SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Oct 16, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2009-10-16

Reporting Person: HARTLEY CYNTHIA A (SR VICE PRES - HUMAN RESOURCES)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-10-16	Common Stock	M	10000	$21.15	Acquired	18710	Direct
2009-10-16	Common Stock	S	10000	$29	Disposed	8710	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-10-16	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$21.15	M	10000	Disposed	2013-02-05	Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	691.02	Indirect
Common Stock	4101.13	Indirect