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: 2016-02-19

Reporting Person: Puechl Robert L. (VP Global Flexible Pkg)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-02-19	Common Stock	A	1389.0000	$40.8700	Acquired	11877.0883	Direct
2016-02-19	Common Stock	M	90.0000	$0.0000	Acquired	11967.0883	Direct
2016-02-19	Common Stock	F	90.0000	$42.5600	Disposed	11877.0883	Direct
2016-02-19	Common Stock	F	478.0000	$40.8700	Disposed	11399.0883	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-02-19	Phantom Stock Units	$0.0000	A	2984.0000	Acquired		Common Stock (2984.0000)	Direct
2016-02-19	Phantom Stock Units	$0.0000	M	90.0000	Disposed		Common Stock (90.0000)	Direct

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.