SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2009

May 23, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2009-05-20

Reporting Person: DELOACH HARRIS E JR (Director, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-05-20	Phantom Stock Units	$	I	15678.89	Disposed		Common Stock (15678.89)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 1-for-1

F2: These Phantom Stock Units were transferred to another investment fund.