Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ELLERS STEVEN A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC [(WST)] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
COO & President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
101 GORDON DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2006
(Street)

LIONVILLE, PA 19341		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
03/14/2006		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock (1) 02/24/2006   A   3,500 A $ 0 99,682.8025 (2) D  
Common Stock (3) 02/24/2006   A   5,553.719 A $ 32.585 22,248.7933 (4) I Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
Common Stock 02/24/2006   A   13.16 A $ 32.78 22,261.9533 (5) I Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
Common Stock               2,805.7411 (6) I By Savings Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 32.585 02/24/2006   A   32,488   02/24/2007 02/24/2016 Common Stock 32,488 $ 0 32,488 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ELLERS STEVEN A
101 GORDON DRIVE
LIONVILLE, PA 19341		       COO & President  

Signatures

 By: By Joanne K. Boyle As Agent for   04/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Additional amount of shares due to achieving above targeted amount for first performance period of 3/7/05 Performance Vested Restricted Share grant.
(2) The reporting person mistakenly filed a Form 4 reporting an acquisition of 11,104 shares of common stock on 2/24/2006 that did not in fact occur. [On that date the Reporting Person was granted performance [shares/units] which are not reportable unless and until certain performance vesting requirements (not tied to stock price) are met.] As of 2/24/2006, the Reporting Person owned only 99,682.8025 shares of common stock.
(3) Bonus and incentive shares granted on 2/24/06.
(4) The original acquisition of bonus and incentive shares on 2/24/05 was reported as all Direct ownership. This amount should have been reported as Indirector ownership under Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation.
(5) Amount in error as the incorrect price was used to calculate the number of shares.
(6) Reflects additional shares purchased through dividend reinvestments based on most recent plan statement.

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