SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 13, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2012-10-01

Reporting Person: Linville John E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-12	Common Stock	G	1754.0000	$0.0000	Disposed	243907.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-10-01	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	766.6000	Acquired		Common Stock (766.6000)	Direct
2012-12-10	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	174.9000	Acquired		Common Stock (174.9000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	787.0000	Indirect
Common Stock	787.0000	Indirect
Common Stock	4471.0000	Indirect
Common Stock	29272.0000	Indirect
Common Stock	32235.0000	Indirect
Common Stock	424000.0000	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: The phantom stock units were accrued under the Sonoco Products Company directors deferred compensation plan and are to be settled in cash or Sonoco Products Company common stock upon the reporting person's retirement.

F3: Acquired on quarterly dividend on Sonoco Products Company's directors' deferred compensation plan and will be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.