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

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MONK ALBERT C III   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DIMON INC [DMN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1200 WEST MARLBORO ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/10/2004 (Street) FARMVILLE, NC 27828 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, no par value 11/10/2004   A   2,250 A $ 0 142,700 D   Common Stock, no par value               75,978 (1) (2) I Albert C. Monk III Revocable Living Trust Common Stock, no par value               103,400 I By Spouse Common Stock, no par value               93,557 (3) I ALNAM LLC Common Stock, no par value               144,700 (3) I InvestMonk LLC Common Stock, no par value               15,237 (4) I Trust FBO children dated 12/30/81 Common Stock, no par value               56,632 (5) I Trust FBO son Common Stock, no par value               56,632 (5) I Trust FBO daughter

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 6.45

11/10/2004

A

2,250

11/10/2004

11/10/2014

Common Stock

2,250

$ 0

2,250

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MONK ALBERT C III 1200 WEST MARLBORO ROAD FARMVILLE, NC 27828	X

Signatures

Thomas C. Parrish, Attorney-in-fact		11/12/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reporting person is sole trustee.
(2)	Since reporting person's last report, 700 shares previously held directly were transferred to the Albert C. Monk III Revocable Living Trust on September 5, 2003. Since reporting person's last report, 2,250 shares previously held directly were transferred to the Albert C. Monk III Revocable Living Trust on September 1, 2004.
(3)	Reporting person is Chairman of the limited liability company and, as such, exercises exclusive control over its assets.
(4)	The name of the trust is "Wachovia Bank with Albert C. Monk III and Linda Page Monk Co-trustees Under Agreement Dated 12/30/1981." The trust includes 3,810 shares for each of reporting person's two children and 7,617 for reporting person's niece. As co-trustee, the reporting person shares investment and voting rights on the shares in the trust with Wachovia and his sister.
(5)	Trust FBO one of reporting person's children in which the reporting person has sole voting power.

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