0001193125-15-023855.txt : 20150128 0001193125-15-023855.hdr.sgml : 20150128 20150128172011 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-023855 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150128 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150128 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150128 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000719955 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-HOME FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS & EQUIPMENT STORES [5700] IRS NUMBER: 942203880 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0202 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14077 FILM NUMBER: 15555757 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94109 BUSINESS PHONE: 415-421-7900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94109 8-K 1 d859708d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 28, 2015

 

 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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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 January 28, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Sabrina Simmons to serve as a director of the Company, effective January 28, 2015. On January 28, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Ms. Simmons to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)      List of Exhibits

99.1

      Press Release dated January 28, 2015 titled Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Election of Sabrina Simmons to Board of Directors

 

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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.

 

        WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.

Date: January 28, 2015

     By:  

/s/ Julie P. Whalen

     

Julie P. Whalen

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Press Release dated January 28, 2015 titled Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Election of Sabrina Simmons to Board of Directors

 

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EX-99.1 2 d859708dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

PRESS RELEASE          CONTACT:
WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.          Patrick J. Connolly
3250 Van Ness Avenue          EVP, Chief Strategy and Business
San Francisco, CA 94109          Development Officer
         (415) 616-8746

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Election of

Sabrina Simmons to Board of Directors

San Francisco, CA, January 28, 2015 – Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) announced today that Sabrina Simmons has been elected to its Board of Directors.

“We are excited to have Sabrina join our Board and the Audit and Finance Committee,” said Adrian Bellamy, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. “She brings retail and financial expertise that we believe will help shape the success of our company.”

Laura Alber, President and Chief Executive Officer, joined Mr. Bellamy in welcoming Ms. Simmons to the Board. “Sabrina is a widely respected leader in retail, and we believe she will add great value to our Board,” she said. “We are thrilled she is joining us.”

Ms. Simmons has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, of Gap Inc. since January 2008. In this role she oversees all global financial functions, including corporate and brand financial planning and analysis, treasury, risk management, tax, investor relations, controllership, the corporate shared service centers, loss prevention, corporate facilities, and internal audit. Ms. Simmons joined Gap Inc. in 2001, and prior to her current position, she held positions of increasing responsibility from vice president and treasurer to executive vice president.

ABOUT WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a specialty retailer of high-quality products for the home. These products, representing eight distinct merchandise strategies – Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, West Elm, PBteen, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham – are marketed through e-commerce websites, direct mail catalogs and 603 stores. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. currently operates in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, offers international shipping to customers worldwide, and has unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in the Middle East and the Philippines.