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                                                               EXHIBIT (99-3)




                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549





                              ___________________

                                   FORM 11-K

                               _________________



                                 ANNUAL REPORT





                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




                 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993



                               _________________





                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                  EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN




                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                              NORTH SECOND STREET

                        HARTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA 29550

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                                                       EXHIBIT (99-3)



                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN





Financial Statements:                                                             Page(s)
                                                                                  -------
                                                                                     
  Report of Independent Accountants                                               3      
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
  Statements of Net Assets Available                                                         
  for Plan Benefits as of December 31,                                                       
  1993 and 1992                                                                   4      
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
  Statements of Changes in Net Assets                                                        
  Available for Plan Benefits for the years                                                  
  ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991                                          5-6   
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
  Notes to Financial Statements                                                   7-11   
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
Supplemental Schedules:                                                                      
                                                                                             
  Assets Held For Investment as of                                                           
  December 31, 1993                                                               12      
                                                                                             
  Reportable Transactions for the                                                            
  year ended December 31, 1993                                                    13-14   
                                                                       


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                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                       ---------------------------------


To the Administrative Committee of the
 Sonoco Products Company Employee Savings
 and Stock Ownership Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan
benefits of the Sonoco Products Company Employee Savings and Stock Ownership
Plan as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and the related statements of changes in
net assets available for plan benefits for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1993. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Administrative Committee. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by the Administrative Committee, as well as the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Sonoco
Products Company Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan as of December 31,
1993 and 1992, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1993, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of assets
held for investment and reportable transactions as of and for the year ended
December 31, 1993, are presented for purposes of complying with the Department
of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and are not a required part of
the basic financial statements. The supplemental schedules have been subjected
to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial
statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated, in all material respects, in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.





Charlotte, North Carolina                /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND
March 23, 1994                           ---------------------
                                             COOPERS & LYBRAND
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            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

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                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

              STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

                        as of December 31, 1993 and 1992
                             (Dollars in thousands)



                                                                                         

                                                                      1993                                                         
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Sonoco                                                                               
                                           Stock    Balanced   Growth    Equity      Income                                   
                                            Fund      Fund      Fund      Fund        Fund        Total                        
                                         -------    -------   -------    -------    --------     --------                         
          ASSETS                                                                                       
          ------                                                                                   
                                                                                                              
Investments                              $37,191    $ 7,673   $13,652    $ 9,608    $100,996     $169,120
Contributions receivable - Sonoco            454                                                      454        
Employee loans receivable                                                              8,207        8,207              
Other                                                                                             
                                         -------    -------   -------    -------    --------     --------
                                         $37,645    $ 7,673   $13,652    $ 9,608    $109,203     $177,781    
                                         =======    =======   =======    =======    ========     ========
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
  LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS                                                                      
  --------------------------                                                                      
  AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS                                                                     
  ---------------------------                                                                     
                                                                                                  
Accounts Payable, trustee                $          $         $          $          $     96     $     96    
Net assets available for plan                                                                     
benefits                                  37,645      7,673    13,652      9,608     109,107      177,685    
                                         -------    -------   -------    -------    --------     --------
                                         $37,645    $ 7,673   $13,652    $ 9,608    $109,203     $177,781    
                                         =======    =======   =======    =======    ========     ========
                                                                                                  
                                
                                                                      1992                                                         
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Sonoco                                                                                 
                                           Stock    Balanced   Growth     Equity     Income                                   
                                            Fund      Fund      Fund       Fund       Fund        Total                        
                                         -------    -------   -------    -------    --------     --------                         
          ASSETS                                                                                       
          ------                                                                                   
                                                                                                              
Investments                              $31,833    $ 4,974   $ 7,061    $10,127    $100,340     $154,335
Contributions receivable - Sonoco            407                                                      407
Employee loans receivable                                                              6,473        6,473
Other                                                                                       
                                         -------    -------   -------    -------    --------     --------
                                         $32,240    $ 4,974   $ 7,061    $10,127    $106,813     $161,215
                                         =======    =======   =======    =======    ========     ========
                                   
                                   
  LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS       
  --------------------------       
  AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS      
  ---------------------------      
                                   
Accounts Payable, trustee                $          $         $          $          $    113     $    113
Net assets available for plan      
benefits                                  32,240      4,974     7,061     10,127     106,700      161,102
                                         -------    -------   -------    -------    --------     --------
                                         $32,240    $ 4,974   $ 7,061    $10,127    $106,813     $161,215
                                         =======    =======   =======    =======    ========     ========
                                   



    The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements.





