Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
WSM · New York Stock Exchange · Consumer Discretionary
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What shareholders voted on
From Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 84% | Passed | |
| Frits van Paasschen | Company proposal | 94.9% | Passed | |
| 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 | Auditor | 94.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura Alber | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrew Campion | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Esi Eggleston Bracey | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Arianna Huffington | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Finucane | Director | 95.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott Dahnke | Director | 94.5% | Passed | |
| Election of William Ready | Director | 77.5% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 86% | Passed | |
| Frits van Paasschen | Company proposal | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2026 | Auditor | 94.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura Alber | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Arianna Huffington | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Esi Eggleston Bracey | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrew Campion | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Finucane | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott Dahnke | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of William Ready | Director | 81.8% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 94% | Passed | |
| Frits van Paasschen | Company proposal | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Include an Officer Exculpation Provision | Company proposal | 94.7% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2025 | Auditor | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrew Campion | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura Alber | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Esi Eggleston Bracey | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Finucane | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott Dahnke | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of William Ready | Director | 81% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 98% | Passed | |
| Frits van Paasschen | Company proposal | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2024 | Auditor | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Finucane | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura Alber | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Paula Pretlow | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Esi Eggleston Bracey | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott Dahnke | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of William Ready | Director | 78.1% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Frits van Paasschen | Company proposal | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 29, 2023 | Auditor | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Finucane | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura Alber | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Paula Pretlow | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of William Ready | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott Dahnke | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Esi Eggleston Bracey | Director | 99% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 81.5% | Passed | |
| Frits van Paasschen | Company proposal | 99% | Passed | |
| Amendment of the Company’s 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2022 | Auditor | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura Alber | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Esi Eggleston Bracey | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of William Ready | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Sabrina Simmons | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott Dahnke | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Mulcahy | Director | 95.6% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 81.2% | Passed | |
| Frits van Paasschen | Company proposal | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2021 | Auditor | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura Alber | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Sabrina Simmons | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of William Ready | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott Dahnke | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Mulcahy | Director | 96.8% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 39.7% | Failed | |
| Frits van Paasschen | Company proposal | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2020 | Auditor | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert Lord | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott Dahnke | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Sabrina Simmons | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Christiana Smith Shi | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Grace Puma | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura Alber | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Anne Mulcahy | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Adrian Bellamy | Director | 93.7% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 83.1% | Passed | |
| Frits van Paasschen | Company proposal | 99% | Passed | |
| Long-Term Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 90.7% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 3, 2019 | Auditor | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert Lord | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Laura Alber | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Sabrina Simmons | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Christiana Smith Shi | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Grace Puma | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Jerry Stritzke | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Anthony Greener | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Adrian Bellamy | Director | 96.6% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-06-22 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-05-06 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-06-13 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-04-29 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-31 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-04-16 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-06-05 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-04-14 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-06-03 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-04-21 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-06-04 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-04-16 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-06-09 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-04-17 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-06-10 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-04-19 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-06-01 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-04-13 |
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