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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM SD Specialized Disclosure Report
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WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania | | 1-8036 | | 23-1210010 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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530 Herman O. West Drive, Exton, PA | | | | 19341-0645 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | | | (Zip Code) |
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William J. Federici, 610-594-2900 |
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.) |
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
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þ | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2017. |
Section 1 Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
In accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is for the period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. Unless the context indicates otherwise, “West,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
We evaluated our product lines and determined that, during 2017, we manufactured, or contracted to manufacture, products for which columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite or their derivatives (tantalum, tin and tungsten) (“3TGs”) are necessary to their functionality or production (“Covered Products”). Accordingly, we conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) reasonably designed to determine in good faith whether any of the 3TGs in the Covered Products originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia or Angola), or were from recycled or scrap sources.
Information about our RCOI and the steps taken to effect due diligence on the source and chain of custody of any 3TGs in the Covered Products is included in our Conflict Minerals Report, which is included as an exhibit to this Form SD. In addition, our Conflict Minerals Report is publicly available through the Investors page of the company’s website, http://investor.westpharma.com. Information on our website does not constitute part of this document.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD, including the Conflict Minerals Report filed as exhibit thereto, contains forward-looking statements that are based upon management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting West. Certain matters contained herein concerning the future, including, but not limited to, risk mitigation steps, constitute forward-looking statements and are based upon management’s expectations and beliefs. All forward-looking statements are, by their nature, subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors. There can be no assurance that these future events will occur as anticipated. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update them. For a description of certain factors that could cause our future results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, see Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, entitled “Risk Factors.”
Item 1.02 Exhibit
West has included its Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.
Section 2 Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
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Exhibit 1.01 | Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of Form SD. |
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.
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| WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC. | |
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| /s/ William J. Federici | |
| William J. Federici | |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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May 25, 2018 | | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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1.01 | Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of Form SD. |