SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 11, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2003-12-10

Reporting Person: HARTLEY CYNTHIA A (SR VICE PRES - HUMAN RESOURCES)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-12-10	Dividend Equivalent Rights	$	A	20.3384	Acquired		Common Stock (20.3384)	Direct
2003-12-10	Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units	$	A	123.8	Acquired		Common Stock (123.8)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Dividend Equivalent Rights	$		Common Stock (0)	0	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 1-for-1

F2: Acquired on quarterly dividend on the Sonoco Products Company excess benefit plan and are to be settled in cash upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.

F3: Acquired on quarterly dividend. The rights become exercisable proportionately with the options to which they relate.