SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Apr 2, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2004-04-01

Reporting Person: BROWN ROBERT J (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-04-01	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$24.68	A	567	Acquired	2014-04-01	Common Stock (567)	Direct
2004-04-01	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	126.6	Acquired		Common Stock (126.6)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant to reporting person of stock option under Sonoco Products Company directors' deferred compensation plan.

F2: 1-for-1

F3: The phantom stock units were accrued under the Sonoco Products Company directors deferred compensation plan and are to be settled in cash or Sonoco Products Company common stock upon the reporting person's retirement.