Every Form 4 that Sonoco Products Company (SON) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow SON and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full SON filings page.
Haley John R reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director John R. Haley received a grant of 924.8 Phantom Stock Units on the company’s directors’ deferred compensation plan. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco common stock and was credited based on a quarterly dividend.
Following this grant, Haley holds a total of 84,728.6 Phantom Stock Units. These units are designed for long-term compensation and will be settled in connection with his retirement or other termination of board service, rather than through near-term market transactions.
Guillemot Philippe reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products director Philippe Guillemot received a grant of 316.2 Phantom Stock Units on a quarterly dividend credited under the directors' deferred compensation plan. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock, bringing his phantom stock holdings to 29,004.7 units, to be settled at retirement or other termination of service.
Fuller Rodger D reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company Chief Operating Officer Rodger D. Fuller received a grant of 46.6 dividend equivalents on restricted stock units, each economically equal to one share of common stock at a reference price of $48.99. After this award, he holds 503.2 such dividend-equivalent units, which will be settled when he retires or otherwise leaves the company.
Sonoco Products Company executive John M. Florence reported routine equity-based compensation awards. On June 10, 2026, he acquired 524 phantom stock units and 410.9 dividend equivalents on restricted stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock. These awards will be settled after his retirement or other termination of service.
Following the grants, Florence holds 48,039.9 phantom stock units and 4,733.5 dividend-equivalent units, all as direct derivative interests rather than current common shares.
Drew Theresa J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products director Theresa J. Drew received 235.7 Phantom Stock Units credited on a quarterly dividend under the directors' deferred compensation plan. Each phantom share is economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock and will be settled in the future upon her retirement or other termination of service. Following this award, she holds 21,620 phantom units directly.
Sonoco Products Company director Pamela Lewis Davies reported receiving a grant of phantom stock units tied to the company’s common stock. She acquired 752.9 phantom stock units on a quarterly dividend credit under the directors’ deferred compensation plan at a reference price of $48.99 per unit. Each phantom unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock and will be settled in the future upon her retirement or other termination of service. Following this grant, she holds a total of 69,055.7 phantom stock units directly, reflecting ongoing compensation rather than an open-market stock purchase or sale.
Sonoco Products Company’s President & CEO R. Howard Coker received an automatic compensation-related award. He acquired 805.2 dividend equivalent rights on restricted stock units on common stock at a reference price of $48.99 per unit. After this grant, he holds 19,707.7 such units directly. Each dividend equivalent unit is economically equal to one share of common stock and will be settled in the future upon his retirement or other termination of service.
Sonoco Products director Scott A. Clark received an award of 22.5 Phantom Stock Units, each economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock. These units were acquired as part of a quarterly dividend under the directors' deferred compensation plan and will be settled after his retirement or other termination of service.
Following this grant, Clark holds a total of 2,066.9 Phantom Stock Units directly, providing deferred, stock-linked compensation aligned with Sonoco’s share performance over time.
Sonoco Products executive Sean Cairns reported an acquisition of dividend equivalents on restricted stock units. On the reported date, he received 72.9 dividend equivalent units, each economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock, bringing his total underlying units to 705.5. These quarterly dividend equivalent rights on restricted stock will be settled when he retires or otherwise terminates his service.
Boyd Steven L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Steven L. Boyd received a grant of 114.2 Phantom Stock Units on a quarterly dividend date at $48.99 per unit under the directors' deferred compensation plan. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one common share and will be settled upon his retirement or other termination of service, bringing his total phantom units to 10,476.2.
Sonoco Products executive Sean Cairns, President of Consumer Packaging EMEA/APAC, reported routine tax-related transactions involving his equity awards. On Restricted Stock Units and related dividend equivalents, securities were used to satisfy tax liabilities at a reference price of $50.06 per share.
The filing shows that after these tax-withholding dispositions, Cairns holds 1,615 Restricted Stock Units and 632.6 dividend equivalent units, each economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock. Footnotes explain that these units automatically defer and will generally be paid about six months after retirement or termination, with taxes largely deferred until receipt.
