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: 2006-02-01

Reporting Person: HOLLEY RONALD E (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-02-02	Common Stock	M	17600	$24.0909	Acquired	26840	Direct
2006-02-02	Common Stock	M	17000	$19.6875	Acquired	43840	Direct
2006-02-02	Common Stock	S	7000	$33.05	Disposed	36840	Direct
2006-02-02	Common Stock	S	5000	$33	Disposed	31840	Direct
2006-02-02	Common Stock	S	5000	$33.0002	Disposed	26840	Direct
2006-02-02	Common Stock	S	7000	$32.754	Disposed	19840	Direct
2006-02-02	Common Stock	S	5600	$32.7	Disposed	14240	Direct
2006-02-02	Common Stock	S	5000	$32.623	Disposed	9240	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	17000	Disposed	2010-02-02	Common Stock (17000)	Direct
2006-02-02	Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$24.0909	M	17600	Disposed	2007-02-05	Common Stock (17600)	Direct
2006-02-01	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	7292	Acquired		Common Stock (7292)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	29.34	Indirect
Common Stock	45021	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock.

F2: Represents performance shares which have vested but receipt of which has been deferred until six months after termination of service.