SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — M&A Activity 2022

Sep 28, 2022

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2022

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

Commission File No. 001-11261

South Carolina	57-0248420
(State or other jurisdiction or incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1 N. Second St.

Hartsville , South Carolina 29550

(Address of principal executive offices)(zip code)

Telephone: ( 843 ) 383-7000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
No par value common stock	SON	New York Stock Exchange LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 28, 2022, Sonoco Products Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire S.P. Holding, Skjern A/S ("Skjern"), a privately-owned manufacturer of paper based in Skjern, Denmark, for an aggregate all-cash purchase price of 675 million Danish Krone (approximately $88 million). The Transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Sonoco Announces Acquisition of Skjern Paper
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

/s/Aditya Gandhi
Aditya Gandhi
Chief Accounting Officer