SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 9, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2004-11-08

Reporting Person: ARTHUR VICKI B (STAFF VP & TREASURER)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-11-08	Common Stock	M	2000	$19.6875	Acquired	7635	Direct
2004-11-08	Common Stock	S	2000	$27.5	Disposed	5635	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-11-08	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$19.6875	M	2000	Disposed	2010-02-02	Common Stock (2000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	758.0646	Indirect