WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC — Director's Dealing 2005

May 10, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC ((WST))
CIK: 0000105770
Period of Report: 2005-05-06

Reporting Person: ALTEMUS LINDA R (VP & Chief Compliance Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-05-06	Common stocks	A	10.86	$27.7500	Acquired	4280.5128	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stocks	23411.3656	Direct
Common stocks	1382.5678	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reflects additional shares purchased through dividend reinvestments based on most recent plan statement.