SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Dec 13, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2005-12-09

Reporting Person: DELOACH HARRIS E JR (Director, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-12-09	Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units	$	A	1796.3	Acquired		Common Stock (1796.3)	Direct
2005-12-09	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	7.6	Acquired		Common Stock (7.6)	Direct
2005-12-09	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	144.369	Acquired		Common Stock (144.369)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 1-for-1

F2: Acquired on quarterly dividend. The rights become exercisable proportionately with the options to which they relate.

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 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.