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Exhibit 1.01

Conflict Minerals Report of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in Accordance with Rule 13p-1 under

the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

This is the Conflict Minerals Report of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. for calendar year 2014 in accordance with Rule 13p-1 (“Rule 13p-1”) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”). This Report contains information regarding all of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s merchandising strategies (Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, West Elm, PBteen, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham). Please refer to Rule 13p-1, Form SD and the 1934 Act Release No. 34-67716 for definitions to the terms used in this Report, unless otherwise defined herein.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. and its merchandising strategies are retailers of high-quality consumer products for the kitchen and home, including kitchen essentials, dinnerware, cookware, electrics, cutlery, furniture, bedding, bathroom accessories, lighting, decorative accessories, rugs, curtains, gifts, hardware, small leather goods, jewelry, and home décor. Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s merchandising strategies contract to manufacture some, although not all, of the products they sell.

Due Diligence (Instructions 1.01(c)(1))

Overview: Tin, tungsten, tantalum or gold (“3TGs”) are necessary to the functionality of certain lighting and decorative accessories products that Williams-Sonoma, Inc. contracts to be manufactured (“In-Scope Products”). For calendar year 2014, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. completed due diligence procedures that encompassed:

 

    a reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding the 3TGs in the In-Scope Products that was reasonably designed to determine whether any of the 3TGs originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo or an adjoining country (“Covered Country”) or are from recycled or scrap sources; and

 

    measures to exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of those 3TGs.

For Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s due diligence exercise, a team oversaw the process, which consisted of key personnel in the following departments: the Global Operations Group, the Sustainable Development Department, the Legal Department and the Accounting Department.

The due diligence exercise conformed to an internationally recognized due diligence framework developed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development as part of its “Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas” (“OECD Guidance”). In accordance with the OECD Guidance, Williams-


Sonoma, Inc.’s due diligence exercise included: 1) review of the previously-adopted Conflict Minerals Policy, which was then sent to relevant suppliers of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s products; 2) review and assessment of risk in the supply chain; and 3) review of the strategy to identify and respond to risks in the supply chain. There were no significant changes to the due diligence process since December 31, 2013, the end of the period covered in Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s most recent Conflict Minerals Report.

Work with Suppliers: In performing our due diligence for 2014, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. continued to use the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition and Global e-Sustainability Initiative’s (EICC-GsSI) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. Members of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s Legal Department and Sustainable Development Department identified suppliers of products that Williams-Sonoma, Inc. contracted to have manufactured and for which 3TGs might be necessary for product functionality or production. These suppliers were generally suppliers of lighting products and decorative accessories.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. contacted each supplier and requested that it complete the EICC-GsSI Reporting Template. A third-party vendor was used to streamline this process by allowing suppliers to enter responses via the online EICC-GsSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. The vendor provided support for suppliers in completing the survey and also aggregated the data provided by suppliers so that Williams-Sonoma, Inc. could review and analyze the data.

As a retailer of consumer products, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is several levels removed from the mining of conflict minerals, does not make direct purchases of raw or unrefined minerals and makes no purchases in the Covered Countries. Therefore, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. requested that each supplier identify whether 3TGs are used in items produced for the company, whether the minerals were recycled or scrap, and if not, all the smelters in the supplier’s supply chain, including the name and country of the smelter, and whether those smelters had been validated as conflict-free in accordance with the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) program. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. performed a good-faith review of the responses received from suppliers and performed an assessment of the data and requested additional information from suppliers as appropriate. All suppliers were asked to review the Conflict Minerals Policy and to sign a form acknowledging the policy.

Not all suppliers that completed the template identified smelters for their 3TGs. In some instances, this is because the suppliers could not obtain information regarding smelters from the sources of 3TGs. Where suppliers identified smelters used to process the necessary conflict minerals, none were located in the Covered Countries, and almost all were part of the CFSI program, meaning that the smelter has systems in places to assure only conflict-free sourcing.

 

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Product Description and Related Matters (Instructions 1.01(c)(2))

Description of In-Scope Products:

The In-Scope Products are lighting and decorative accessories, including some seasonal merchandise, bath hardware, jewelry, and tabletop items.

Facilities Used to Process Necessary Conflict Minerals in In-Scope Products:

Due diligence revealed that necessary conflict minerals used in In-Scope products were derived from the smelters identified below. None were located in the Covered Countries. This list only includes smelter information provided by those suppliers who completed the EICC-GsSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template.

 

SMELTER

  

COUNTRY OF LOCATION

A.L.M.T. Corp.    Japan
Aida Chemical Industries Co. Ltd.    Japan
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.    Germany
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)    Uzbekistan
Alpha    United States
AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Minerção    Brazil
Argor-Heraeus SA    Switzerland
Asahi Pretec Corporation    Japan
Asaka Riken Co Ltd    Japan
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.    Turkey
Aurubis AG    Germany
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)    Philippines
Boliden AB    Sweden
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG    Germany
Caridad    Mexico
CCR Refinery – Glencore Canada Corporation    Canada
Cendres + Métaux SA    Switzerland
Chimet S.p.A.    Italy
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.    China
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Chugai Mining    Japan
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co. Ltd.    China
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry    China
Cooper Santa    Brazil
CV Gita Pesona    Indonesia

 

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SMELTER

  

