UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-K

                     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
                  15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 19982000
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                          Commission File Number 1-8036
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                       WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     Pennsylvania                                     23-1210010
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(State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                 Identification Number)

 101 Gordon Drive, PO Box 645, Lionville, PA           19341-0645
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(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

   Registrant's telephone number, including area code 610-594-2900
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          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 Title of each class           Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, par value               New York Stock Exchange
   $.25 per share

     Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:      None
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X . No .
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [_X_]

As of March 17, 1999,22, 2001, the  Registrant had 15,099,07214,335,556  shares of its Common Stock
outstanding.  The market  value of Common  Stock held by  non-affiliates  of the
Registrant as of that date was $514,312,140.$331,151,344.

Exhibit Index appears on pages F-1, F-2, F-3, F-4 and F-4.F-5.





                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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Documents  incorporated  by reference:  1) portions of the  Registrant's  Annual
Report to  Shareholders  for the  Company's  19982000 fiscal year (the "1998"2000  Annual
Report to  Shareholders")  are  incorporated by reference in Parts I and II; and
(2)  portions  of  the  Registrant's  definitive  Proxy  Statement  (the  "Proxy
Statement") are incorporated by reference in Part III.



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                                        PART I1

Item l.1.  Business
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                                     The Company
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West  Pharmaceutical  Services,  Inc. (formerly The West Company,  Incorporated)
applies  value-added  servicestechnologies to the process of bringing new drug therapies
and  healthcare  products to global  markets.  West's  technologies  include the
design and manufacture of packaging  components for  pharmaceutical,  healthcare
and  consumer  products;  the research and  development  of drug  delivery  systems,systems;
contract  manufacturing  and packaging  services;  clinical  services;  contract
laboratory servicesservices; and other services that support the manufacturing,  filling
and packaging of pharmaceutical, healthcare and consumer products. The Company's
activities  are organized in three  operating  segments:  1) the Device  Product
Development  segment  (consisting of four regional business units serving global
markets)  designs,  manufactures  and sells stoppers,  closures,  medical device
components  and  assemblies  made from  elastomers,  metal and plastics;  2) the
Contract Services segment (consisting of twothree business units serving mainly the
United States and  Puerto  Rico markets)market) provides  contract  manufacturing  and contract  packaging
services to the pharmaceutical and personal care industries, and  contract laboratory
services for testing  injectable drug packaging;packaging and 3)clinical  research for Phase
I, II and III studies as well as post  clinical  studies;  and the Drug Delivery
Research and Development  segment  (consisting of two business units) identifies
and develops  drug  delivery  systems for  biopharmaceutical  and other drugs to
improve their therapeutic performance and/or their method of administration.  As
of December 31, 1998,2000, the Company and its subsidiaries had 4,8004,700 employees.

The Company,  a  Pennsylvania  business  corporation,  was founded in 1923.  The
executive  offices of the Company are located at 101 Gordon  Drive,  PO Box 645,
Lionville,  Pennsylvania  19341-0645,  approximately 35 miles from Philadelphia.
The telephone number at the Company's executive offices is 610-594-2900. As used
in this Item, the term "Company" includes West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. and
its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise indicates.


                           Device Product Development
                               Principal Products
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Pharmaceutical Stoppers
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The Company is the world's  largest  independent  manufacturer  of stoppers  for
sealing  drug  vials  and  other  pharmaceutical  containers.   Several  hundred
proprietary formulations are molded from natural rubber and synthetic elastomers
into a variety of 3

          stopper  sizes,  shapes and colors.  The  stoppers are used in
packaging serums, vaccines, antibiotics,  anesthetics, intravenous solutions and
other drugs.drugs and solutions.

Most stopper  formulations are specially designed to be compatible with drugs so
that  the  drugs  will  remain  effective  and  unchanged  during  storage.  New
rubberelastomeric  compounds  must be tested  to show that they do not leach  into the
customer's  product or affect its potency,  sterility,  effectiveness,  color or
clarity. The Company's laboratories conduct tests to determine the compatibility
of  its  stoppers  with  customers'  drugs  and,  in  the  United  States,  file
formulation  information  with the Food and Drug  Administration  in  support of
customers' new drug applications.