Sonoco Products Company executive Sean Cairns reported routine equity-related tax transactions. On May 1, 2026, 790 restricted stock units and 102 dividend equivalent units, each economically equal to one share of common stock, were used in tax-withholding dispositions at $50.06 per share.
These Form 4 entries reflect shares delivered to cover tax obligations, not open-market purchases or sales. Following these transactions, Cairns holds 825 restricted stock units and 530.6 dividend equivalent units, which represent contingent rights to receive common stock, generally payable about six months after retirement or other separation.
Sonoco Products Company executive James A. Harrell III reported a new open-market share purchase. As President of Global Industrial Paper Packaging, he bought 6,753.3117 shares of Sonoco common stock through a 401(k) plan at an average price of $50.3728 per share, with trades executed between $50.3726 and $50.3729. Following this purchase, his indirect 401(k) holdings rose to 10,069.6191 shares, and a separate entry shows 59,956 shares held directly.
Sonoco Products CFO Paul Joachimczyk bought additional company stock in the open market. He purchased 8,058 shares of Sonoco Products common stock in an open-market transaction at a price of $49.6399 per share. Following this purchase, he directly owns 28,558 shares of Sonoco Products common stock.
WHIDDON THOMAS E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products director Thomas E. Whiddon received a grant of 657.1 Phantom Stock Units on April 1, 2026. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco common stock and tracks the value of the company’s shares.
The units were accrued under Sonoco’s directors deferred compensation plan at an implied value of $55.17 per unit. After this award, Whiddon holds a total of 68,302.9 Phantom Stock Units, which are scheduled to be settled in Sonoco common stock six months after his retirement.
MCGARVIE BLYTHE J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Blythe J. McGarvie received a grant of 657.1 Phantom Stock Units on Sonoco common stock, valued at $55.17 per unit. These units are the economic equivalent of common shares and were accrued under the directors deferred compensation plan.
After this grant, McGarvie holds 33,569 Phantom Stock Units. The units are scheduled to be settled in Sonoco common stock six months after the director’s retirement, aligning this compensation with long-term company performance rather than immediate market trading.
Kyle Richard G reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products director Kyle Richard G reported a compensation-related grant of 657.1000 Phantom Stock Units on 2026-04-01. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco Products common stock at a reference value of $55.1700 per unit. The units were accrued under the directors deferred compensation plan and will be settled in common stock 6 months after his retirement. Following this grant, his phantom stock balance is 29906.0000 units.
Istavridis Eleni reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Eleni Istavridis received a grant of 657.1 Phantom Stock Units. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco common stock and was valued at $55.17 per unit. Following this award, she holds 15,478.5 phantom stock units. These units were accrued under the company’s directors deferred compensation plan and will be settled in Sonoco common stock six months after her retirement.
HILL ROBERT R JR reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Robert R. Hill, Jr. received a grant of 1,291.5 Phantom Stock Units on Sonoco common stock. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one Sonoco share, awarded at a reference price of $55.17 per unit.
Following this award, Hill holds 29,642.3 phantom stock units. The units were accrued under Sonoco’s directors deferred compensation plan and will be settled in Sonoco common stock six months after his retirement, making this a non-cash, compensation-related increase in his deferred equity exposure rather than an open-market stock purchase.
Sonoco Products director John R. Haley received a grant of phantom stock units as compensation. On the reported date, he acquired 1,835.2 phantom stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock at a reference price of $55.17 per unit.
These phantom stock units were accrued under the company’s directors deferred compensation plan and are scheduled to be settled in Sonoco common stock six months after his retirement. Following this grant, Haley’s total phantom stock unit balance reported in this filing is 83,803.8 units.
Sonoco Products director Philippe Guillemot received a grant of phantom stock units that mirror common shares. He acquired 657.1 phantom stock units on the transaction date at an assigned value of $55.17 per unit, bringing his total phantom stock holdings to 28,688.5 units.
Each phantom stock unit is economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock and was accrued under the company’s directors deferred compensation plan. These units are scheduled to be settled in Sonoco common stock six months after his retirement, aligning director compensation with long-term shareholder value.
