SONOCO PRODUCTS CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Feb 6, 2009

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK: 0000091767
Period of Report: 2009-02-04

Reporting Person: Coker R. Howard (VP - RIGID PAPER & CLOSURES)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	113612	Direct
Common Stock	5815	Indirect
Common Stock	8578	Indirect
Common Stock	6770	Indirect
Common Stock	5815	Indirect
Common Stock	11853	Indirect
Common Stock	5282	Indirect
Common Stock	5815	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 (3500)		Direct
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$32.94	2012-02-06	Common Stock (1906)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$29.3	2015-02-06	Common Stock (4000)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$33.37	2013-02-01	Common Stock (4000)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$38.11	2014-02-07	Common Stock (5000)		Direct