Sonoco Products Company
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 8, 2006
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY
Commission File No. 0-516
     
Incorporated under the laws
of South Carolina
  I.R.S. Employer Identification
No. 57-0248420
1 N. Second St.
Hartsville, South Carolina 29550
Telephone: 843/383-7000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
     
Item 5.02  
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
     On September 8, 2006, Paul Fulton retired from Sonoco’s Board of Directors as he reached the age of 72, the mandatory retirement age for members of the Sonoco Board.

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY
 
 
Date: September 11, 2006  By:   /s/ C.J. Hupfer    
    C.J. Hupfer   
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

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