{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000719955-26-000164","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"WSM","cik":"0000719955","company_name":"WILLIAMS SONOMA INC","filed_at":"2026-06-22T20:18:44+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-06-22T20:20:00.242666+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-22T20:20:14.655293+00:00","sec_items":["5.07"],"event_type":"other","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.15,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.15,"confidence":"high","headline":"Williams-Sonoma stockholders elect 8 directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify Deloitte as auditor","bullets":["All 8 director nominees elected; William Ready received 78.5M for, 22.9M against (77.5% support).","Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 85.0M for, 16.2M against (83.8% of votes cast).","Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor for FY2027 approved with 102.9M for, 5.7M against.","Broker non-votes totaled 7.1M shares on director elections and say-on-pay proposals."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000719955-26-000164","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000719955-26-000164.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000719955-26-000164.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000719955-26-000164.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000071995526000164/0000719955-26-000164-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000071995526000164/wsm-20260618.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-22T20:20:14.655293+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"3bc0bec74f05901a9bdf94416ed9e75b8586761f","claim":"WILLIAMS SONOMA INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve executive compensation at the 2026-06-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"On June 18, 2026, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the following proposals were voted on by the Company’s stockholders: Proposal 1: Election of Board of Directors: Name of Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote Laura Alber 101,258,346 150,110 41,867 7,114,756 Esi Eggleston Bracey 100,800,604 598,295 51,424 7,114,756 Andrew Campion 100,828,231 557,825 64,267 7,114,756 Scott Dahnke 95,821,244 5,569,520 59,559 7,114,756 Anne Finucane 96,608,761 4,791,661 49,901 7,114,756 Arianna Huffington 100,592,969 755,157 102,197 7,114,756 William Ready 78,538,330 22,859,139 52,854 7,114,756 Frits van Paasschen 96,263,913 5,131,473 54,937 7,114,756 All director nominees were duly elected. Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 85,014,187 16,178,546 257,590 7,114,756 Proposal 2 was approved, on a n on-binding advisory basis. Proposal 3: Ratific","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000071995526000164/0000719955-26-000164-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"42ee583a10ad9557ad2f01abd8ac990f9199124d","claim":"WILLIAMS SONOMA INC shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027 at the 2026-06-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"On June 18, 2026, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the following proposals were voted on by the Company’s stockholders: Proposal 1: Election of Board of Directors: Name of Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote Laura Alber 101,258,346 150,110 41,867 7,114,756 Esi Eggleston Bracey 100,800,604 598,295 51,424 7,114,756 Andrew Campion 100,828,231 557,825 64,267 7,114,756 Scott Dahnke 95,821,244 5,569,520 59,559 7,114,756 Anne Finucane 96,608,761 4,791,661 49,901 7,114,756 Arianna Huffington 100,592,969 755,157 102,197 7,114,756 William Ready 78,538,330 22,859,139 52,854 7,114,756 Frits van Paasschen 96,263,913 5,131,473 54,937 7,114,756 All director nominees were duly elected. Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 85,014,187 16,178,546 257,590 7,114,756 Proposal 2 was approved, on a n on-binding advisory basis. Proposal 3: Ratific","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000071995526000164/0000719955-26-000164-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"ff3fd643c22c18e52d671b198b4a7372bf9a7f96","claim":"WILLIAMS SONOMA INC shareholders approved Election of Board of Directors at the 2026-06-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"On June 18, 2026, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the following proposals were voted on by the Company’s stockholders: Proposal 1: Election of Board of Directors: Name of Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote Laura Alber 101,258,346 150,110 41,867 7,114,756 Esi Eggleston Bracey 100,800,604 598,295 51,424 7,114,756 Andrew Campion 100,828,231 557,825 64,267 7,114,756 Scott Dahnke 95,821,244 5,569,520 59,559 7,114,756 Anne Finucane 96,608,761 4,791,661 49,901 7,114,756 Arianna Huffington 100,592,969 755,157 102,197 7,114,756 William Ready 78,538,330 22,859,139 52,854 7,114,756 Frits van Paasschen 96,263,913 5,131,473 54,937 7,114,756 All director nominees were duly elected. Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 85,014,187 16,178,546 257,590 7,114,756 Proposal 2 was approved, on a n on-binding advisory basis. Proposal 3: Ratific","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000071995526000164/0000719955-26-000164-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}