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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BROWN ROBERT J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE NORTH SECOND STREET

(Street)

HARTSVILLE

29550

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO [ SON ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/06/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		3,000	A	$23.8	3,462	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		470	A	$23.4375	3,932	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		440	A	$22.75	4,372	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		479	A	$20.875	4,851	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		29	A	$24.88	4,880	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		323	A	$24.77	5,203	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		345	A	$23.19	5,548	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		509	A	$24.58	6,057	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		4,000	A	$23.86	10,057	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		567	A	$24.68	10,624	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		666	A	$25.58	11,290	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		636	A	$26.73	11,926	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		4,000	A	$25.13	15,926	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		682	A	$24.6591	16,608	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		700	A	$22.8409	17,308	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		0.7	A	$22.8409	17,308.7	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		60	A	$26.5909	17,368.7	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		M		0.5	A	$26.5909	17,369.2	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		H⁽¹⁾		0.7	D	$37.54	17,368.5	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		H⁽²⁾		0.5	D	$37.54	17,368	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		S		306	D	$37.55	17,062	D
Common Stock	12/06/2006		S		16,600	D	$37.39	462	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$20.875	12/06/2006		M			479	07/03/2001	07/03/2010	Common Stock	479	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$22.75	12/06/2006		M			440	04/03/2001	04/03/2010	Common Stock	440	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$22.8409	12/06/2006		M			700	01/02/1998	01/02/2007	Common Stock	700	$0	0.7	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$22.8409	12/06/2006		M			0.7	01/02/1998	01/02/2007	Common Stock	0.7	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$23.19	12/06/2006		M			345	10/01/2002	10/01/2011	Common Stock	345	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$23.4375	12/06/2006		M			470	10/01/1999	10/01/2008	Common Stock	470	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$23.8	12/06/2006		M			3,000	02/07/2002	02/07/2011	Common Stock	3,000	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$23.86	12/06/2006		M			4,000	02/04/2005	02/04/2014	Common Stock	4,000	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$24.58	12/06/2006		M			509	01/02/2005	01/02/2014	Common Stock	509	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$24.6591	12/06/2006		M			682	04/01/1998	04/01/2007	Common Stock	682	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$24.68	12/06/2006		M			567	04/01/2005	04/01/2014	Common Stock	567	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$24.77	12/06/2006		M			323	07/02/2002	07/02/2011	Common Stock	323	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$24.88	12/06/2006		M			29	06/29/2002	06/29/2011	Common Stock	29	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$25.13	12/06/2006		M			4,000	02/06/2003	02/06/2012	Common Stock	4,000	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$25.58	12/06/2006		M			666	07/01/2005	07/01/2014	Common Stock	666	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$26.5909	12/06/2006		M			60	06/11/1998	06/11/2007	Common Stock	60	$0	0.5	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$26.5909	12/06/2006		M			0.5	06/11/1998	06/11/2007	Common Stock	0.5	$0	0	D
Non-Qual. Stock Option(right to buy)w/tandem tax w/h right	$26.73	12/06/2006		M			636	10/01/2005	10/01/2014	Common Stock	636	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Received $26.27 in payment of fractional share at rate of $37.54 per share.

2. Received $18.77 in payment of fractional share at rate of $37.54 per share.

	By: George S. Hartley - Power of Attorney For: Robert J. Brown	12/08/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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