SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Jan 8, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2004-01-06

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-01-06	Common Stock	M	14899	$21.7533	Acquired	34765	Direct
2004-01-06	Common Stock	S	900	$24.47	Disposed	33865	Direct
2004-01-06	Common Stock	S	2800	$24.46	Disposed	31065	Direct
2004-01-06	Common Stock	S	300	$24.45	Disposed	30765	Direct
2004-01-06	Common Stock	S	399	$24.42	Disposed	30366	Direct
2004-01-06	Common Stock	S	4400	$24.40	Disposed	25966	Direct
2004-01-06	Common Stock	S	4000	$24.27	Disposed	21966	Direct
2004-01-06	Common Stock	S	2100	$24.26	Disposed	19866	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-01-06	Non-Qualifed Stock Option	$21.7533	M	14899	Disposed	2004-02-02	Common Stock (14899)	Direct
2004-01-06	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$21.7533	H	.5	Disposed	2004-02-02	Common Stock (.5)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	45021	Indirect
Common Stock	3743.0454	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Received $12.14 in payment of fractional share at rate or $24.28 per share.