SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 14, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2004-12-10

Reporting Person: DELOACH HARRIS E JR (Director, PRESIDENT AND CEO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-12-10	Dividend Equivalent Rights	$	A	112.973	Acquired		Common Stock (112.973)	Direct
2004-12-10	Dividend Equivalent Rights	$	A	7.3	Acquired		Common Stock (7.3)	Direct
2004-12-10	Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units	$	A	1346.3	Acquired		Common Stock (1346.3)	Direct

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 on the Sonoco Products Company directors' deferred compensation plan and are to be settled in cash upon the reporting person's retirement.

F4: Acquired on quarterly dividend. The rights become exercisable proportionately with the options to which they relate.