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: BOWEN JIM C (SR VP PRIMARY MATERIALS GROUP)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-12-10	Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units	$	A	149.9	Acquired		Common Stock (149.9)	Direct
2009-12-10	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	377.8	Acquired		Common Stock (377.8)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The dividend equivalent rights become exercisable appropriately with the options to which it is related. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock.

F2: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock.

F3: Acquired on quarterly dividend on Sonoco Products Company's deferred long term incentive plan and are to be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.

F4: Includes 593.6000 shares acquired March 10, 2009 and 429.9000 shares acquired on June 10, 2009 under the Sonoco Products Company's deferred long term incentive plan.