SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 8, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2004-11-04

Reporting Person: HOLLEY RONALD E (SR VP- GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL PROD)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-11-04	Common Stock	M	17787	$18.0736	Acquired	37653	Direct
2004-11-04	Common Stock	S	187	$27.14	Disposed	37466	Direct
2004-11-04	Common Stock	S	700	$27.09	Disposed	36766	Direct
2004-11-04	Common Stock	S	6900	$27.05	Disposed	29866	Direct
2004-11-04	Common Stock	S	10000	$27	Disposed	19866	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-11-04	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$18.0736	M	17787	Disposed	2005-02-01	Common Stock (17787)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3812.0446	Indirect
Common Stock	45021	Indirect