SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2003

Oct 3, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2003-10-01

Reporting Person: LAWTON EDGAR H III (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-10-01	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$22.09	A	1676	Acquired	2013-10-01	Common Stock (1676)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant to reporting person of stock option under Sonoco Products Company directors' deferred compensation plan.