WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Jan 19, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC ((WST))
CIK: 0000105770
Period of Report: 2005-01-14

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-01-14	Common stocks	M	4000	$13.0157	Acquired	21900.9914	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-01-14	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.0157	M	4000	Disposed	2010-03-25	Common Stock (4000.00)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stocks	1370.8321	Indirect
Common stocks	2961.2245	Indirect

Footnotes

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