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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): April 18, 2018
 
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY
 
Commission File No. 001-11261
 
 
 
 
Incorporated under the laws
 
I.R.S. Employer Identification
of South Carolina
 
No. 57-0248420
1 N. Second St.
Hartsville, South Carolina 29550
Telephone: 843/383-7000
 
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).
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on April 18, 2018. The following matters, as described more fully in the Company’s Proxy Statement, were voted on by the shareholders at this meeting:

(1)
Election of Directors. The following directors were elected:
 
 
 
 
 
VOTES
 
 
 
Term1
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-
Votes
 
P. L. Davies
 
1 year
 
77,039,492

 
1,871,052

 
12,240,697

 
H. E. DeLoach, Jr.
 
1 year
 
77,711,114

 
1,199,430

 
12,240,697

 
P. Guillemot
 
1 year
 
77,192,929

 
1,717,615

 
12,240,697

 
R. C. Tiede
 
1 year
 
78,076,194

 
834,350

 
12,240,697

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
In June 2017, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to effect the declassification of its Board of Directors as approved by the shareholders at the 2017 Annual Meeting. Pursuant to this amendment, nominees for election at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are nominated to serve one-year terms expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Those Directors elected at the 2017 and 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, however, continue to be, and are, divided into classes and will hold office for the three-year terms for which they were elected, expiring at the 2020 and 2019 Annual Meetings, respectively.
 

(2)
Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was approved. The shareholders voted 89,160,066 for and 1,922,763 against ratification, with 68,412 votes abstaining and no broker non-votes.

(3)
Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation. The advisory (non-binding) shareholder resolution on Executive Compensation was approved. The shareholders voted 75,898,589 for and 2,369,534 against the resolution, with 642,421 votes abstaining and 12,240,697 broker non-votes.








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.
 
 
 
 
 
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY
 
 
 
Date: April 20, 2018
By:
/s/ Barry L. Saunders
 
Barry L. Saunders
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer