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: Colyer John M (VP & General Manager - IPD NA)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	146.774	Direct

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 (3200)		Direct
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$28.0625	2009-02-03	Common Stock (2200)		Direct
Phantom Stock Units	$		Common Stock (1012.082)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$33.37	2013-02-01	Common Stock (5500)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$38.11	2014-02-07	Common Stock (6000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reported phantom stock units are exercisable immediately.

F2: The reported phantom stock units are to be settled in cash upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.

F3: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Sonoco Products Company common stock.