SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Feb 24, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2010-02-22

Reporting Person: Fuller Rodger D (VP GLOBAL RIGID PAPER&CLOSURE)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-02-22	Common Stock	M	3334	$29.63	Acquired	29340.59	Direct
2010-02-22	Common Stock	M	612.5	$29.63	Acquired	29953.09	Direct
2010-02-22	Common Stock	F	204.5	$29.63	Disposed	29748.59	Direct
2010-02-22	Common Stock	F	1116	$29.63	Disposed	28632.59	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-02-22	Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units	$29.63	M	612.5	Disposed	2015-02-22	Common Stock (612.5)	Direct
2010-02-22	Restricted Stock Units	$29.63	M	3334	Disposed	2010-02-22	Common Stock (3334)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9222.063	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Conversion of dividend equivalents on Restricted Stock Units to non-derivative security.

F2: Vesting of Restricted Stock Units (conversion of derivative security) and subsequent issuance of shares.