WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC — Director's Dealing 2006

Aug 21, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC ((WST))
CIK: 0000105770
Period of Report: 2006-08-17

Reporting Person: HARGESHEIMER ROBERT S (Div Pres-Pharma Device Group)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-08-17	Common Stock	M	5000	$11.2950	Acquired	39556.3069	Direct
2006-08-17	Common Stock	S	5000	$38.1692	Disposed	34556.3069	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-08-17	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.2950	M	5000	Disposed	2008-04-28	Common Stock (5000.00)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4450.8718	Indirect

Footnotes

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