Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Selected Quarterly Financial Data

The following table sets forth selected quarterly financial data of the Company:

(unaudited)	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
2012
Net sales	$	1,212,370		$	1,202,359		$	1,195,530		$	1,175,870
Gross profit		216,861			216,542			206,229			204,000
Restructuring/Asset impairment charges		(15,212	)		(9,396	)		444			(8,694	)
Net income attributable to Sonoco		43,068			51,323			58,836			42,783
Per common share:
Net income attributable to Sonoco:
- basic	$	.42		$	.50		$	.58		$	.42
- diluted		.42			.50			.57			.42
Cash dividends    - common		.29			.30			.30			.30
Market price        - high		34.83			33.91			31.67			32.51
- low		31.02			29.57			28.61			29.00
2011
Net sales	$	1,117,323		$	1,127,865		$	1,124,171		$	1,129,573
Gross profit		194,209			191,090			186,740			184,744
Restructuring/Asset impairment charges		(2,317	)		(9,578	)		(12,048	)		(12,883	)
Net income attributable to Sonoco		57,391			53,408			77,203			29,515
Per common share:
Net income attributable to Sonoco:
- basic	$	.57		$	.53		$	.76		$	.29
- diluted		.56			.52			.76			.29
Cash dividends    - common		.28			.29			.29			.29
Market price        - high		36.89			36.95			36.05			33.64
- low		33.96			32.71			27.62			26.10