SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 13, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2016-02-10

Reporting Person: Tiede Robert C (SVP-GLOB Consumer Pkg&Svc)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-02-10	Restricted Stock Units	$0.0000	A	8628.0000	Acquired	2027-02-10	Common Stock (8628.0000)	Direct
2016-02-10	Restricted Stock Units II	$0.0000	A	590.0000	Acquired		Common Stock (590.0000)	Direct
2016-02-10	Restricted Stock Units II	$0.0000	F	19.0000	Disposed		Common Stock (19.0000)	Direct
2016-02-10	Stock Appreciation Right	$40.4100	A	64485.0000	Acquired	2026-02-10	Common Stock (64485.0000)	Direct
2016-02-11	Phantom Stock Units	$0.0000	A	1499.1000	Acquired		Common Stock (1499.1000)	Direct

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 vested immediately. Vested shares will be paid to the reporting person six months following retirement or termination of service.

F3: Vested shares will be paid to the reporting person six months following retirement or termination of service.

F4: Each share of Restricted Stock Unit is the equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock. The shares were cashed out to account for withholding taxes.

F5: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock.

F6: The phantom stock units were accrued under the Sonoco Products Company Officers Deferred compensation plan and will be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.