Jeffrey Howie, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Williams Sonoma Inc (NYSE:WSM), filed a Form 4 on September 15, 2026, reporting transactions in company common stock on September 12, 2026, stemming from the final vesting installment of a restricted stock unit award.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Jeffrey Howie, EVP Chief Financial Officer of Williams Sonoma Inc
  • RSU vesting (Code M): 6,984 shares of common stock acquired at $0 on September 12, 2026
  • Tax withholding (Code F): 3,939 shares disposed of at $226.23 per share on September 12, 2026 to cover tax obligations
  • Resulting ownership: 37,183 shares of common stock held directly following the reported transactions
  • RSU structure: Each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of WSM common stock, with the units cancelled upon vesting and delivery of shares
  • Vesting schedule: The RSUs vested in four equal installments on September 12 of 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026

Williams Sonoma CFO Completes Final RSU Installment in September 2026

According to the filing, the transactions reported by Jeffrey Howie relate to a restricted stock unit award that vested in four equal installments over successive years ending September 12, 2026. Williams Sonoma Inc is the issuer, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WSM, and operates as a specialty retailer with brands that include Williams Sonoma and related home furnishings and cookware concepts. Howie serves as the company's EVP Chief Financial Officer and filed the Form 4 through his attorney-in-fact, David R. King.

On September 12, 2026, Howie acquired 6,984 shares of common stock through the vesting of restricted stock units, recorded as a transaction code M at a price of $0, bringing his direct beneficial ownership to 41,122 shares at that point. On the same date, 3,939 shares were disposed of under transaction code F at a price of $226.23 per share. The filing states that this disposal "represents the number of shares withheld upon vesting of restricted stock units to cover tax withholding obligations." After both transactions, the filing reports his direct beneficial ownership at 37,183 shares of Williams Sonoma common stock.

The filing further notes that the restricted stock units were derivative securities, each representing "a contingent right to receive one share of WSM common stock," and that the units "are cancelled upon vesting and delivery of shares of WSM common stock." Following the final vesting installment, the derivative security balance reported for these RSUs is zero. The Form 4 was filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and ownership is reported as direct in all cases.

What Was Disclosed

Williams Sonoma Inc CFO Jeffrey Howie disclosed the September 12, 2026 vesting of 6,984 restricted stock units and the withholding of 3,939 shares at $226.23 to satisfy tax obligations, leaving him with direct beneficial ownership of 37,183 shares of WSM common stock.