SONOCO PRODUCTS CO 10-K

Item 3. Legal Proceedings The Company has been named as a potentially responsible party (PRP) at several environmentally contaminated sites not owned by the Company. All of the sites are also the responsibility of other parties. The Company’s liability, if any, is shared with such other parties, but the Company’s share has not been finally determined in most cases. In some cases, the Company has cost-sharing agreements with other PRPs relating to the sharing of legal defense costs and cleanup costs for a particular site. The Company has assumed, for accrual purposes, that the other parties to these cost-sharing agreements will perform as agreed. Final resolution of some of the sites is years away, and actual costs to be incurred for these matters in future periods is likely to vary from current estimates because of the inherent uncertainties in evaluating environmental exposures. Accordingly, the ultimate cost to the Company with respect to such sites, beyond what has been accrued as of December 31, 2021, cannot be determined. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had accr ued $7.4 million and $8.1 million, re spectively, related to environmental contingencies. The Company periodically reevaluates the assumptions used in determining the appropriate reserves for environmental matters as additional information becomes available and makes appropriate adjustments when warranted. For further information about legal proceedings , see Note 16 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other Legal Matters Additional information regarding legal pr oceedings is provided in Note 16 to t he Consolidated Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures Not applicable. 19 FORM 10-K SONOCO 2021 ANNUAL REPORT PART II