SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 28, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2011-01-27

Reporting Person: Pignone Marty F (VP Global Mfg, Industrial)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-01-27	Common Stock	M	8000.0000	$25.1300	Acquired	13916.0000	Direct
2011-01-27	Common Stock	M	6000.0000	$21.1500	Acquired	19916.0000	Direct
2011-01-27	Common Stock	S	6000.0000	$36.5000	Disposed	13916.0000	Direct
2011-01-27	Common Stock	S	8000.0000	$36.5000	Disposed	5916.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-01-27	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$21.1500	M	6000.0000	Disposed	2013-02-05	Common Stock (6000.0000)	Direct
2011-01-27	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$25.1300	M	8000.0000	Disposed	2012-02-06	Common Stock (8000.0000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	876.0753	Indirect