SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Feb 21, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2009-02-18

Reporting Person: Pignone Marty F (VICE PRESIDENT PAPER - NA)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-02-18	Common Stock	M	4207	—	Acquired	4807	Direct
2009-02-18	Common Stock	F	1375	$23.16	Disposed	3432	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-02-18	Phantom Stock Units	$	M	4207	Disposed		Common Stock (4207)	Direct
2009-02-18	Phantom Stock Units	$	I	1140.02	Disposed		Common Stock (1140.02)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	816.3	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 1-for-1

F2: Each share of phantom stock was the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock. The reporting person settled the shares for common stock.

F3: These Phantom Stock Units were transferred to another investment fund.