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: 2009-10-14

Reporting Person: BOWEN JIM C (SR VP PRIMARY MATERIALS GROUP)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-10-14	Common Stock	M	9100	$21.15	Acquired	9100	Direct
2009-10-14	Common Stock	S	9100	$28.95	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-10-14	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$21.15	M	9100	Disposed	2013-02-05	Common Stock (9100)	Direct