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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091767-26-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SON"
cik: "0000091767"
company_name: "SONOCO PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:59:11.824643+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonoco shareholders elect all directors, approve say-on-pay, incentive plan; reject political spending proposal

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected with at least 72.9M votes for each; highest against tally was 3.0M for Richard Kyle.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers ratified as auditor for FY2026 with 84.3M votes for (94.8% of votes cast).
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 72.0M for (94.8% excluding broker non-votes).
- Amendment No. 1 to 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan approved with 72.5M votes for.
- Shareholder proposal on political spending transparency not approved: 31.6M for, 42.7M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091767-26-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SON
- cik: 0000091767
- company_name: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176726000016/0000091767-26-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176726000016/son-20260415.htm

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