Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


          Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
          Officers.

(b) Departure of Chief Financial Officer.

On May 23, 2022, Sonoco Products Company (the "Company") and Julie C. Albrecht, the Company's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, agreed to a separation effective as of June 30, 2022. Ms. Albrecht has agreed to stay through such date in order to facilitate a smooth and orderly transition of her responsibilities. The Company has begun a retained search of internal and external candidates for a successor. Ms. Albrecht's departure is not a result of any disagreement with the Company or its Board of Directors relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices or any issues regarding its accounting policies or practices. In conjunction with her departure from the Company, it is anticipated that the Company and Ms. Albrecht will enter into a written separation agreement providing for certain severance payments and benefits, the receipt of which will be subject to her execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims in favor of the Company.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 25, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the departure of Ms. Albrecht as described herein. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.






(d) Exhibits.



  99.1     Press Release of Sonoco Products Company, dated May 25, 2022.

104      Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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