SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 23, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2011-02-18

Reporting Person: SANDERS MANCIL J (President & COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-02-18	Common Stock	M	50000.0000	$23.6900	Acquired	58931.0000	Direct
2011-02-18	Common Stock	M	18000.0000	$25.1300	Acquired	76931.0000	Direct
2011-02-18	Common Stock	F	14613.0000	$36.2920	Disposed	62318.0000	Direct
2011-02-18	Common Stock	F	40266.0000	$36.1300	Disposed	22052.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-02-18	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$25.1300	M	18000.0000	Disposed	2012-02-06	Common Stock (18000.0000)	Direct
2011-02-18	Stock Appreciation Right	$23.6900	M	50000.0000	Disposed	2016-02-04	Common Stock (50000.0000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: $36.292 is an average price, shares sold between $36.26 and $36.37