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Sonoco Invites You to Listen to a Conference Call to Discuss the Sonoco Acquisition of CorrFlex Graphics

April 29, 2004

HARTSVILLE, S.C., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonoco (NYSE: SON) invites you to listen to a live webcast (listen-only mode) of its conference call discussing the agreement announced today to acquire CorrFlex Graphics, one of the nation's largest point-of-purchase display companies. The call will be held today, Thursday, April 29, at 11:45 a.m. (all times are listed as Eastern Time). The host will be Allan Cecil, vice president, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs. Joining Cecil will be Harris DeLoach, Jr., president and CEO, as well as Charles Sullivan, senior vice president.

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Plan to connect to the live webcast at least five minutes prior to the start at the Sonoco Web site at www.sonoco.com or www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=22525 . If you are interested in participating in the live interactive call, please contact Sonoco Corporate Communications at +843/383-7794 to register.

If you are unable to listen during the live conference call, a replay will be archived for 90 days at the Web sites listed above, after 4 p.m. today.

If you experience problems connecting to the live webcast or for more information, contact Sonoco Corporate Communications at +843/383-7794.

Sonoco, founded in 1899, is a $2.8 billion manufacturer of industrial and consumer packaging products and provider of packaging services, with approximately 295 operations in 32 countries serving customers in some 85 nations. For more information on the Company, visit our Web site at www.sonoco.com .

(Minimum Requirements to listen to webcast: The Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/EN/default.asp , and at least a 28.8Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the webcast, send an email to isproducers@prnewswire.com.)

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