Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.



On February 9, 2022, Lloyd M. Yates, 61, extended his resignation from the
Sonoco Products Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective March 1,
2022. Mr. Yates has served on Sonoco's Board since 2019 and is a member of the
Audit, Financial Policy, and Employee and Public Responsibility committees. Mr.
Yate's resignation was not the result of any disagreement between Mr. Yates and
the Company, its management, board of directors or any committee thereof, or
with respect to any matter relating to the Company's operation, policies or
practices.

In accordance with Sonoco Products Company's By-Laws, the retirement of Marc D.
Oken from the Board shall be automatic at the annual meeting of shareholders on
April 20, 2022, as Mr. Oken reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 during
his current term as director. Mr. Oken joined the Board in 2006 and serves on
the Company's Executive Committee as well as the Executive Compensation, Audit,
and Corporate Governance and Nominating committees.

Item 8.01 Other Events.



For additional information regarding the foregoing, please see the Registrant's
news release announcing the upcoming retirement of current Board members, Lloyd
M. Yates, effective March 1, 2022, and Marc D. Oken, effective April 20, 2022.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits
            Exhibit No.             Description of Exhibit
            99                        Changes to Sonoco Products Company    's     Board of Directors
            104                     Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and
                                    contained in Exhibit 101)

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