Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
May 4, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
May 6, 2026
DirectorGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0000719955-26-000117
Filed / recorded
May 6, 2026, 9:56 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC
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Data quality
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Issuer
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
Issuer CIK
719955
Ticker
WSM
Reporting person
William J Ready
Relationship
Director
Security
Deferred Stock Units
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
May 4, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
161
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
161
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Each deferred stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WSM common stock.
The reporting person elected to receive these deferred stock units, which were granted under the Issuer's 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan, pursuant to the Issuer's Director Compensation Policy (the "Policy"), in lieu of the cash portion of the annual retainers under the Policy
The deferred stock units are fully vested and will be delivered to the reporting person in June 2037, the end of the deferral period, subject to earlier delivery upon the occurrence of certain events.