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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): December 2, 2016
 
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
 
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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Section 7 – Regulation FD
Item 7.01        Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 2, 2016, Sonoco Products Company (the “Company”) hosted its annual investor conference in New York City in which it provided an update on its 2016 financial performance, outlined strategic priorities and provided details of its financial outlook for 2017. On December 2, 2016, the Company issued a news release communicating the material highlights of the New York presentation. A copy of that release is attached as an exhibit hereto.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibit 99 – Registrant’s news release providing an update on the Company’s 2016 financial performance, outlining strategic priorities and detailing its financial outlook for 2017.





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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY
 
 
 
Date: December 2, 2016
 
 
By:
/s/ Barry L. Saunders
 
 
 
 
Barry L. Saunders
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX
 
99

  
Registrant’s news release providing an update on the Company’s 2016 financial performance, outlining strategic priorities and detailing its financial outlook for 2017.