SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Mar 14, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2005-03-10

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

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-03-10	Dividend Equivalent Rights	$	A	13.7186	Acquired		Common Stock (13.7186)	Direct
2005-03-10	Dividend Equivalent Rights	$	A	72.6	Acquired		Common Stock (72.6)	Direct
2005-03-10	Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units	$	A	103.6	Acquired		Common Stock (103.6)	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.