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 3, 2007
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 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
    Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory                  Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
    On October 3, 2007, Fitz L. H. Coker retired from the Board of Directors of Sonoco Products Company having reached the age of 72, the mandatory retirement age for members of the Board.

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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 4, 2007
  By:   /s/ C.J. Hupfer
 
       
 
  C.J. Hupfer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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