COUNTRY OF LOCATION

CV JusTindo    Indonesia
CV Makmur Jaya    Indonesia
CV Nurjanah    Indonesia
CV Serumpun Sebalai    Indonesia
CV United Smelting    Indonesia
D Block Metals, LLC    United States
Daejin Indus Co. Ltd    Korea, Republic Of
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Do Sung Corporation    Korea, Republic Of
Dowa    Japan
Duoluoshan    China
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.    Japan
EM Vinto    Bolivia
Exotech Inc.    United States
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.    China
Fenix Metals    Poland
FSE Novosibirsk Refinery    Russian Federation
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    China
Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.    China
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.    China
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC    China
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co. Ltd.    China
Gejiu Zi-Li    China
Global Advanced Metals Aizu    Japan
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown    United States
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.    United States
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited    China
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
H.C. Starck GmbH    Germany
H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar    Germany
H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg    Germany
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH    Germany
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG    Germany
Heimerle + Meule GmbH    Germany
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong    Hong Kong
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG    Germany
Hi-Temp    United States
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co. Ltd    China
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Group Co., Ltd.    China

 

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SMELTER

  

COUNTRY OF LOCATION

Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China
Hwasung CJ Co. Ltd    Korea, Republic Of

Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share

Company Limited

   China
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    Japan
Istanbul Gold Refinery    Turkey
Japan Mint    Japan
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.    Japan
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited    China
Jiangxi Nanshan    China
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    China
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.    China
Johnson Matthey Inc    United States
Johnson Matthey Ltd    Canada
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant    Russian Federation
JSC Uralelectromed    Russian Federation
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.    Japan
Kazzinc Ltd    Kazakhstan
KEMET Blue Powder    United States
Kennametal Fallon    United States
Kennametal Huntsville    United States
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC    United States
King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd    China
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd    Japan
Korea Metal Co. Ltd    Korea, Republic Of
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC    Kyrgyzstan
L’ azurde Company For Jewelry    Saudi Arabia
Linwu Xianggui Smelter Co    China
LSM Brasil S.A.    Brazil
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.    Korea, Republic Of
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)    Malaysia
Materion    United States
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.    Japan
Metallo Chimique    Belgium
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd    Hong Kong
Metalor Technologies SA    Switzerland
Metalor USA Refining Corporation    United States
Met-Mex Peñoles, S.A.    Mexico
Mineração Taboca S.A.    Brazil

 

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SMELTER

  

COUNTRY OF LOCATION

Minsur    Peru
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    Japan
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    Japan
Mitsui Mining & Smelting    Japan
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    Japan
Molycorp Silmet A.S.    Estonia
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant    Russian Federation
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.    Turkey
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat    Uzbekistan
Nihon Material Co. LTD    Japan
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.    China
Novosibirsk Integrated Tin Works    Russian Federation
Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC    Vietnam
Ohio Precious Metals, LLC    United States
OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastvetmet)    Russian Federation
OJSC Kolyma Refinery    Russian Federation
OMSA    Bolivia
PAMP SA    Switzerland
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals    Russian Federation
PT Alam Lestari Kencana    Indonesia
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk    Indonesia
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng    Indonesia
PT Babel Inti Perkasa    Indonesia
PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari    Indonesia
PT Bangka Putra Karya    Indonesia
PT Bangka Tin Industry    Indonesia
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera    Indonesia
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari    Indonesia
PT Bukit Timah    Indonesia
PT DS Jaya Abadi    Indonesia
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri    Indonesia
PT Fang Di MulTindo    Indonesia
PT HP Metals Indonesia    Indonesia
PT Inti Stania Prima    Indonesia
PT Karimun Mining    Indonesia
PT Koba Tin    Indonesia
PT Mitra Stania Prima    Indonesia
PT Panca Mega Persada    Indonesia

 

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SMELTER

  

COUNTRY OF LOCATION

PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk    Indonesia
PT Prima Timah Utama    Indonesia
PT REFINED BANGKA TIN    Indonesia
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa    Indonesia
PT Seirama Tin investment    Indonesia
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa    Indonesia
PT Sumber Jaya Indah    Indonesia
PT Tambang Timah    Indonesia
PT Timah (Persero), Tbk    Indonesia
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa    Indonesia
PT Tommy Utama    Indonesia
PT Yinchendo Mining Industry    Indonesia
PX Précinox SA    Switzerland
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd    South Africa
RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd    China
Royal Canadian Mint    Canada
Rui Da Hung    Taiwan
Sabin Metal Corp.    United States
SAMWON METALS Corp.    Korea, Republic Of
Schone Edelmetaal    Netherlands
SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA    Spain
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co. Ltd    China
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals    Russian Federation
Soft Metais, Ltda.    Brazil
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.    Taiwan
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO    Russian Federation
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    Japan
Taki Chemicals    Japan
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.    Japan
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Vietnam
Telex    United States
Thaisarco    Thailand
The Great Wall Gold and Silver Refinery of China    China
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd    China
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd    Japan
Torecom    Korea, Republic Of
Ulba    Kazakhstan
Umicore Brasil Ltda    Brazil
Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining    Belgium
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.    United States

 

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SMELTER

  

COUNTRY OF LOCATION

Valcambi SA    Switzerland
Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint    Australia
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.    Brazil
Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG    Austria
Wolfram Company CJSC    Russian Federation
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.    China
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
YAMAMOTO PRECIOUS METAL CO., LTD.    Japan
Yokohama Metal Co Ltd    Japan
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co.,Ltd.    China
Yunnan Tin Company, Ltd.    China
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation    China
Zhuzhou Cement Carbide    China
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd    China

 

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Information About Country of Origin of Necessary Conflict Minerals Used in In-Scope Products:

Other than information provided above regarding the facilities used to process the 3TGs, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. was not able to determine the country of origin of the 3TGs used in our products. However, because almost all of the facilities used to process the 3TGs are part of the CFSI program, these facilities have systems in places to assure only conflict-free sourcing.

Information About Efforts to Determine Mine or Location of Origin:

The description of the company’s due diligence exercise set forth above under the heading “Due Diligence” covers Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s efforts to determine the mine or location of origin with the greatest possible specificity.

 

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