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Sonoco to Host Annual New York Investor Conference on December 3, 2010

^{Published on 2010-11-29 05:05:56 - Market Wire}
 

HARTSVILLE, S.C.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--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, December 3, 2010, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Park Avenue at Grand Central.

Breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time in the Manhattan Ballroom on the lobby level, and the presentation will start at 7:50 a.m. Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Charles J. Hupfer, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will provide a strategic overview of the Company along with a financial update and outlook. Members of Sonocoa™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 [ corporate.communications@sonoco.com ] or call +843/339-6748. 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 866/831-6270 or internationally at +617/213-8858, access code 48498564. The webcast and presentations will be made available via the Internet at [ www.sonoco.com ], under Investor Relations tab.

A replay of the event will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern time on December 3, 2010, and continue through midnight Eastern time on December 13, 2010. The toll-free replay number in the United States is 888/286-8010 and the international replay number is +617/801-6888. The replay access code is 46382814. The event also will be archived for 90 days on Sonocoa™s Investor Relations Web site under conference calls.

About Sonoco

Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a $3.6 billion global manufacturer of industrial and consumer products and provider of packaging services, with more than 300 operations in 35 countries, serving customers in some 85 nations. Sonoco is a proud member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. For more information on the Company, visit our Web site at [ http://www.sonoco.com ].