SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Board/Management Information 2011

Apr 20, 2011

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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): April 19, 2011

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:

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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.

| Barry L. Saunders, age 52, has been elected vice president and chief financial officer of the
Company effective May 1, 2011. Charles J. Hupfer, senior vice president and chief financial
officer, will be retiring effective May 31, 2011, after reaching the age of 65. |
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| Mr. Saunders joined Sonoco in 1989 after working as an audit manager with Ernst & Young. He
worked in leadership positions in the Company’s Treasury department for seven years before
becoming director of corporate reporting and accounting. He then moved to Brussels, Belgium,
for four years as director of finance for the Company’s European operations before returning
as staff vice president and global controller of the Company’s Industrial businesses. He was
promoted to staff vice president and corporate controller in 2003 and has been responsible
for corporate accounting, financial reporting and all global business unit finance. He was
elected vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer in 2008. A resident
of Hartsville, South Carolina, Saunders holds a B.S. in accounting and an MBA from the
University of South Carolina. He is a Certified Public Accountant. |
| The Company has not entered into any material contracts, plans or arrangements with Mr.
Saunders. There are no family relationships between Mr. Saunders and any other executive
officer or director of the Company, and there are no arrangements or understandings pursuant
to which he has been appointed. There are no transactions between the Company and Mr.
Saunders that would constitute related person transactions under Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K, nor does Mr. Saunders hold a directorship with any reporting company. |

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit 99 — Registrant’s news release announcing the election of Barry L. Saunders to vice president and chief financial officer and the retirement of Charles J. Hupfer as senior vice president and chief financial officer.

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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.

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY — By:
C.J. Hupfer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

99 Registrant’s news release announcing the election of Barry L. Saunders to vice president and chief financial officer and the retirement of Charles J. Hupfer as senior vice president and chief financial officer.

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