Sonoco Products Company
 
 
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): October 16, 2008
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY
Commission File No. 0-516
     
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 2 — Financial Information
    Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
    On October 16, 2008, Sonoco Products Company issued a news release reporting the financial results of the Company for the quarter ended September 28, 2008. 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 2008 Third Quarter Earnings Release

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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: October 16, 2008
  By:   /s/ C.J. Hupfer
 
       
 
  C.J. Hupfer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX
99      Registrant’s 2008 Third Quarter Earnings Release

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