Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

West announced on July 7, 2009 that it had completed the purchase of the drug delivery device business assets of Plastef Investissements SA. A copy of the press release announcing the acquisition is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under that Act or the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits Exhibit # Description 99.1 West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Press Release, dated July 7, 2009.

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