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 reported that Chief Accounting Officer Aditya Gandhi has notified the company of his intention to resign, effective May 29, 2026. The company states that his resignation is not due to any disagreement with Sonoco, its Board, or its accounting policies or practices.
Chief Financial Officer Paul Joachimczyk will serve as the company’s principal accounting officer on an interim basis until a successor is appointed. This ensures continuity in oversight of the company’s accounting and financial reporting functions during the transition.
Sonoco Products Co reports a Schedule 13G showing Vanguard Capital Management beneficially owns 5,199,696 shares. This holding represents 5.27% of Sonoco common stock as of 03/31/2026. The filer reports sole voting power for 758,475 shares and sole dispositive power for 5,199,696 shares. The filing is signed on 04/30/2026 by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration.