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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) – April 27, 2023

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share | WST | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 27, 2023, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its first-quarter 2023 financial results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information set forth in “Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the exhibit referred to therein, is incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the Company’s presentation materials used during the call will be available through the Investors link at the Company’s website, http://www.westpharma.com, and is also attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report (including the exhibits attached hereto) is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and 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. Press Release, dated April 27, 2023.
| 99.2 | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Presentation, dated April 27, 2023.
| 104 | The cover page from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 27, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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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, Chief Financial and Operations Officer
April 27, 2023 |

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Press Release, dated April 27, 2023.
99.2 |  | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Presentation, dated April 27, 2023.
104 |  | The cover page from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 27, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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