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             SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES  
              

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                                                                EXHIBIT(99-3) 
                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

        STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

                 for the years ended December 31, 1993 and 1992
                             (Dollars in thousands)




                                                                      1993                                                         
                                        -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Sonoco                                                                                 
                                         Stock      Balanced   Growth     Equity     Income                                   
                                          Fund        Fund      Fund       Fund       Fund         Total                        
                                        --------    -------   -------    -------    --------     --------                         
                                                                                                              
Investment income                                                                       
  Net appreciation                                                                      
    (depreciation)                      $(2,841)    $  419    $  938     $   (87)   $            $ (1,571)    
  Interest and                                                                          
    dividends                             1,043        628     1,073         766      5,125         8,635    
                                        -------     ------    ------     -------    -------      --------    
                                                                                        
                                         (1,798)     1,047     2,011         679      5,125         7,064    
Investment                                                                              
  expenses                                  (93)       (13)      (20)        (67)      (260)         (453)    
                                        -------     ------    ------     -------    -------      --------    
 Net investment                                                                         
  income (loss)                          (1,891)     1,034     1,991         612      4,865         6,611    
                                                                                         
Contributions:                                                                          
  Sonoco Products                                                                       
    Company                               5,250                                                     5,250    
  Employees                               1,218      1,062     1,491       1,105      8,503        13,379    
                                                                                        
Fund transfers                            2,050        681     3,351      (1,740)    (4,342)            
Withdrawals and                                                                         
  terminations                           (1,222)       (78)     (242)       (496)    (6,619)       (8,657)    
                                        -------     ------    ------     -------   --------      --------    
Increase in net assets                                                                  
  available for plan                                                                    
  benefits                                5,405      2,699     6,591        (519)     2,407        16,583    
                                                                                        
Net assets available                                                                    
  for plan benefits:                                                                    
  Beginning of year                      32,240      4,974     7,061      10,127    106,700       161,102    
                                        -------     ------    ------     -------    -------      --------    
                                                                                        
  End of year                           $37,645     $7,673   $13,652     $ 9,608   $109,107      $177,685
                                        =======     ======    ======     =======    =======      ========
                                                                                                                                   

                                                                      1992                                                         
                                        -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Sonoco                                                                                 
                                        Stock       Balanced   Growth     Equity     Income                                   
                                         Fund         Fund      Fund       Fund       Fund         Total                        
                                        --------    -------   -------    -------    --------     --------                         
                                                                                                              
Investment income                                                                                                             
  Net appreciation                                                                                                        
    (depreciation)                      $ 8,055     $  (58)  $  (547)    $   212   $             $  7,662
  Interest and                                                                      
    dividends                               611        366       898         429      8,100        10,404
                                        -------     ------    ------     -------    -------      --------    
                                                                                    
                                          8,666        308       351         641      8,100        18,066
Investment                                                                          
  expenses                                  (17)        (6)       (8)        (62)      (273)         (366)
                                        -------     ------   -------     -------   --------      --------    
 Net investment                                                                     
  income (loss)                           8,649        302       343         579      7,827        17,700
                                                                                    
Contributions:                                                                      
  Sonoco Products                                                                   
    Company                               4,747                                                     4,747
  Employees                                 953        879       705         950      8,452        11,939
                                                                                    
Fund transfers                             (362)     3,929     6,247      (1,134)    (8,680)         
Withdrawals and                                                                     
  terminations                           (1,123)      (136)     (234)       (636)    (7,683)       (9,812)
                                        -------     ------   -------     -------   --------      --------    



Increase in net assets                                                              
  available for plan                                                                
  benefits                               12,864      4,974     7,061        (241)       (84)       24,574
                                                                                    
Net assets available                                                                
  for plan benefits:                                                                
  Beginning of year                      19,376                           10,368    106,784       136,528
                                        -------     ------    ------     -------    -------      --------    
                                                                                    
  End of year                           $32,240     $4,974   $ 7,061     $10,127   $106,700      $161,102
                                        =======     ======    ======     =======    =======      ========
                                                                                                                                   





    The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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             SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

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                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

  STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS, continued

                            as of December 31, 1991
                             (Dollars in thousands)



                                                      1991                      
                               ------------------------------------------------------
                                 Stock           Equity        Income
                                 Fund             Fund          Fund          Total
                               ---------        -------       --------       --------
                                                                 
