Feb 08, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. The Board of Directors of Sonoco declared a $.28 per share quarterly common stock dividend. The dividend will be payable on March 10, 2011, to shareholders of record as of February 18, 2011, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. According to Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., Chairman and CEO, this is the 343rd consecutive quarter, dating back to 1925, that the company has paid cash dividends to shareholders. Sonoco is a $4.1 billion global manufacturer of industrial and consumer products and provider of packaging services.