SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Aug 1, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2006-07-28

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-07-28	Common Stock	M	2203	$19.75	Acquired	45379	Direct
2006-07-28	Common Stock	S	2203	$33.0027	Disposed	43176	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-07-28	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$19.75	M	2203	Disposed	2010-07-21	Common Stock (2203)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4099.97	Indirect
Common Stock	12365	Indirect
Common Stock	1848	Indirect