WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Aug 28, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC (WST)
CIK: 0000105770
Period of Report: 2008-08-27

Reporting Person: ABBOTT JOSEPH E (Corporate Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-08-27	Common Stock	M	6000	$14.41	Acquired	21635.2346	Direct
2008-08-27	Common Stock	S	6000	$49.0295	Disposed	15635.2346	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-08-27	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14.41	M	6000	Disposed	2012-03-09	Common Stock (6000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2903.7703	Indirect

Footnotes

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