Director Rollier Retirement

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

Date: February 19, 2015

/s/ Barry L. Saunders

Barry L. Saunders
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

0000091767-15-000009.txt : 20150219 0000091767-15-000009.hdr.sgml : 20150219 20150219081940 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000091767-15-000009 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150219 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20150219 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000091767 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS & BOXES [2650] IRS NUMBER: 570248420 STATE OF INCORPORATION: SC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11261 FILM NUMBER: 15630277 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE NORTH SECOND ST STREET 2: P O BOX 160 CITY: HARTSVILLE STATE: SC ZIP: 29551-0160 BUSINESS PHONE: 8433837000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE N. SECOND STREET CITY: HARTSVILLE STATE: SC ZIP: 29550 8-K 1 directorrollierretirement.htm RETIREMENT OF DIRECTOR ROLLIER Director Rollier Retirement

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): February 19, 2015

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

Commission File No. 001-11261



Incorporated under the laws		I.R.S. Employer Identification
of South Carolina		No. 57-0248420

1 N. Second St.

Hartsville, South Carolina 29550

Telephone: 843/383-7000

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management



Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 19, 2015, Philippe R. Rollier retired from the Board of Directors of Sonoco Products Company having reached the age of 72, the mandatory retirement age for members of the Board.

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.