SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Aug 3, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2005-08-01

Reporting Person: CECIL ALLAN V (VP-INVESTOR RELATIONS)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-08-01	Common Stock	M	11000	$24.5455	Acquired	11000	Direct
2005-08-01	Common Stock	D	11000	$27.8	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-08-01	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$24.5455	M	11000	Disposed	2006-02-07	Common Stock (11000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	832.097	Indirect