Stoppers usually are washed,  sterilized and subject to other pre-
          usepre-use processes
by the customer or a third-party  before they are fitted on the  container.  However,  theThe
Company has  recently  introduced a value-added  line of stoppers that are  pre-washed and
ready  to be  sterilized,  eliminating  several  steps  in  customers'  incoming
processes.  The Company is also marketing a line of pre-
          sterilizedpre-sterilized stoppers that
can be introduced directly into customers' sterile drug-filling operations.

Metal Seals
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The Company also offers a broad line of aluminum seals in various sizes, shapes,
and  colors.  The  seals  are  crimped  onto  glass  or  plastic  pharmaceutical
containers  to hold the stoppers  securely in place.  The top of aluminum  seals
often  contains  tamper-evident  tabs or plastic  covers,  which must be removed
before the drug can be withdrawn.

Some aluminum  seals are sold with  specially  formulated  rubber or elastomeric
discs  pre-fitted  inside the seal.  These "lined" seals may be placed  directly
onto the  pharmaceutical  container,  thus  eliminating  the need for a separate
stopper.

Other Products
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Other products for the pharmaceutical industry include:

      *   Products  used in the  packaging  of  non-injectable  drugs such as
          rubber  dropper  bulbs,  plastic  contraceptive  drug  packages,   and
          child-resistant and tamper-evident plastic closures

      *   Plastic  containers,  bottles,  and  containersclosures  for the  pharmaceutical
                 industry 

                Rubberconsumer and
          medical device and diagnostic markets.

      *   Elastomeric and plastic components for empty and  pre-filled
          disposable syringes such as plungers, hubs, and needle covers

      4*   Blood-sampling system components, including vacuum tube stoppers and
          needle valves, and a number of specialized  rubberelastomeric and plastic
          components for blood-analyzing systems and other medical devices

      *   Components for IV Sets

      *   Disposable infant nursers and individual nurser components

The Company  also  manufactures  a wide range of standard  and custom-designedcustom-  designed
plastic threaded caps and containers for the personal-care  industry.  The caps,
produced  mainly for cosmeticshealth and toiletries,beauty aids,  come in many  different  sizes and
colors.  The Company also makes closures for food and beverage  processors.  The
Company focuses its efforts on multiple-piece  closures that require  high-speed
assembly.
Product Development
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The  Company  maintains  its own  laboratories  for testing  raw  materials  and
finished goods to assure conformity to customer  specifications and to safeguard
product  quality.  Laboratory  facilities  are also used for  development of new
products.  Engineering staffs are responsible for product and tooling design and
testing  and for  the  design  and  construction  of  processing  equipment.  In
addition, a corporate product development  department develops new packaging and
device concepts.  Approximately 12094 professional  employees were engaged full time
          in these
activities in 1998.2000.  Development and engineering  expenditures  for the creation
and application of new and improved device products and manufacturing  processes
were  approximately $9.2$9.3 million in 1998, $8.82000, $8.9 million in 19971999, and $8.9 million
in 1996,1998, net of cost reimbursements by customers.

                                Contract Services
                               Principal Services
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Contract Packaging and Contract Manufacturing
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The Company  entered into the  pharmaceutical  services  market in 1995 with its
acquisition of Paco  Pharmaceutical  Services,  Inc.  ("Paco").  Paco's name was
changed to West Pharmaceutical Services Lakewood, Inc. ("West Lakewood").

West  Lakewood  provides  contract  manufacturing  and packaging of products for
pharmaceutical and consumer-products  companies. With its flexible manufacturing
environment and workforce,  West Lakewood has the capability to make and package
a variety of products according to customers' specifications,  usually employing
customer-supplied  raw  materials.  Once its  work is  complete,  West  Lakewood
delivers the finished product to the customer for final sale and distribution to
the end user.

Customers  typically  use  West  Lakewood  services  on  a  temporary  basis  to
supplement  their own  manufacturing  or packaging  capability  in times of peak
demand and during a new-product introduction or special promotion. However, West
Lakewood does retain long-term  business in both the manufacturing and packaging
areas. West Lakewood operates a facility in Lakewood, New Jersey. The Canovanas,
Puerto Rico facility was closed in early 2001 in  connection  with the Company's
2000 restructuring plan.

West Lakewood contract  packaging and  manufacturing  processes and services are
subject  to  the  Good  Manufacturing   Practice  standards  applicable  to  the
pharmaceutical  industry as well as to numerous other federal and state laws and
regulations governing the manufacture, handling and packaging of drugs and other
regulated substances.

West Lakewood manufactures liquids,  creams, solids,  suspensions,  and powders.
Products produced include:

      *     headache and cold medications

      *     skin lotions

      *     deodorants

      *     toothpaste and mouthwash


West  Lakewood  contract  packaging  services  include the design,  assembly and
filling of a broad variety of packages, including:

      *     blister packages (i.e., a plastic film with a foil backing)

      *     bottles and tubes

      *     laminated and other flexible pouches or strip packages

      *     aluminum and plastic liquid cup containers

      *     paperboard specialty packages

      *     innovative tamper-evident and child-resistant packages

Although  the type of  package  depends  on the  requirements  of the  customer,
blister  packaging or bottles  typically are used for tablets and capsules while
aluminum  or plastic  cups,  pouches,  bottles  and tubes are used for  liquids,
creams, ointments and powders.

Clinical Services
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The  Company  entered  into the  clinical  services  market  with its April 1999
acquisition  of  the  Clinical  Services  division  of  Collaborative   Clinical
Research,  Inc. The Clinical Services Group operates three business units. These
Business units,  which are described more fully below, are: a Phase I-through-IV
Clinical  Trial  research  facility  (the "GFI  Research  Center");  a  clinical
research group (CRO) that conducts  marketing and clinical  research studies for
customers' prescription drugs, consumer products, and OTC switch projects; and a
site management  organization (SMO) that provides  assistance for clinical trial
studies.  The SMO unit will be closed in early 2001,  with ongoing studies being
supported through their conclusion.

West's GFI Research Center  conducts Phase I through Phase IV clinical  research
trials and provides other clinical research services including device and actual
use studies at its 80-bed unit located in Evansville,  Indiana. Phase I research
is  substantially  more  demanding  than other phases of the  clinical  research
process  because  healthy  volunteers  must  typically  be  sequestered  for the
duration of the study.  Phase II-IV studies are frequently more specialized with
respect to  therapeutic  patient  populations  required.  The diversity of GFI's
service  offering  has aided  the  development  of both  their  recruitment  and
clinical operations capabilities.

The CRO performs a variety of Rx clinical  services that assist client companies
in completing  Phase II-IV clinical  trials and  consumer-related  research that
assists  sponsor  companies  with Rx-to-OTC  switch and other  consumer  product
research  studies.  The CRO capabilities  include project  management,  clinical
study,   site   identification,    patient   recruitment,    monitoring,    data
management/statistics  and report writing.  West is distinguished by its' unique
blend of clinical  research and marketing  research as well as specialty patient
recruitment services.



Clinical Services division contracts provide a fixed price for each component or
service delivered.  The ultimate contract value depends on such variables as the
number of research sites  selected,  the number of patients  enrolled  and
other services required by the Sponsor.  These contracts range in duration from
several months to several years.  As services are performed over the life of the
contract, revenue is earned under the percentage-of- completion method utilizing
units of delivery.  Costs associated with contract revenue are recognized as
incurred.  Cash flows vary with each contract, although generally a portion of
the contract fee is paid at the time the trial begins, with the balance paid as
pre-determined contract  milestones  are satisfied.  Pre-payments received are
recorded as a liability under  "deferred revenue" until work has been completed
and revenue has been recognized.  Generally, Sponsors may terminate a contract
with the Company with or without cause. In the event of termination, the Company
is entitled to payment for all work performed through the termination  date and
for costs associated with termination of the study.

Contract Laboratory Services
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In 1998, the Company  established  the contract  laboratory  services  business,
which provides  testing services to analyze  customers' drug product  packaging.
Regulatory  agencies  require  drug  companies  to  demonstrate  that  packaging
components  will not contaminate the drug. The test data generated is acceptable
for U.S. Food and Drug  Administration  (FDA) submissions.  The services offered
include  extractables  testing,  method  development and  validation,  stability
testing for extractables and active  substances,  moisture analysis of closures,
quantification  of closure  surface  silicone,  and other custom  services.  The
Company's laboratory complies with applicable Good Manufacturing  Practice (GMP)
standards and is FDA registered.

                            Research and Development
                              Drug Delivery Systems
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Since 1993, the Company has been developing  proprietary  drug delivery  systems
for various  drug and  biological  products  for which  alternative  methods and
routes of  administration  might  improve  therapeutic  performance  or the cost
effectiveness of the therapy. In furtherance of that effort, in 1998 the Company
completed the acquisition of DanBioSyst UK Ltd (DBS), a research and development
company  located in Nottingham,  England.  DBS was re-named West  Pharmaceutical
Services  Drug  Delivery  &  Clinical  Research  Center,  LTD.  in 1999  and its
operations   integrated  with  the  Company's   Lionville  based  drug  delivery
operations  to  form  a  new  operating  segment,  Drug  Delivery  Research  and
Development.

West Drug Delivery  engages in both  independent and  client-funded  research to
develop unique  delivery  technologies,  patenting  these where  possible,  and,
subject  to any rights  granted  or ceded in  connection  with  client  funding,
retains the rights to exploit the patented  technology.  West Drug  Delivery has
patents or patent  applications  covering a range of delivery  technologies  for
various routes of administration,  including nasal, oral, parenteral, pulmunary,
rectal and vaginal. West Drug Delivery then seeks to license the technologies to
pharmaceutical  companies  for use in  combination  with  their  drug  products.
Alternatively, West will develop unique versions of generic drug products, which
incorporate its proprietary delivery technologies, and then seek development and
marketing partners or licensees for the resulting  products.  West Drug Delivery
also maintains  laboratory and clinical scale  manufacturing  capabilities  that
support client and internal development projects.



In 2000, West Drug Delivery's efforts were focused on:  client-funded  projects;
on the further development of proprietary formulations of the drugs morphine and
leuprolide,  both using the Company's  patented  chitosan-based  nasal  delivery
system;  and on the  development  of a proprietary  formulation of budesonide (a
steroid) using the company's Targit(R) system, an orally administered, specially
coated,  starch capsule system  designed to bypass normal  digestion and deliver
the drug to  particular  regions  of the colon for  local and  systemic  effect.
Initial  human  studies of the nasal  morphine  product were  completed  and the
product was licensed to a third party for further development in 2001.

West Drug Delivery had 65 employees as of December 31, 2000 and total  expenses,
net of revenues received, were $9.0 million in 2000 and $7.7 million in 1999.

                              Recent Developments
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The  Company  has taken  steps to  expand  its  product  offerings  and  improve
competitiveness  of both its Device Product  Development  and Contract  Services
operating segment.

          The Company  increased its capacity  in the components  area with
          the acquisition of Schubert  Seals A/S, a Danish  manufacturer of
          rubber  components   and  metal  seals   servicing  the  European
          pharmaceutical industry.   A 51% ownership  interest was acquired
          in  May  1994 and  the  remaining  49%  in December  1995.    The
          company's  name  was  recently  changed to  "West  Pharmaceutical
          Services Danmark A/S."segments.

In 1996 and 1997, the Company implemented a major restructuring plan announced
in 1996.  The plan included the closing or downsizing of six manufacturing
facilities, withdrawal  from  the  machinery  business  and an  approximate  5%
reduction in the workforce.  The restructuring was designed to reduce the costs
associated with multiple plant sites and shift certain  production  capacity to
lower-cost locations.  In 1998, a further 1% 5

          reduction in the workforce, made
possible by manufacturing  and other  operating  efficiencies,  was  announced.
(Additional information pertaining to thesethe 1998 activities is incorporated by
reference to the Note "Restructuring Charges" of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements of the  19982000 Annual Report to Shareholders.)

