Addresses
Corporate Headquarters
1 North Second Street
Hartsville, SC 29550-3305
+843/383-7000
Toll-free: 800/377-2692
Fax: +843/383-7008
Investor Relations
Sonoco – A46
1 North Second Street
Hartsville, SC 29550-3305
+843/383-7862
Fax: +843/383-7478
Annual Meeting
The 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders’ will be held at
11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, April 20, at:
The Center Theater
212 North Fifth Street
Hartsville, SC 29550-4136
The meeting will be audiocast live on the Internet. Instructions
for listening to this audiocast will be available on the
Company’s Web site, www.sonoco.com, approximately one
week prior to the event. The audiocast will be archived for six
months.
Legal Counsel
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.
P.O. Box 11889
Columbia, SC 29211-1889
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hearst Tower
214 North Tryon Street, Suite 3600
Charlotte, NC 28202-2137
Market Information
 The New York Stock Exchange is the principal exchange on
which Sonoco common stock (symbol SON) is traded.
Intellectual Capital Management
Sonoco Development, Inc., manages the Company’s
intellectual assets, including patents, licenses and agreements.
SPC Resources, Inc., manages the Company’s trademarks and
domain names. The address for both companies is:
125 West Home Avenue
Hartsville, SC 29550-4123
Equal Opportunity Employer
Sonoco believes that a diverse workforce is required to compete
successfully in today’s global marketplace. The Company
provides equal employment opportunities in its global
operations without regard to race, color, age, gender, religion,
national origin or physical disability.
References to Web site Addresses
References to Sonoco’s Web site address and EquiServe’s Web
site address are for informational purposes only and are not
intended to, and do not, incorporate those Web sites or their
contents by reference into this annual report.
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