Investment income
  Net appreciation             $   777          $ 1,714       $              $  2,491
   Interest and dividends          471              397          9,764         10,632
                               -------          -------       --------       --------

                                 1,248            2,111          9,764         13,123

Investment
    expenses                                        (30)          (136)          (166)
                               -------          -------       --------       --------
Net investment
    income (loss)                1,248            2,081          9,628         12,957

Contributions:
  Sonoco Products
       Company                   4,309                                          4,309
  Employees                      1,381              921          8,981         11,283

Fund transfers                     (68)             443           (375)
Withdrawals and
     terminations               (1,594)            (885)        (9,041)       (11,520)
                               -------          -------       --------       --------

Increase in net assets
     available for plan
     benefits                    5,276            2,560          9,193         17,029

Net assets available
     for plan benefits:
     Beginning of year          14,100            7,808         97,591        119,499
                               -------          -------       --------       --------

     End of year               $19,376          $10,368       $106,784       $136,528
                               =======          =======       ========       ======== 


    The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.       Significant Accounting Policies:

         CONTRIBUTIONS - Contributions from Sonoco Products Company (the
         "Company") are recorded in the year and in the amount authorized by
         the Company's Board of Directors. The receivable from Sonoco Products
         Company represents amounts authorized at year-end, but not yet
         received by the Plan. Contributions from employees of Sonoco Products
         Company are recorded in the year in which the employee contributions
         are withheld.

         INVESTMENT VALUATION - Investments in the Income Fund are valued
         principally at contract value. Investments in the Aetna Equity Fund
         are valued at fair value as determined by Aetna Life Insurance 
         Company. Investments in the Sonoco Products Company Common Stock Fund
         are valued at quoted market prices. Investments in the Growth Fund and 
         the Balanced Fund are valued at fair value as determined by Fidelity 
         Institutional Retirement Services Company, Inc.

         NET APPRECIATION OR DEPRECIATION - The Plan presents in the Statements
         of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits the net
         appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of its investments that
         consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized
         appreciation or depreciation on those investments.

2.       Description of Plan

         The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all 
         U.S. full-time non-union employees (to exclude the recent acquisitions
         of Engraph and Crellin) with one year of service. Participants may 
         elect to defer up to 16% of gross pay through payroll deductions.  
         Contributions may be pre-tax, after-tax or a combination thereof. The 
         maximum annual pre-tax contribution for any participant is $8,994.  
         Total annual contributions, including employer matching contributions, 
         are limited to $30,000 or 25% of gross pay whichever is less. The 
         Company provides employer matching contributions of Company stock or 
         cash to be used to purchase Company stock in amounts to be determined 
         annually by the Company's Board of Directors. The Company may elect 
         to provide additional contributions at the discretion of its Board.  
         Participants vest in Company contributions and earnings thereon at a 
         rate of 20% per year beginning after two years of service, becoming 
         fully vested after six years of service or at retirement, death, upon 
         reaching age 55 or permanent disability, if earlier. Participants are 
         fully vested in their own contributions and earnings thereon at all 
         times. Under the Plan, participants may elect to have their account 
         balances invested in 5% increments in an equity fund, a Company stock 
         fund, a growth fund, a balanced fund or an interest income fund.

         
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                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



2.       Description of Plan, Continued

         Upon termination of service, a participant may elect to receive a
         lump-sum distribution in either cash or Company stock, or in five
         equal annual installments of cash, or receive a distribution quarterly
         of an amount no less than $1,000.

         Participants may borrow against their account balances. The minimum
         amount of any loan is $1,000 and the maximum is $50,000 or 50% of a
         participant's total vested balance, whichever is less. Principal and
         interest is due not less than quarterly over no more than five years
         for a personal loan or twenty years for a residential loan. Interest
         is determined based on the prime rate plus 1%.

         Forfeitures of account balances reduce Company contributions.

         Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete
         description of the Plan.

3.       Investments:

         The Income Fund invests in guaranteed insurance contracts.
         These contracts are credited or charged for guaranteed investment
         earnings, benefit withdrawals or investment expenses. The fund
         contracts have no material restrictions as to withdrawal amounts by
         participants except as otherwise provided by the plan. The Equity
         fund invests in the Aetna Growth and Income Equity Account which
         consists of common stocks and securities that are convertible to
         common stock together with all income and accretion thereon. The
         Growth Fund invests in the Fidelity Magellan Fund which holds common
         stocks and securities convertible to common stocks with the goal of
         capital appreciation. The Balanced Fund invests in the Fidelity
         Balanced Fund which holds a broadly diversified portfolio of
         securities including common stocks, preferred stocks, and bonds with
         the goal of generating income. Also, employees may elect to invest in
         the Sonoco Stock Fund which consists solely of investments in Sonoco
         Products Company common stock.