In 1998, the Company acquired Betraine Limited, a company located in the  U.K.,England,
which manufactures  precision  injection  molded  plastic  components  for  the
healthcare and consumer industries. The acquisition expanded global capabilities
in the   non-
          injectablenon-injectable   market.  Contract Services
                                  Principal Services
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          Contract Packaging and Contract Manufacturing
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          The Company entered  into the pharmaceutical  services market  in
          1995 with  its acquisition of Paco  Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
          ("Paco").      Paco'sCompany's name was   recently changed to West
Pharmaceutical Services Lakewood, Inc. (West Lakewood)Lewes (West-Lewes).

West Lakewood  providesIn 1999,  the Company  changed its  business  plan with  respect to its plastics
strategy concerning future market demands and total capacity requirements.  As a
result,  the  Company  reversed  a  portion  of its 1996  restructuring  reserve
pertaining to its Puerto Rico facility and wrote off the assets  associated with
a proprietary plastic product line that had not gained market acceptance.

In November  2000,  the Company  announced a plan to streamline  operations  and
improve  operating  efficiencies by reducing or consolidating  business units in
its Contract Services and Device Product Development segments. The plan included
the  closure of two plants in Puerto  Rico  engaged in  contract  manufacturingpackaging  and
packaging  of
          products  for  pharmaceuticalplastics  device  molding and consumer-products  companies.
          With its  flexible manufacturing environment and  workforce, West
          Lakewood has  the   capability to  quickly undertake  to make  and
          package  products according to customers' specifications, usually
          employing customer-supplied raw materials.  Oncesterile-fill  suite at the operation is
          complete, West  Lakewood delivers  the  finished product  to  the
          customer for final sale and distribution to the end user.  

          Customers  typically use  West Lakewood  services on  a temporary
          basis  to   supplement  their  own   manufacturing  or  packaging
          capability   during  a   new-product   introduction  or   special
          promotion.    However,    West  Lakewood  does  retain  long-term
          business  in both  the manufacturing and  packaging areas.   West
          Lakewood  operates  facilities  in Lakewood,  New
Jersey  facility,  and Canovanas, Puerto Rico.  

          West Lakewood contract packagingthe  initiation  of other staff  reduction  cost  control
measures.  In  addition,   the  site  management   organization  (SMO)  business
operations  of the Clinical  Services  business  unit was closed as the business
model has proven  unsuccessful in the  marketplace and manufacturing processes  and
          services are subjectestimated  growth has not
materialized.  An after-tax  charge of $15.5 million was taken to fourth quarter
2000 earnings to reflect the Good Manufacturing Practice standards
          applicable to the  pharmaceutical industry as well as to numerous
          other federal  and  state  laws  and  regulations  governing  the
          manufacture, handling and packagingwritedown of drugsgoodwill, asset write-offs,  severance
charges, and other regulated
          substances.  

          West   Lakewood   manufactures   liquids   and   creams,  solids,
          suspensions, and powders.  These products produced include:

                headache and cold medications

                skin lotions



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                deodorants

                toothpaste and mouthwash

                metaproterenol and albuterol, products used for inhalation
                 therapy.

          West  Lakewood  contract-packaging services  include  the design,
          assembly and filling of a broad variety of packages, including 

                "blister"  packages  (i.e.,  a plastic  film  with a  foil
                 backing)

                 bottles and tubes

                 laminated and other flexible pouches or strip packages

                 aluminum and plastic liquid cup containers

                 paperboard specialty packages 

                 innovative tamper-evident and child-resistant packages

          Although the type of  package depends on the requirements  of the
          customer,  blister packaging  or bottles  typically are  used for
          tablets  and capsules  while aluminum  or plastic  cups, pouches,
          bottles and  tubes are  used for  liquids, creams,  ointments and
          powders.  

