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Sonoco Board Declares Regular Quarterly Common Stock Dividend


  • Press Release
  • Source: Sonoco
  • On 4:08 pm EDT, Monday October 19, 2009

HARTSVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Sonoco (NYSE: SON - News) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.27 per common share. This 338th consecutive quarterly dividend will be payable December 10, 2009, to shareholders of record as of November 20, 2009.

About Sonoco

Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a $4.1 billion global manufacturer of industrial and consumer products and provider of packaging services, with more than 300 operations in 35 countries, serving customers in some 85 nations. Sonoco is a proud member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. For more information on the Company, visit our Web site at http://www.sonoco.com/.

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Sonoco
Roger Schrum, 843-339-6018
roger.schrum@sonoco.com

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