Drew Theresa J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Theresa J. Drew received a grant of 657.1 Phantom Stock Units on April 1, 2026. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock and was awarded under the company’s directors deferred compensation plan.
The phantom stock units will be settled in Sonoco common stock six months after Drew’s retirement. Following this award, she holds 21,384.3 Phantom Stock Units directly, reflecting deferred, stock-linked compensation rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
DAVIES PAMELA LEWIS reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Pamela Lewis Davies received a grant of 657.1 phantom stock units linked to the company’s common stock. Each phantom unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock and was credited under the directors deferred compensation plan.
Following this award, Davies holds a total of 68,302.8 phantom stock units. These units will be settled in Sonoco common stock six months after her retirement, so this filing reflects a non-cash, compensation-related accrual rather than an open-market trade.
Clark Scott A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Scott A. Clark received a grant of 906.3 Phantom Stock Units, each economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock. These units were accrued under the company’s directors deferred compensation plan at a reference price of $55.17 per unit.
The phantom stock units are to be settled in Sonoco Products Company common stock six months after Clark’s retirement, aligning his interests with long-term shareholder value. Following this grant, his reported balance in this phantom stock account increased to 2,044.4 units.
Boyd Steven L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Steven L. Boyd received a grant of 657.1 Phantom Stock Units on April 1, 2026. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock and was accrued under the company’s directors deferred compensation plan.
After this award, Boyd holds a total of 10,362 Phantom Stock Units. These units are scheduled to be settled in Sonoco common stock six months after his retirement, making this a compensation-related, non-market transaction rather than an open-market share purchase or sale.
Coker R. Howard reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company President & CEO R. Howard Coker received a grant of 63,478 restricted stock units on February 21, 2025. Each unit represents a contingent right to one share of common stock and vests over three years, with 33%, 33%, and 34% vesting annually beginning one year from the grant date. This amended Form 4 corrects the original granted amount and reflects a compensation-related equity award rather than an open-market purchase.
Sonoco Products Company director Scott A. Clark received a small compensation-related award of phantom stock units. On this date, he acquired 11.2 phantom stock units at an economic reference price of $53.29 per unit, bringing his total phantom stock holdings to 1,138.1 units. Each phantom stock unit is economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock and was credited as part of a quarterly dividend under the directors' deferred compensation plan, to be settled in the future when his board service ends.
Haynes Ernest D III reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company executive Ernest D. Haynes III, President of Consumer Packaging Americas, received a grant of 73.2 dividend equivalents on restricted stock units on March 10, 2026. Each dividend equivalent is economically equal to one share of Sonoco common stock.
The award was credited at a reference price of $53.29 per unit, increasing his directly held dividend-equivalent balance to 841.8 units. These dividend-equivalent rights will be settled in connection with his retirement or other termination of service, reflecting ongoing equity-based compensation rather than an open-market stock purchase.
Sonoco Products Company VP Adam Wood received a grant of dividend equivalents tied to restricted stock units. He acquired 150.4 dividend-equivalent units, each economically equal to one share of Sonoco common stock, bringing his directly held restricted stock-related units to 4,098.7. These dividend equivalents will be settled in connection with his retirement or other termination of service and represent compensation-related accruals rather than an open-market share purchase or sale.
White Andrea B. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Andrea B. White, received an automatic compensation-related award of 24.8 dividend equivalent units tied to restricted stock units on common stock. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock and increases her balance to 100.3 units.
These dividend equivalent rights are credited quarterly and will be settled in common stock when she retires or her service otherwise ends, rather than through an immediate cash transaction or open-market share purchase or sale.
Joachimczyk Paul reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company CFO Paul Joachimczyk reported a compensation-related award of 26.5 dividend equivalents on restricted stock units on March 10, 2026. Each dividend equivalent is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco common stock and is tied to existing restricted stock units.
