SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 15, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2009-12-10

Reporting Person: Coker R. Howard (VP- RIGID PAPER & CLOSURES N.A)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-12-10	Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units	$	A	94.8	Acquired		Common Stock (94.8)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Award of restricted stock units pursuant to Sonoco Products Company Restricted Stock Plan in transaction exempt under old Rule 16b-3.