SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 24, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2016-02-11

Reporting Person: SCHRUM ROGER P (VP Invstr Rel & Corp Affairs)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-02-19	Common Stock	A	875.0000	$40.8700	Acquired	4863.0000	Direct
2016-02-19	Common Stock	M	113.0000	$0.0000	Acquired	4976.0000	Direct
2016-02-19	Common Stock	F	113.0000	$42.5600	Disposed	4863.0000	Direct
2016-02-19	Common Stock	F	299.0000	$40.8700	Disposed	4564.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-02-11	Restricted Stock Units	$0.0000	F	11.0000	Disposed	2025-02-11	Common Stock (11.0000)	Direct
2016-02-19	Phantom Stock Units	$0.0000	A	3716.0000	Acquired		Common Stock (3716.0000)	Direct
2016-02-19	Phantom Stock Units	$0.0000	M	113.0000	Disposed		Common Stock (113.0000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1053.7203	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock.

F2: The restricted stock units vest 33%, 33%, 34% per year from date of grant. Vested shares will be paid to the reporting person six months following retirement or termination of service.

F3: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock.

F4: Represents performance shares which have vested but receipt of which has been deferred until six months after termination of service.

F5: 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.