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: Coker R. Howard (VP - RIGID PAPER & CLOSURES)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-02-18	Phantom Stock Units	$	I	330.8175	Disposed		Common Stock (330.8175)	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.