Company's Annual Meeting Scheduled for April 15, 2009
HARTSVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 16, 2009--
The subhead should read: Company’s Annual Meeting Scheduled for April
15, 2009 (sted Company’s Annual Meeting Scheduled for April 15, 2008)
The corrected release reads:
SONOCO RELEASES 2008 ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
Company’s Annual Meeting Scheduled for April 15, 2009
Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging
companies, today announced that its 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders
is now available on the Company’s Web site at http://www.sonoco.com/,
in the investor relations section. The annual report entitled, “Eleven
Decades of Packaging Leadership,” reviews Sonoco’s financial performance
in 2008 and highlights the key milestones in the Company’s successful
110-year history.
“For nearly eleven decades Sonoco has been a packaging leader. From our
humble beginnings producing paper cones for yarn winding machines to
designing and manufacturing today’s most innovative packaging for many
of the largest consumer and industrial product companies in the world,”
Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer,
wrote in his letter to shareholders in the 2008 Annual Report.
“Sonoco has developed a sustainable culture that is focused on
shareholder return, customer and employee satisfaction, commitment to
excellence, integrity, and environmental and community stewardship.”
The cover of the annual report shows a graphic image that depicts
Sonoco’s strong mix of global businesses, products and services. The
upper left portion of the image illustrates the statue in front of the
Company’s headquarters in Hartsville, S.C., that was dedicated to
workers of Sonoco at its 100th anniversary celebration. The
artwork, which was commissioned by Sonoco to commemorate its 110-year
anniversary, was created by nationally known illustrator Boris Lyubner.
Sonoco has mailed the 2008 annual report and proxy statement to its
shareholders in preparation for its annual meeting which will be held on
Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at the Center Theater, 212 North Fifth
Street, Hartsville, S.C., beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. For those
unable to attend the meeting in person, a live webcast can be accessed
via the Internet at http://www.sonoco.com/,
under the "Latest News" section. Those planning to participate should
plan to connect to the live webcast at least 10 minutes prior to the
start. The meeting webcast also will be archived on the Investor
Information section of Sonoco's Web site.
About Sonoco
Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a $4.1 billion global manufacturer of
industrial and consumer products and provider of packaging services,
with about 300 operations in 35 countries, serving customers in some 85
nations. For more information on the Company, visit our Web site at http://www.sonoco.com/.
Source: Sonoco
Sonoco
Roger Schrum, 843-339-6018; roger.schrum@sonoco.com
www.sonoco.com