SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2017

Feb 22, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2017-02-17

Reporting Person: MAHONEY KEVIN P (SR VP CORP. PLANNING)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-02-17	Common Stock	M	5019.0000	$40.4100	Acquired	5423.0000	Direct
2017-02-17	Common Stock	M	3729.0000	$46.1600	Acquired	9152.0000	Direct
2017-02-17	Common Stock	M	180.0000	$0.0000	Acquired	9332.0000	Direct
2017-02-17	Common Stock	F	180.0000	$52.8600	Disposed	9152.0000	Direct
2017-02-17	Common Stock	S	535.0000	$53.0800	Disposed	8617.0000	Direct
2017-02-17	Common Stock	D	570.0000	$53.0700	Disposed	8047.0000	Direct
2017-02-17	Common Stock	D	7643.0000	$53.1000	Disposed	404.0000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-02-17	Phantom Stock Units	$0.0000	A	5753.0000	Acquired		Common Stock (5753.0000)	Direct
2017-02-17	Phantom Stock Units	$0.0000	M	180.0000	Disposed		Common Stock (180.0000)	Direct
2017-02-17	Stock Appreciation Right	$40.4100	M	5019.0000	Disposed	2026-02-10	Common Stock (5019.0000)	Direct
2017-02-17	Stock Appreciation Right	$46.1600	M	3729.0000	Disposed	2025-02-11	Common Stock (3729.0000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2743.0458	Indirect

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.