          Contract Laboratory Services
          -----------------------------
          In 1998, the Company established the contract laboratory services
          business,  which provides testing  services to analyze customers'
          injectable product  packaging.  Regulatory agencies  require drug
          companies  to  demonstrate  that  packaging  components  will not
          contaminate the  drug.  The  test data  is generated in  a format
          acceptable  for   U.S.  Food   and   Drug  Administration   (FDA)
          submissions.     The  services  offered  include  product/closure
          interaction testing,  extractables testing, moisture  analysis of
          closures,  particle  quantification/analysis,  quantification  of
          closure  surface  silicone,  and  other  custom  services.    The
          Company's laboratory complies  with applicable Good Manufacturing
          Practice standards and its laboratory will be FDA registered.

                               Research and Development
                                Drug Delivery Systems
              ---------------------------------------------------------

          In 1993,  the Company began developing  drug-delivery systems for
          bio-pharmaceuticals  and  other  drugs   that  are  difficult  to
          administer  effectively through  traditional  injectable or  oral
          routes.   Improving the therapeutic performance of these drugs in
          an economical fashion calls for sophisticated delivery solutions.



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          To  advance the  Company's  efforts in  this  area, in  1994  the
          Company began acquiring interests in DanBioSyst UK Ltd. (DBS)  in
          10% annual  increments; and in March 1998, acquired the remaining
          70%  ownership interest,  making DBS  a  wholly-owned subsidiary.
          DBS is a research  company located in Nottingham,  England, which
          specializes in identifying and developing systems for delivery of
          complex drug molecules,  or to  assist in delivering  drugs to  a
          specific site  in the body.   DBS engages in research  to develop
          these unique systems and  then patents this technology.   DBS has
          patents  or  patent applications  covering  a  range of  delivery
          platforms   including  nasal,  oral,  parenteral,  pulmonary  and
          rectal/vaginal.        DBS    enters   into    agreements    with
          biopharmaceutical and other drug companies, to apply its delivery
          system technology to the customers' drug  molecule to achieve the
          desired result.  

          The   Company's  Lionville-based   resources  are   dedicated  to
          development of drug  delivery systems.  This  group's work, until
          recently,  was focused on the  Ocufit SR  system,  a silicone rod
          small  enough to  fit behind the  eyelid.   The Ocufit  SR can be
          designed  to release  a number  of different drugs  in predefined
          quantities over  time periods ranging  from two weeks  to several
          months without physical  intervention.   The Ocufit  SR is  being
          jointly developed with  Escalon Medical  Corporation, which  owns
          the  basic technology.  An Investigative New Drug Application was
          filed  with the FDA  late in 1998, and  Escalon is now conducting
          Phase  I clinical trials.  The Lionville group is also developing
          products based on DBS patented technology.   The current projects
          relate to  nasal delivery of leuprolide and  morphine and further
          development  of  the Targit   delivery  system,  a coated  starch
          capsule, designed to deliver medication to a specific site in the
          body.

          The Company had 58 employees directly engaged in these activities
          as of December 31, 1998 and total expenses were $5.3 million, net
          of revenues received, in 1998.restructuring related costs.


                                  Order Backlog
                                 --------------

Device  product  orders on hand at December  31,  1998  were2000,  was  approximately  $90$92
million,  compared with  approximately $80$96 million at the end of 1997.1999. Orders on
hand include  those placed by customers  for  manufacture  over a period of time
according to a customer's schedule or upon confirmation by the customer.  Orders
are  generally  considered  firm when  goods  are  manufactured  or  orders  are
confirmed.  The Company also has contractual  arrangements  with a number of its
customers, and products covered by these contracts are included in the Company's
backlog only as orders are received from those customers.

West   Lakewood's   twelve-month   backlog  of  unfilled   customer  orders  was
approximately  $18$11 million at December  31, 19982000 and $9 million at December  31,
1997.1999.  Backlog is defined by West  Lakewood as orders  written  8

          and  included in
production schedules during the next 12twelve months. Such orders generally may be
cancelled by the customer without penalty.

