SON Sonoco Products Company

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SCHRUM ROGER P	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SONOCO PRODUCTS CO [ SON ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) VP Invstr Rel & Corp Affairs
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) ONE NORTH SECOND ST, P O BOX 160	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/12/2021
(Street) HARTSVILLE, SC 29551-0160 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	5/12/2021		M		9542.0000	A	$50.8300	14106.0000	D
Common Stock	5/12/2021		M		6498.0000	A	$46.1600	20604.0000	D
Common Stock	5/12/2021		S		3102.0000	D	$67.9696 (1)	17502.0000	D
Common Stock	5/12/2021		D		12938.0000	D	$68.1500	4564.0000	D
Common Stock								1280.8852	I	by 401k plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right	$46.1600	5/12/2021		M			6498.0000	2/11/2016	2/11/2025	Common Stock	6498.0000	$0.0000	0.0000	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$50.8300	5/12/2021		M			9542.0000	2/14/2019	2/8/2028	Common Stock	9542.0000	$0.0000	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	$67.9696 is an average price, shares sold between $67.87 and $68.06.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHRUM ROGER P ONE NORTH SECOND ST P O BOX 160 HARTSVILLE, SC 29551-0160			VP Invstr Rel & Corp Affairs

Signatures
By: Elizabeth R. Kremer - Power of Attorney for Roger P. Schrum		5/13/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date