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: BOND RITCHIE L (STAFF VP, TREAS & SEC)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-05-20	Phantom Stock Units	$	I	180.92	Disposed		Common Stock (180.92)	Direct

Footnotes

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

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