SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Dec 12, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2006-12-08

Reporting Person: MAHONEY KEVIN P (VICE PRESIDENT-CORP. PLANNING)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-12-08	Common Stock	M	5500	$33.6932	Acquired	5500	Direct
2006-12-08	Common Stock	S	5500	$37.65	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-12-08	Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Stock Units	$	A	40.1	Acquired		Common Stock (40.1)	Direct
2006-12-08	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$33.6932	M	5500	Disposed	2008-02-04	Common Stock (5500)	Direct
2006-12-08	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	13.5	Acquired		Common Stock (13.5)	Direct
2006-12-08	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	7.569	Acquired		Common Stock (7.569)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2025.41	Indirect

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 Sonoco Products Company's deferred long term incentive plan and are to be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.

F4: Acquired on quarterly dividend on Sonoco Products Company's excess benefit plan and will be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.