Following this grant, Joachimczyk holds 82.3 dividend equivalent units. These quarterly dividend equivalent rights will be settled in connection with his retirement or other termination of service, so they represent a deferred, non-cash form of equity-linked compensation rather than an open-market share purchase or sale.
Harrell James A. III reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company executive James A. Harrell III received an automatic grant of 231 dividend equivalent units tied to restricted stock. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock at a reference price of $53.29. Following this award, his directly held restricted and related units total about 8,084.4 units, which will be settled in shares when he retires or his service otherwise ends. This is a routine compensation-related accrual rather than an open-market share purchase or sale.
Sonoco Products Company Chief Operating Officer Rodger D. Fuller received a grant of 41.6 dividend equivalents on restricted stock units tied to the company’s common stock. These units were acquired as quarterly dividend equivalent rights on restricted stock and are economically equal to 41.6 common shares.
The award will be settled in connection with Fuller’s retirement or other termination of service, rather than through any immediate share transaction in the market. Following this grant, he holds a total of 456.6 dividend equivalent restricted stock units directly.
Sonoco Products Company executive John M. Florence, General Counsel, Secretary and Vice President, reported routine compensation-related awards. He acquired 367.2 dividend equivalent units on restricted stock units and 468 phantom stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock.
The dividend equivalents and phantom stock units were credited in connection with quarterly dividend activity and the company’s officers’ deferred compensation plan. According to the disclosure, these awards will be settled in Sonoco common stock upon Mr. Florence’s retirement or other termination of service, rather than through immediate market transactions.
Sonoco Products Company President & CEO R. Howard Coker acquired 719.4 dividend equivalents on restricted stock units on March 10, 2026. Each dividend equivalent is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco common stock and will be settled when he retires or his service otherwise ends. After this compensation-related grant, he directly holds 18,902.5 dividend equivalent rights linked to Sonoco common stock.
Cairns Sean reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company executive Sean Cairns received additional stock-based compensation tied to dividends. He was granted 65.2 dividend equivalent units on restricted stock units, each economically equal to one share of Sonoco common stock at a reference value of $53.29. After this grant, he holds 632.6 such derivative units. These dividend equivalents accumulate quarterly and will be settled in connection with his retirement or other termination of service, so this is a non-cash, long-term incentive rather than an open-market share purchase or sale.
WHIDDON THOMAS E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Thomas E. Whiddon received 666.1 phantom stock units on a quarterly dividend credit under the directors’ deferred compensation plan. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco common stock at a reference price of $53.29 per share.
After this grant, Whiddon holds a total of 67,645.8 phantom stock units, all directly. These units track the value of Sonoco common stock and will be settled when he retires from, or otherwise leaves, board service.
Sonoco Products Company director Blythe J. McGarvie received a grant of 324.1 Phantom Stock Units tied to Sonoco common stock at an equivalent value of $53.29 per unit. Following this award, McGarvie holds a total of 32,911.9 Phantom Stock Units.
Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco common stock and was acquired through a quarterly dividend credited under the directors' deferred compensation plan. These units will be settled in the future upon McGarvie’s retirement or other termination of board service, making this a routine, non‑cash compensation-related accrual rather than an open-market share purchase or sale.
Kyle Richard G reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Richard G. Kyle received 288 Phantom Stock Units, each economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock. These units were credited at a value of $53.29 per unit under the company’s directors' deferred compensation plan.
Following this grant, Kyle holds a total of 29,248.9 Phantom Stock Units, which track the value of Sonoco common stock. The units will be settled in accordance with the plan when he retires or otherwise leaves board service, aligning part of his compensation with long-term shareholder outcomes.
Sonoco Products Company director Eleni Istavridis received an automatic grant of phantom stock units tied to the company’s common stock. She acquired 146 phantom stock units at an indicative value of $53.29 per unit, bringing her total phantom stock holdings to 14,821.4 units.
Each phantom stock unit is economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock but is part of the directors’ deferred compensation plan, not an open‑market stock purchase. According to the plan terms, these units were credited in connection with a quarterly dividend and will be settled in the future when Istavridis retires or otherwise leaves board service.
