8-K 1 form8kinvestorconfjanuary2.htm 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) – January 9, 2019

WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania |  | 1-8036 |  | 23-1210010
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
530 Herman O. West Drive, Exton, PA |  |  |  | 19341-0645
(Address of principal executive offices) |  |  |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 610-594-2900

Not Applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 9, 2019, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the “Company”) will present at the 37 th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California, at 4:30 PM Pacific Time.
A copy of the Company’s presentation materials from the conference will be available through the Investors link at the Company’s website, http://www.westpharma.com, and is also attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific referencing in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) | Exhibit No. | Description
| 99.1 | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Investor Presentation, dated January 9, 2019.

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC. |
| /s/ Bernard J. Birkett |
| Bernard J. Birkett |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
January 9, 2019 |  |

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Investor Presentation, dated January 9, 2019.

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