Sonoco Invites You to Join the Live Webcast of Its Annual Meeting With The Financial Community

HARTSVILLE, S.C., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with Sonoco's (NYSE: SON) Annual Meeting with the Financial Community, you are invited to listen to a live webcast of the event with presentations from Harris DeLoach, CEO; Charles Coker, Chairman; and Trent Hill, Chief Financial Officer.

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The event will be available on the Internet on Friday, December 8, 2000, at 7:45 a.m. Eastern Time, presentation beginning at 7:50 a.m.

    What:  Sonoco's Annual Meeting with the Financial Community

    When:  7:45 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 8, 2000

    Where: http://www.sonoco.com/investor_communications_main.htm or
           http://www.videonewswire.com/SONOCO/120800/

    How:   Simply log on to the web at either of the address above.  The event
           will also be available at www.prnewswire.com .

Archive: If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the archived call will be available Friday afternoon on www.sonoco.com and www.prnewswire.com .

Sonoco, founded in 1899, is a $2.5 billion manufacturer of industrial and consumer packaging products and provider of packaging services, with 285 operations in 33 countries serving customers in some 85 nations. For more information on Sonoco, visit our web site http://www.sonoco.com .

(Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The RealPlayer software, downloadable free from www.real.com/products/player/index.html, and at least a 14.4Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webmaster@vdat.com.)
SOURCE Sonoco
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CONTACT: Allan V. Cecil, Vice President of Sonoco, 843-383-7524, or e-mail, allan.cecil@sonoco.com
Audio: http: //www.videonewswire.com/SONOCO/120800
Company News On-Call: http: //www.prnewswire.com/comp/805487.html or fax, 800-758-5804, ext. 805487
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