HILL ROBERT R JR reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Robert R. Hill Jr. received a grant of 279.2 Phantom Stock Units tied to company common stock. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock and was credited as part of the quarterly dividend under the directors' deferred compensation plan.
Following this grant, Hill holds a total of 28,350.8 Phantom Stock Units, which will be settled in connection with his retirement or other termination of board service. This is a routine, compensation-related, non-cash award rather than an open-market stock purchase or sale.
Sonoco Products Company director John R. Haley received a grant of phantom stock units. On the transaction date, he acquired 808.1 phantom stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock, increasing his holdings in this plan to 81,968.6 units.
The units were credited as part of a quarterly dividend under Sonoco’s directors’ deferred compensation plan and will be settled in shares of common stock when he retires or otherwise leaves board service. This is a compensation-related, non-cash award rather than an open-market stock purchase.
Sonoco Products director Philippe Guillemot reported a routine compensation-related award of phantom stock units. He acquired 276.1 phantom stock units on a quarterly dividend under the company’s directors’ deferred compensation plan, each economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock.
Following this transaction, Guillemot holds a total of 28,031.4 phantom stock units. These units will be settled in connection with his retirement or other termination of service, so this filing reflects deferred, non-cash compensation rather than an open-market purchase or sale of Sonoco shares.
Drew Theresa J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Theresa J. Drew received 204.1 phantom stock units as a compensation-related award. Each phantom unit is economically equivalent to one share of Sonoco common stock. The award was credited in connection with a quarterly dividend under the directors' deferred compensation plan.
Following this grant, Drew holds a total of 20,727.2 phantom stock units, which will be settled in connection with her retirement or other termination of board service. This is a routine, non-cash adjustment to her deferred compensation, not an open-market stock purchase or sale.
DAVIES PAMELA LEWIS reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company director Pamela Lewis Davies received 666.1 phantom stock units under the company’s directors’ deferred compensation plan. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco common stock and was credited at a reference price of $53.29 per unit.
Following this grant, Davies holds a total of 67,645.7 phantom stock units. These units are designed to track the value of Sonoco stock and, according to the plan terms, will be settled in the future upon her retirement or other termination of board service, rather than through an immediate cash or stock transaction.
Sonoco Products Company director Steven L. Boyd acquired 95.6 Phantom Stock Units tied to the company’s common stock. These units were credited based on a quarterly dividend under the directors’ deferred compensation plan and will be settled after his retirement or other termination of service. Following this grant, Boyd holds a total of 9,704.9 Phantom Stock Units.
White Andrea B. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Sonoco Products Company reported that Chief Human Resources Officer Andrea B. White received a grant of 2,091 restricted stock units. Each unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Sonoco common stock.
The restricted stock units vest three years from the grant date. Vested shares are deferred and will be delivered to White six months after her retirement or termination of service, tying a portion of her compensation to the company’s long-term performance and her continued tenure.
Sonoco Products Company officer Ernest D. Haynes III, President of Consumer Packaging Americas, reported an open-market sale of 1,581 shares of common stock at $56.39 per share. After this sale, he directly holds 9,377 shares and indirectly holds 35.2594 shares through a 401(k).
Sonoco Products President & CEO R. Howard Coker reported a bona fide gift transfer of 2,060 shares of common stock. After this gift, his directly held stake is 542,592 shares. An additional 17,873.7037 shares are reported as indirectly owned through his spouse.
Sonoco Products Company executive Adam Wood reported multiple equity compensation transactions involving restricted stock units (RSUs) and common stock. On February 20 and 21, he exercised RSUs into a total of 1,484 shares of Sonoco common stock through derivative exercises/conversions.
These conversions delivered 668 and 816 RSUs into the same number of common shares, with some shares shown at a reference price of $56.45 per share. To cover tax obligations and a disposition to the issuer, 384 shares were withheld for tax payment and 314 shares were disposed to the issuer.
After these transactions, Wood held 34,319 shares of Sonoco common stock directly, along with 1,658 RSUs, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of common stock that vests over three years in 33%, 33% and 34% annual installments.