WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC — Director's Dealing 2006

May 4, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC ((WST))
CIK: 0000105770
Period of Report: 2006-05-02

Reporting Person: Johnson Paula A (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-05-02	Phantom Stock Unit	$	A	2000	Acquired		Common Stock (2000.00)	Direct
2006-05-02	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$36.1000	A	6400	Acquired	2016-05-02	Common Stock (6400.00)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Awards of phantom stock units are to be settled only in cash upon the reporting person's termination as a director.

F2: Reflects addtional Phantom Stock Units credited through dividend reinvestment based on most recent plan statement.