WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Mar 9, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC ((WST))
CIK: 0000105770
Period of Report: 2005-03-07

Reporting Person: ELLERS STEVEN A (Pres., Pharma. Systems Div.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-03-07	Common Stock	A	10577	—	Acquired	83718.2812	Direct
2005-03-07	Common Stock	M	18920	$13.3750	Acquired	102638.2812	Direct
2005-03-07	Common Stock	F	9912	$25.5300	Disposed	92726.2812	Direct
2005-03-07	Common Stock	F	2757	$25.5300	Disposed	89969.2812	Direct
2005-03-07	Common Stock	A	4771.91	$25.5700	Acquired	16066.9019	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-03-07	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.3750	M	18920	Disposed	2006-05-01	Common Stock (18920.00)	Direct
2005-03-07	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$25.5300	A	40000	Acquired	2015-03-09	Common Stock (40000.00)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2770.8023	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: Bonus and incentive shares granted on 3/7/05.