WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Jan 5, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC ((WST))
CIK: 0000105770
Period of Report: 2005-01-03

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-01-03	Common Stock	M	10000	$13.3750	Acquired	82667.3390	Direct
2005-01-03	Common Stock	S	10000	$25.4911	Disposed	72667.3390	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-01-03	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.3750	M	10000	Disposed	2006-05-01	Common Stock (10000.00)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2747.2829	Indirect
Common Stock	11192.0619	Indirect

Footnotes

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