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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
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CURRENT REPORT
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) – March 11, 2009
 
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WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
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Pennsylvania
1-8036
23-1210010
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
101 Gordon Drive, PO Box 645, Lionville, PA
  
19341-0645
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
610-594-2900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure
 
 
On March 9, 2009, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. issued a press release announcing that Donald E. Morel, Jr., Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and William J. Federici, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the 2009 Barclays Global Healthcare Conference at 3:45 pm Eastern Time on March 11, 2009 in Miami Beach, FL.
 
 
A copy of the Company’s presentation from the conference will be available for 30 days through the Investor link at the Company’s website, http://www.westpharma.com., and is also attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.  Both Exhibits are incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
 
 
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Exhibits
    
     
Exhibit #
  
Description
     
99.1
  
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Corporate Overview (Investor Presentation).
     
99.2
  
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Press Release, dated March 9, 2009.

 

 
 

 

 
 
 

 
SIGNATURES
 
 
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.
 
 

 
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.
 
/s/ John R. Gailey III
John R. Gailey III
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 

 
 
March 11, 2009