SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Apr 26, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2010-04-23

Reporting Person: SMITH EDWARD L (VP-IPD & PAPER - EUROPE)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-04-23	Common Stock	M	7500	$23.8	Acquired	8182.9616	Direct
2010-04-23	Common Stock	S	7500	$34.97	Disposed	682.9616	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-04-23	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$23.8	M	7500	Disposed	2011-02-07	Common Stock (7500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	799.4813	Indirect