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: HARTLEY CYNTHIA A (SR VP-HUMAN RESOURCES)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-04-23	Common Stock	M	1400	$25.13	Acquired	10110	Direct
2010-04-23	Common Stock	S	1400	$35	Disposed	8710	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	$25.13	M	1400	Disposed	2012-02-06	Common Stock (1400)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	724.8987	Indirect
Common Stock	4930.9367	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$25.13	2012-02-06	Common Stock (600)	600	Indirect