SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Feb 6, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2006-02-02

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-02-02	Common Stock	M	20000	$19.6875	Acquired	20590.5097	Direct
2006-02-02	Common Stock	S	20000	$33	Disposed	590.5097	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-02-02	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$19.6875	M	20000	Disposed	2010-02-02	Common Stock (20000)	Direct
2006-02-02	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	2324.3	Acquired		Common Stock (2324.3)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	697.83	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 1-for-1

F2: The reported phantom stock units were accrued under the Sonoco Products Company officers deferred compensation plan and will be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.