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Sonoco Products Company filings document the regulatory record of a NYSE-listed packaging manufacturer with no par value common stock. Recent 8-K filings report operating results, annual and quarterly guidance, Regulation FD strategy updates, capital allocation plans and material financing arrangements, including an unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility.
Sonoco's proxy and annual meeting disclosures cover board elections, auditor ratification, shareholder voting results and executive compensation matters. Other current reports record officer transitions and principal accounting officer responsibilities, providing formal disclosure on governance, leadership and reporting controls for the company's packaging business.
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.