         Allocation of contributions to investment funds, in 5% increments, is
         based on each participant's election. The number of participants in
         each fund is summarized as follows:



                                                     DECEMBER 31      
                                            ----------------------------
                                             1993         1992       1991
                                            -----        -----     ------
                                                          
         Income Fund                        4,909        4,867     4,928
         Sonoco Stock Fund                  1,599        1,203     1,016
         Equity Fund                        1,199        1,107     1,025
         Growth Fund                        1,262          880  
         Balanced Fund                        765          540  
                                                        





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                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3.       Investments, continued

         A summary of the Plan's investments by account type as of December 31,
         1993 and 1992 is as follows:


                                                                               1993             
                                                               -------------------------------------
                                                                        (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                                                UNIT/SHARES  MARKET VALUE    COST 
                                                               -----------  ------------  ----------
                                                                                    
Income Fund:                                                                               
- -----------                                                                                
  Aetna Life Insurance Company                                                             
  Participating Accumulation Fund, 5.82%                                        $   150      $   150
                                                                                           
  Bankers Trust Guaranteed                                                                 
  Insurance Contract, 4.99%                                    10,235,704        10,236       10,236
                                                                                           
  Bankers Trust Guaranteed                                                                 
  Insurance Contract, 3.66%                                     4,062,286         4,062        4,062
                                                                                           
  J. P. Morgan Guaranteed                                                                  
  Insurance Contract, 7.00%                                    13,864,922        13,866       13,866
                                                                                           
  Lincoln National Life                                                                    
  Guaranteed Insurance Contract, 6.74%                         10,649,232        10,649       10,649
                                                                                           
  Lincoln National Life                                                                    
  Guaranteed Insurance Contract, 5.67%                          5,252,457         5,252        5,252
                                                                                           
  Metropolitan Life Guaranteed                                                             
  Insurance Contract, 6.75%                                    10,650,194        10,650       10,650
                                                                                           
  John Hancock Mutual Life                                                                 
  Guaranteed Insurance Contract, 7.25%                         14,546,386        14,546       14,546
                                                                                           
  Provident Life Contract                                                                  
  Guaranteed Insurance Contract, 5.40%                         10,605,316        10,605       10,605
                                                                                           
  Prudential Insurance Company                                                             
  Guaranteed Insurance Contract, 4.85%                         10,390,828        10,391       10,391
                                                                                           
  State Mutual Guaranteed Insurance                                                        
  Contract, 4.55%                                               5,202,706         5,203        5,203
                                                                                           
  Sun Mutual Life Guaranteed                                                               
  Insurance Contract, 6.23%                                     5,385,892         5,386        5,386
                                                                               --------     --------
                                                                                100,996      100,996
Equity Fund:                                                                               
- ------------                                                                               
  Aetna Growth and Income Equity Account                                                   
  (unit value $1.06)                                            9,763,240         9,608        9,075
                                                                                           
Growth Fund:                                                                               
- ------------                                                                               
  Fidelity Magellan Fund                                                                   
  (market value $70.85)                                           175,609        13,652       13,252
                                                                                                            






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                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


3.       Investments, continued



                                                          1993             
                                         ------------------------------------
                                                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                         UNIT/SHARES    MARKET VALUE    COST 
                                         -----------    ------------   ------
                                                           
Balanced Fund:                                                      
- --------------                                                      
  Fidelity Balanced Fund                                            
  (market value $13.39)                     590,172        7,673        7,337
                                                                    
Sonoco Stock Fund:                                                  
- ------------------                                                  
  Sonoco Common Stock*                                              
  (market value per share $22.00)         1,690,500       37,191       29,393
                                                        --------     --------
                                                        $169,120     $160,053
                                                        ========     ========
                                                                    
                                             
                                                         1992             
                                         ------------------------------------ 
                                               (Dollars in thousands)         
                                         Unit/Shares  Market Value      Cost  
                                         -----------  ------------    ------- 
Income Fund:                                                                 
- ------------                                                         
  Aetna Life Insurance Company                                       
  Participating Accumulation                                         
  Fund, 7.57%                                           $ 58,868     $ 58,868
                                                                     
