# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000091767
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-017873
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 5117
**Document Hash:** b32f3aae3e40837b8eae594287d2c9c4
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-017873.hdr.sgml**: 20260220

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-017873

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260120

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260220

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260220

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000091767
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS & BOXES [2650]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 570248420
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** SC
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-11261
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26656687

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE NORTH SECOND ST
- **STREET 2:** P O BOX 160
- **CITY:** HARTSVILLE
- **STATE:** SC
- **ZIP:** 29551-0160
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8433837000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE N. SECOND STREET
- **CITY:** HARTSVILLE
- **STATE:** SC
- **ZIP:** 29550

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K/A**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 20, 2026**

**SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **001-11261** |
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| **South Carolina** | **57-0248420** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)** | **(IRS Employer Identification No.)** |

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**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)**

**N/A**

**(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:

¨ 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:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| **No par value common stock** | **SON** | **New York Stock Exchange** |

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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. ◻

**Explanatory Note**

On January 20, 2026, Sonoco Products Company (the "Company") filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Original Filing") reporting that Rodger Fuller will retire as the Company's Chief Operating Officer effective February 28, 2026. The Company is filing this amendment to the Original Filing (this "Amendment") for the sole purpose of amending the effective date of Mr. Fuller's retirement from February 28, 2026 to April 11, 2026. This Amendment does not otherwise modify or update in any way the disclosures made in the Original Filing.

 **Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

On February 19, 2026, the Company and Mr. Fuller agreed to amend the effective date of his retirement as the Company's Chief Operating Officer to April 11, 2026.

 **Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits

<u>Exhibit No.</u> <u>Description of Exhibit</u> <br> 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

**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.

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|  | **SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY** | **SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY** |
| Date: February 20, 2026 | By: | /s/ John M. Florence, Jr. |
|  |  | John M. Florence, Jr. |
|  |  | General Counsel, Secretary and Vice President |

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