SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Board/Management Information 2008

Feb 7, 2008

8-K 1 g11643e8vk.htm SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY Sonoco Products Company PAGEBREAK

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 5, 2008

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

Commission File No. 0-516

Incorporated under the laws	I.R.S. Employer Identification
of South Carolina	No. 57-0248420

1 N. Second St. Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Telephone: 843/383-7000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Lloyd W. Newton, retired executive vice president of Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, and retired four-star General with the United States Air Force, was elected to the Sonoco Board of Directors on February 5, 2008.

General Newton has been appointed to serve on the Audit Committee and the Employee and Public Responsibility Committee of the Board. These appointments will become effective on March 1, 2008.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

/s/ C.J. Hupfer
C.J. Hupfer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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