Sonoco to Host Annual New York Investor Conference on December 7, 2012

HARTSVILLE, S.C., Dec. 3, 2012 /CNW/ - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, will host its annual breakfast meeting for the financial community in New York City on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Park Avenue at Grand Central.

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Breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. ET, in the Salon V, Ballroom Level, and the presentation will start at 8 a.m. Harris E. DeLoach Jr., chairman and chief executive officer; M. Jack Sanders, president, chief operating officer and chief executive officer-elect; and Barry L. Saunders, vice president and chief financial officer will provide a strategic overview of the Company, including a financial update and outlook. Members of Sonoco's executive committee will be attending and available for discussion.

Those interested in attending the breakfast meeting should email their name, company and if they will be attending in person to [email protected] or call [phone]. Those who cannot attend in person can join the meeting via telephone conference call or by webcast. Interested investors can access the toll-free conference call at 800-510-9691 or internationally at [phone], access code 97986929. The webcast and presentations will be available via the Internet at www.sonoco.com, under the Investor Relations tab.

A replay of the event will begin at noon ET, on Dec. 7, 2012, and will be available through March 7, 2013. The toll-free replay number in the United States is 888-286-8010 and the international replay number is [phone]. The replay access code is 55974984. The event also will be archived for 90 days on Sonoco's Investor Relations website under conference calls.

About Sonoco

Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging and packaging supply chain services. With annual net sales of $4.5 billion, the Company has more than 19,600 employees working in over 340 operations in 34 countries, serving many of the world's best known brands in some 85 nations. Sonoco is a proud member of the 2012/2013 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. For more information on the Company, visit our website at http://www.sonoco.com.

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