SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Jul 17, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2009-03-10

Reporting Person: MAHONEY KEVIN P (VICE PRESIDENT-CORP. PLANNING)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-03-10	Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units	$	A	100.4	Acquired		Common Stock (100.4)	Direct
2009-06-10	Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units	$	A	72.7	Acquired		Common Stock (72.7)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock.

F2: Acquired on quarterly dividend. The rights become exercisable proportionately with the options to which they relate.