SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Mar 12, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2004-03-10

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

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-03-10	Dividend Equivalent Rights	$	A	12.3353	Acquired		Common Stock (12.3353)	Direct
2004-03-10	Dividend Equivalent Rights	$	A	83.3	Acquired		Common Stock (83.3)	Direct
2004-03-10	Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units	$	A	118.7	Acquired		Common Stock (118.7)	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 officers' 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.