  J. P. Morgan Guaranteed                                            
  Insurance Contract, 7.00%              13,784,445       13,785       13,785  
                                                                               
  John Hancock Mutual Life                                                     
  Guaranteed Insurance                                                         
  Contract, 7.25%                        14,750,966       14,751       14,751  
                                                                               
  Provident Life Contract                                                      
  Guaranteed Insurance                                                         
  Contract, 5.40%                         7,891,544        7,892        7,892  
                                                                               
  Sun Mutual Life Guaranteed                                                   
  Insurance Contract, 6.23%               5,044,072        5,044        5,044  
                                                         -------      -------
                                                         100,340      100,340
                                                                     
Equity Fund:                                                         
- ------------                                                         
  Aetna Growth and Income                                            
  Equity Account                                                     
  (unit value - $8.72)                    1,159,404       10,127          8,859
                                                                     
Growth Fund:                                                         
- ------------                                                         
  Fidelity Magellan Fund                                             
  (market value $63.01)                     112,062        7,061          7,595
                                                                     
Balanced Fund:                                                       
- --------------                                                       
  Fidelity Balanced Fund                                             
  (market value $12.29)                     404,719        4,974          5,030
                                                                     
Sonoco Stock Fund:                                                   
- ------------------                                                   
  Sonoco Common Stock*                                               
  (market value per share $23.88)         1,333,320       31,833         20,941
                                                        --------       --------
                                                        $154,335       $142,765
                                                        ========       ========
                                                             
*Shares and share price restated to reflect the two-for-one stock split
 effective June 10, 1993.

                                                              
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                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



3.       Investments, Continued

The Plan's investments appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:




                                                               Year ended December 31 
                                                        ----------------------------------
                                                              (Dollars in thousands)
                                                           1993         1992         1991 
                                                          ------       ------       ------
                                                                           
Equity Fund                                             $   (87)       $  212       $1,714
Sonoco Stock Fund                                        (2,841)        8,055          777
Growth Fund                                                 938          (547)
Balanced Fund                                               419           (58)            
                                                        -------         -----       ------
                                                        $(1,571)       $7,662       $2,491
                                                        =======        ======       ======




4.       Employee Loans Receivable:

         Employee loans must be repaid over a period not longer than five years
         from the date of the loan except loans for purposes related to
         acquiring, building, or substantially rehabilitating a primary
         residence may be repaid during a period of up to twenty years.
         Interest is charged at a fixed rate for the full term of the loan
         based on the prime rate plus 1% (7% at December 31, 1993). Approximate
         minimum repayments of employee loans receivable due in 1994 are
         $1,589,151.


5.       Tax Status

         The Company has requested an updated determination letter from the
         Internal Revenue Service under which the Plan would qualify
         for favorable tax treatment under Sections 401(k), 401(a) and
         4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code and therefore be exempt from
         federal income taxes under provisions of Section 501(a).

         A participant must pay regular income tax plus a 10% excise tax for
         withdrawal of any portion of his accumulated pre-tax account balance,
         or the portion of his after-tax account balance representing Company
         contributions or earnings prior to retirement, disability or attaining
         age 59-1/2. The 10% excise tax is waived if withdrawal is to cover
         uninsured medical bills that are otherwise deductible for tax
         purposes. Withdrawal of the pre-tax account balance, or the portion of
         the after-tax account balance representing Company contributions or
         earnings, after retirement, disability or attaining age 59-1/2 is
         subject to regular income tax.

6.       Contributions

         For fiscal years ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991, the amount of
         employer contributions made entirely in Company stock under the Plan
         were $5,249,796; $4,746,522; and $4,308,987, respectively.





             
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                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                ITEM 27(A) ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES

                            AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1993

                           -------------------------




IDENTITY OF ISSUE                               DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT                           COST   MARKET VALUE
- -----------------                               -------------------------                           ----   ------------
                                                                                                  (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                                                                                   
Aetna Life Insurance Company                     Participating Accumulation Fund                 $    150   $    150
                                                
J. P. Morgan                                     Guaranteed Insurance Contract                     13,866     13,866
                                                
John Hancock Mutual Life                         Guaranteed Insurance Contract                     14,546     14,546
                                                
Provident Life                                   Guaranteed Insurance Contract                     10,605     10,605
                                                
Sun Mutual Life                                  Guaranteed Insurance Contract                      5,386      5,386
                                                
