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| EX-5.2 - EX-5.2 - SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | g24992exv5w2.htm |
| EX-4.8 - EX-4.8 - SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | g24992exv4w8.htm |
| EX-1.3 - EX-1.3 - SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | g24992exv1w3.htm |
| EX-12.1 - EX-12.1 - SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | g24992exv12w1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2010
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY
| South Carolina | 0-516 | 57-0248420 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
1 N. Second St.
Hartsville, South Carolina 29550
(Address of Principal Executive
Office)
Hartsville, South Carolina 29550
(Address of Principal Executive
Office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (843) 383-7000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 14a-12) | |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 25, 2010, Sonoco Products Company (“Sonoco”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement
(the “Underwriting Agreement”), with Banc of America Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC,
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several
underwriters listed therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which Sonoco agreed to
sell and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to and upon terms and conditions set forth
therein, $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Notes due 2040 (the “Notes”), as
described in the prospectus supplement dated October 25, 2010 filed pursuant to Sonoco’s shelf
registration statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-160964 (the “Registration Statement”).
The Notes will be issued under the Indenture, dated as of June 15, 1991, between the Company
and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust
Company, N.A. and as successor to The Bank of New York), as successor in interest to Wachovia Bank
of North Carolina, National Association, as trustee, (the “Trustee”), as amended and supplemented
by a Second Supplemental Indenture, to be entered into between the Company and the Trustee. The
Underwriters are expected to deliver the Notes against payment on November 1, 2010.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement and the second supplemental indenture pursuant to which
the Notes are to be issued are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are
incorporated by reference herein and into the Registration Statement.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Sonoco hereby files the following exhibits to, and incorporates such exhibits by reference in,
the Registration Statement:
| 1.3 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2010, among Sonoco Products Company and Banc of America Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein. | ||
| 4.8 | Form of Second Supplemental Indenture (including form of Note), between Sonoco Products Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | ||
| 4.9 | Form of Note (included in Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.8). | ||
| 5.2 | Opinion (including consent) of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. | ||
| 12.1 | Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges. | ||
| 23.3 | Consent of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.2). |
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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 |
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| Date: October 28, 2010 | By: | /s/ Ritchie L. Bond | ||
| Ritchie L. Bond | ||||
| Treasurer | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| 1.3 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2010, among Sonoco Products Company and Banc of America Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein. | ||
| 4.8 | Form of Second Supplemental Indenture (including form of Note), between Sonoco Products Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | ||
| 4.9 | Form of Note (included in Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.8). | ||
| 5.2 | Opinion (including consent) of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. | ||
| 12.1 | Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges. | ||
| 23.3 | Consent of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.2). |
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