Sonoco to Host Annual New York Investor Conference on December 6, 2013

HARTSVILLE, S.C., Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 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. 6, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, East 42^nd Street at Grand Central.

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Breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. ET, on the Ballroom Level, and the presentation will start at 7:50 a.m. M. Jack Sanders, president and chief executive officer; Barry L. Saunders, vice president and chief financial officer; John M. Colyer Jr., senior vice president, Global Industrial Products and Protective Solutions; and Robert C. Tiede, senior vice president, Global Consumer Packaging and Services, 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 +843-383-3450. 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 877-546-5019 or internationally at +857-244-7551. The access code is 19045995. The webcast and presentations will be available via the Internet at http://www.media-server.com/m/p/ydqyp9z7 or by visiting the Investor Relations tab of www.sonoco.com.

A dial-in replay of the event will begin at noon ET, on Dec. 6, 2012, and will be available through Dec. 16, 2013. The toll-free replay number in the United States is 888-286-8010, and the international replay number is +617-801-6888. The access code is 46973476. The event webcast will be archived for 90 days on Sonoco's Investor Relations website under Presentations.

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 $4.8 billion, the Company has more than 19,900 employees working in over 347 operations in 34 countries, serving many of the world's best known brands in some 85 nations. Sonoco is a proud member of the 2013/2014 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. For more information on the Company, visit our website at www.sonoco.com.

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