VAN NESS AVE. SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109			PRESIDENT WEST ELM BRAND

Signatures

/s/ Phil Louridas, attorney-in-fact for Alex Bellos		04/24/2018
**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)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WSM common stock.
(3)	The restricted stock units vest in four equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
(4)	The restricted stock units are cancelled upon vesting and delivery of shares of WSM common stock.
(5)	The restricted stock units vest in four equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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