SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Jan 8, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2010-01-06

Reporting Person: HARTLEY CYNTHIA A (SR VP-HUMAN RESOURCES)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-01-06	Common Stock	M	6000	$23.86	Acquired	14710	Direct
2010-01-06	Common Stock	S	6000	$31	Disposed	8710	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-01-06	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$23.86	M	6000	Disposed	2014-02-04	Common Stock (6000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	712.8667	Indirect
Common Stock	4644.9495	Indirect