Reg FD Disclosure

UNITED STATES 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 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 22, 2022       SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)       South Carolina 001-11261 57-0248420 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)   1 N. Second St. Hartsville , South Carolina 29550 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)   ( 843 ) 383-7000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):   ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered No par value common stock SON New York Stock Exchange LLC   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company ¨   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨             Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.   On June 22, 2022, Sonoco Products Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing updated guidance for the fiscal quarter ending July 4, 2022, as well as the Company’s earnings release date and investor conference call information. 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 June 22, 2022.     104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).         SIGNATURES   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       Date: June 22, 2022 By: /s/ John M. Florence, Jr.     Name: John M. Florence, Jr.     Title: Vice President, Tubes and Cores, U.S. and Canada, General Counsel and Secretary