SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Aug 2, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2004-07-29

Reporting Person: SMITH EDWARD L (VP-CUSTOMER & BUS DEVELOPMENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-07-29	Common Stock	M	2483	$21.7533	Acquired	3053.6419	Direct
2004-07-29	Common Stock	S	2483	$26	Disposed	570.6419	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-07-29	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$21.7533	M	2483	Disposed	2004-08-22	Common Stock (2483)	Direct
2004-07-29	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$21.7533	H	0.25	Disposed	2004-08-22	Common Stock (0.25)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	740.3287	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Received $6.49 in payment of fractional share at rate of $25.50 per share.