GlobeNewswire Inc | Oct 19, 2020 02:00PM EDT

October 19, 2020

HARTSVILLE, S.C., Oct. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today declared a $.43 per share quarterly common stock dividend. The dividend will be paid on December 10, 2020, to shareholders of record as of November 10, 2020.

According to Howard Coker, president and chief executive officer, this is the 382nd consecutive quarter, dating back to 1925, that the Company has paid dividends to shareholders. Sonoco has one of the longest records of paying dividend to shareholders in the packaging sector and the Company has raised dividends for 37 consecutive years. Based on the closing price of Sonocos common stock on October 16, 2020, the Companys dividend provides a 3.1 percent yield, which is approximately 75 percent higher than dividends paid by the S&P 500 Index.

About Sonoco Founded in 1899, Sonoco (NYSE: SON) is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging, and displays and packaging supply chain services. With annualized net sales of approximately$5.4 billion, the Company has 23,000 employees working in approximately 300 operations in 36 countries, serving some of the worlds best known brands in some 85 nations. Sonoco is committed to creating sustainable products, services and programs for our customers, employees and communities that support our corporate purpose of Better Packaging. Better Life. The Company ranked first in the Packaging sector on Fortunes Worlds Most Admired Companies for 2020 as well as Barrons 100 Most Sustainable Companies. For more information, visit www.sonoco.com.

Contact: Roger Schrum +843-339-6018 roger.schrum@sonoco.com