Financial Release

09/21/07 | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

PRESS RELEASE
WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.
3250 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109

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Sharon L. McCollam
Executive Vice President, COO and CFO
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Stephen C. Nelson
Director, Investor Relations
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Erica Gutierrez
Investor Relations Administration
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

 

San Francisco, CA, September 21, 2007 – Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.115 per common share.  The dividend is payable on November 23, 2007 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 26, 2007.  As of August 26, 2007, the Company had 108,544,038 shares of common stock outstanding.


Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a nationwide specialty retailer of high quality products for the home.  These products, representing six distinct merchandise strategies – Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, West Elm and Williams-Sonoma Home – are marketed through 580 stores, seven mail order catalogs and six e-commerce websites.