SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 22, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2004-12-21

Reporting Person: MAHONEY KEVIN P (VICE PRESIDENT-CORP. PLANNING)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-21	Common Stock	M	5500	$24.5455	Acquired	5500	Direct
2004-12-21	Common Stock	M	5500	$24.0909	Acquired	11000	Direct
2004-12-21	Common Stock	S	5500	$28.7502	Disposed	5500	Direct
2004-12-21	Common Stock	S	5500	$28.9507	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-12-21	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$24.0909	M	5500	Disposed	2007-02-05	Common Stock (5500)	Direct
2004-12-21	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$24.5455	M	5500	Disposed	2006-02-07	Common Stock (5500)	Direct
2004-12-21	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	22.6584	Acquired		Common Stock (22.6584)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1930.0832	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 1-for-1

F2: The reported phantom stock units were acquired under Sonoco Products Company's excess benefit plan and will be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.