Aetna Life Insurance Company                     Growth and Income Equity Account                   9,075      9,608
                                                
Fidelity Institutional Retirement Services       Fidelity Magellan Growth Fund                     13,252     13,652
                                                
Fidelity Institutional Retirement Services       Fidelity Balanced Fund                             7,337      7,673
                                                
Sonoco Products Company                          Common Stock - 1,690,500 shares                   29,393     37,191
                                                
Bankers Trust                                    Guaranteed Insurance Contract                     10,236     10,236
                                                
Bankers Trust                                    Guaranteed Insurance Contract                      4,062      4,062
                                                
Lincoln National Life of Georgia                 Guaranteed Insurance Contract                     10,649     10,649
                                                
Lincoln National Life of Georgia                 Guaranteed Insurance Contract                      5,252      5,252
                                                
Metropolitan Life                                Guaranteed Insurance Contract                     10,650     10,650
                                                
Prudential Insurance Company                     Guaranteed Insurance Contract                     10,391     10,391
                                                
State Mutual Life                                Guaranteed Insurance Contract                      5,203      5,203
                                                                                                 ---------  ---------
         Total Investments                                                                       $160,053   $169,120
                                                                                                 =========  =========
                                                




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                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                       ITEM 27(d) REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS

                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993

                         ------------------------------



                                                                                                   Realized
Identity of Party Involved and                           Purchase     Selling         Cost         Net Gain
    Description of Assets              Transactions      Price (A)    Price (A)       of Asset     (Loss)
- ------------------------------         ------------      ---------    ---------       --------     --------
                                                                                    
Any single transaction within          
the Plan year in securities            
involving an amount in excess          
of 5% of the current value             
of Plan assets.                        
                                       
Aetna Life Insurance Company           
Deposit Contracts                      1 sale                         $19,717          $19,717
                                       1 sale                          19,778           19,778
                                       1 sale                          19,667           19,667
                                       
W B DTF Short-Term Investment Fund     1 purchase        $ 9,888
                                       1 purchase         20,419
                                       1 sale                           9,953            9,953
                                       1 sale                          11,693           11,693
                                       1 sale                           8,587            8,587
                                       
Lincoln National Life                  1 purchase         10,000
                                                         
Metropolitan Life Contract             1 purchase         10,000
                                       
Bankers Trust Contract 93-529          1 purchase         10,000
                                       
Prudential Insurance Company           1 purchase          8,735
                                       
Bankers Trust Contract #93551          1 purchase          8,294
                               


(A)      Fair value at date of transaction is equal to purchase or sale price.




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                            SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

                   EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                       ITEM 27(d) REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS

                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993

                          ---------------------------



                                                                                                                          REALIZED
IDENTITY OF PARTY INVOLVED AND                                            PURCHASE          SELLING          COST         NET GAIN
    DESCRIPTION OF ASSETS                            TRANSACTIONS         PRICE (B)         PRICE (B)      OF ASSET        (LOSS)
- ------------------------------                       ------------         ---------        ----------      --------       --------
                                                                                                          
Any series of transactions within                                                                      
the Plan year in securities, of the                                                                    
same issue or by the same broker,                                                                      
when aggregated, involves an                                                                           
amount in excess of 5% of the                                                                          
current value of Plan assets - (Note A).                                                               
                                                                                                       
Aetna Life Insurance Company                                                                           
Deposit Contracts                                2 purchases, 5 sales    $     583         $59,316         $59,316
                                                                                                       
W B DTF Short-Term Investment Fund            241 purchases, 204 sales      39,950          39,765          39,765
                                                                                                       
Provident Life Contract                        12 purchases,  14 sales       6,432           4,270           4,270
                                                                                                       
Lincoln National Life                                       1 purchase      10,000                     
                                                                                                       
Metropolitan Life Contract                                  1 purchase      10,000                     
                                                                                                       
Bankers Trust Contract 93-529                   2 purchases,   2 sales      10,311             520             520
                                                                                                       
Prudential Insurance Co.                       45 purchases,  42 sales      18,658           8,597           8,597
                                                                                                       
Bankers Trust Contract 93551                    1 purchase,   10 sales       8,294           4,433           4,433
                                                                                                       
Sonoco Products Co.                            73 purchases,  20 sales       9,586           1,049             805       $  244
   
           
           
(A) Purchases and sales transactions made on various occasions during the Plan 
    year are aggregated here.

(B) Fair value at date of transaction is equal to purchase or sale price.