SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 26, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 26, 2026
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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
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47 FORM 10-K SONOCO 2025 ANNUAL REPORT
Exhibit Index
| 3-1 | Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended April 21, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed April 22, 2022) |
| 3-2 | By-Laws of Sonoco Products Company, as amended October 17, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed October 19, 2023) |
| 4-1 | Description of Securities of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to the description in the Registrant's Form 8-A, Amendment 4, filed June 15, 2020) |
| 4-2 | Indenture, dated as of June 15, 1991, between Registrant and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form S-4 (File Number 333-119863)) |
| 4-3 | Form of Second Supplemental Indenture, including form of 5.75% Notes due 2040, dated as of November 1, 2010, between Sonoco Products Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed October 28, 2010) |
| 4-4 | Form of Fourth Supplemental Indenture, including form of 5.75% Notes due 2040, between Sonoco Products Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed October 27, 2011) |
| 4-5 | Form of Fifth Supplemental Indenture, including form of 3.125% Notes due 2030, dated as of April 22, 2020, between Sonoco Products Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed April 22, 2020) |
| 4-6 | Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 21, 2022, between Sonoco Products Company and Regions Bank, as Trustee, including Forms of 1.800% Note due 2025, 2.250% Note due 2027 and 2.850% Note due 2032 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed January 21, 2022) |
| 4-7* | Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2024, between Sonoco Products Company and Regions Bank, as Trustee, including Forms of 4.450% Notes due 2026, 4.600% Notes due 2029 and 5.000% Notes due 2034 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2024) |
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| 10-1** | Sonoco Retirement and Savings Plan, amended and restated as of January 1, 2026 |
| 10-2** | Sonoco Products Company 2008 Long-term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 16, 2008) |
| 10-3** | Sonoco Products Company 2012 Long-term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 18, 2012) |
| 10-4** | Sonoco Products Company 2014 Long-term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 16, 2014) |
| 10-5** | Deferred Compensation Plan for Key Employees of Sonoco Products Company (a.k.a. Deferred Compensation Plan for Corporate Officers of Sonoco Products Company), as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10-1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2008) |
| 10-6** | Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors of Sonoco Products Company, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2008) |
| 10-7** | Sonoco Products Company Amended and Restated Trust Agreement for Executives, as of October 15, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2008) |
| 10-8** | Sonoco Products Company Amended and Restated Directors Deferral Trust Agreement, as of October 15, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2008) |
| 10-9** | Omnibus Benefit Restoration Plan of Sonoco Products Company, amended and restated as of January 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2022) |
| 10-10** | Description of Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Contingent Restricted Stock Units granted to executive officers of the Registrant on February 8, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed February 14, 2017) |
| 10-11** | Description of Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Contingent Restricted Stock Units granted to executive officers of the Registrant on February 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Registrant's Form 8-K filed February 20, 2018) |
| 10-12** | Description of Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Contingent Restricted Stock Units granted to executive officers of the Registrant on February 13, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Registrant's Form 8-K filed February 19, 2019) |
| 10-13** | Description of Restricted Stock Units and Performance Contingent Restricted Stock Units granted to executive officers of the Registrant on February 11, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed February 18, 2020) |
| 10-14** | Description of Restricted Stock Units and Performance Contingent Restricted Stock Units granted to executive officers of the Registrant on February 5, 2021 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed February 11, 2021) |
| 10-15** | Description of Restricted Stock Units and Performance Contingent Restricted Stock Units granted to executive officers of the Registrant on February 8, 2022 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed February 11, 2022) |
| 10-16** | Sonoco Products Company 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix 2 to the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 17, 2024) |
| 10-17* | Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2023, among Sonoco Products Company, as Borrower, CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party hereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed August 10, 2023) |
| 10-18** | Sonoco Products Company Change-In-Control Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed February 11, 2022) |
| 10-19** | Sonoco Products Company Executive Officer Severance Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2023) |
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| 10-20* | Third Amendment, dated as of August 7, 2023, to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2021, and Incremental Increase Agreement, among Sonoco Products Company, as Borrower, CoBank, FCB, as Lender, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed August 10, 2023) |
| 10-21* | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2024, by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed May 7, 2024) |
| 19 | Sonoco Products Company Insider Trading Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2025) |
| 21 | Subsidiaries of the Registrant |
| 31 | Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and 17 C.F.R. 240.13a-14(a) |
| 32 | Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and 17 C.F.R. 240.13a-14(b) |
| 97 | Sonoco Products Company Executive Compensation Clawback Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed February 28, 2024) |
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
| 101.SCH | Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
| 101.LAB | Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
| 101.PRE | Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
- Certain portions of these exhibits have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2)(ii) or Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the exhibit to the SEC or its staff upon request.
** Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 26 th day of February 2026.
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY
/s/ R. Howard Coker
R. Howard Coker
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on this 26 th day of February 2026.
| /s/ Paul Joachimczyk | /s/ Aditya Gandhi |
|---|---|
| Paul Joachimczyk | Aditya Gandhi |
| Chief Financial Officer | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
| (principal financial officer) | (principal accounting officer) |
| /s/ John R. Haley | /s/ R. Howard Coker |
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| John R. Haley/Director (Chairman) | R. Howard Coker/President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| /s/ Steven L. Boyd | /s/ Scott A. Clark |
| Steven L. Boyd/Director | Scott A. Clark/Director |
| /s/ Pamela L. Davies | /s/ Theresa J. Drew |
| Pamela L. Davies/Director | Theresa J. Drew/Director |
| /s/ Philippe Guillemot | /s/ Robert R. Hill, Jr. |
| Philippe Guillemot/Director | Robert R. Hill, Jr./Lead Independent Director |
| /s/ Eleni Istavridis | /s/ Richard G. Kyle |
| Eleni Istavridis/Director | Richard G. Kyle/Director |
| /s/ Blythe J. McGarvie | /s/ Craig L. Nix |
| Blythe J. McGarvie/Director | Craig L. Nix/Director |
| /s/ Thomas E. Whiddon | |
| Thomas E. Whiddon/Director | |
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