SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 8, 2008

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2008-02-06

Reporting Person: ARTHUR VICKI B (STAFF VP & TREASURER)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2252	Direct
Common Stock	333.67	Indirect
Common Stock	8183	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$27.31	2015-02-02	Common Stock (5000)		Direct
Phantom Stock Units	$		Common Stock (569.612)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$33.37	2013-02-01	Common Stock (5000)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$38.11	2014-02-07	Common Stock (4000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownerhip of these shares except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest in the shares.

F2: The reported phantom stock units are exercisable immediately.

F3: The reported phantom stock units are to be settled in cash upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.

F4: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock.