SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 10, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2011-02-08

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-02-08	Common Stock	M	62.0000	$0.0000	Acquired	762.9862	Direct
2011-02-08	Common Stock	F	62.0000	$36.6100	Disposed	700.9862	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-02-08	Phantom Stock Units	$0.0000	A	3060.0000	Acquired		Common Stock (3060.0000)	Direct
2011-02-08	Phantom Stock Units	$0.0000	M	62.0000	Disposed		Common Stock (62.0000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	817.9181	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock.

F2: Represents performance shares which have vested but receipt of which has been deferred until six months after termination of service.

F3: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock. The shares were cashed out to account for withholding taxes.