The Clinical  Services  division  backlog consists of signed contracts yet to be
completed.  Contracts included in backlog are subject to termination or delay at
any time and therefore the backlog is not necessarily a meaningful  predictor of
future  results.  Delayed  contracts  remain  in  the  Company's  backlog  until
canceled.  As of December 31, 2000, the Clinical Services division's backlog was
$6.5 million; at December 31, 1999 the backlog was $6.2 million.

                                 Raw Materials
                                 --------------

The Company  uses three basic raw  materials  in the  manufacture  of its device
products:  rubber; aluminum;elastomers,  aluminum,  and plastic.  The Company has been  receiving
adequate supplies of raw materials to meet its production needs, and it foresees
no significant availability problems in the near future.

The Company is  pursuing a supply  chain  management  strategy,  which  involves
purchasing from  integrated  suppliers that control their own sources of supply.
This  strategy  has reduced the number of raw-materialsraw  materials  suppliers  used by the
Company.  In some cases,  the Company will purchase raw materials  from a single
source to assure  quality and reduce costs.  This  strategy  increases the risks
that the Company's  supply lines may be  interrupted  in the event of a supplier
production problem. These risks are managed by selecting suppliers with multiple
manufacturing sites, rigid-rigid quality control systems, surplus inventory levels and
other methods of maintaining supply in case of interruption in production.
                              Patents and Licenses
                              ---------------------

The  Company's  device  products  patents  and  trademarks  have been  useful in
establishing  the  Company's  market  share and in the  growth of the  Company's
manufactured  device  product  business  and may  continue to be of value in the
future,  especially in view of the Company's  continuing  development of its own
proprietary  products.  Nevertheless,  the Company does not consider its current
manufactured device product business or its earnings to be materially  dependent
upon any single patent or trademark.

Although  not  material at this time,  the Company  believes  its drug  delivery
development capabilities will play an increasingly important role in the future.
DBSThe  Drug  Delivery  operating  segment  has a  growing  portfolio  of  patented
technology,  which is critical to ourthe  Company's  success  because a significant
amount of future income is expected to be derived from licensing this technology
to customers.

                                Major Customers
                                -----------------

The Company provides  manufactured device components and/or contract services to
major   pharmaceutical,   biotechnology  and  hospital   supply/medical   device
companies,  many of  which  have  several  divisions  with  separate  purchasing
responsibilities.  The Company also  provides  contract-packagingcontract  packaging  and contract-manufacturingcontract
manufacturing  services for many of the leading  manufacturers  of personal-care
          products.personal care
products  and  clinical  research  services to full  service  contract  research
organizations.  The Company  distributes  its products  and  services



                                                                          9  primarily
through its own sales force but also uses  regional  distributors  in the United
States and Asia/Pacific.  The business
          units have  separate sales forces  butin the Company  is increasing
          the sales  effort  of each  group to  sell all  of the  Company's
          capabilities.Asia/Pacific region.

Becton  Dickinson  and Company  ("B-D"BD")  accounted for  approximately  12%13% of the
Company's 19982000  consolidated  net sales.  The principal  products sold to B-DBD are
synthetic  rubber,  natural  rubber,  metal and plastic  components used in B-D'sBD's
disposable syringes and blood sampling and analysis devices. The Company expects
to continue as a major B-DBD supplier.

Excluding B-D,BD, the next ten largest customers  accounted for approximately 30%35% of
the  Company's  consolidated  net  sales in 1998,2000  but no one of these  customers
accounted for more than 5%7% of 19982000 consolidated net sales.

                                   Competition
                                   ------------

The Company competes with several  companies,  some of which are larger than the
Company, across its major Device Product Development product lines. In addition,
many  companies  worldwide  compete  with the  Company for  business  related to
specific product lines.  However,  the Company believes that it supplies a major
portion of the U.S. market  requirements for pharmaceutical  elastomer and metal
packaging  components  and has a  significant  share of the European  market for
these components.

Because of the special nature of these products,  competition is based primarily
on product design and performance,  although total cost is becoming increasingly
more important as pharmaceutical companies initiatecontinue with aggressive cost-control measurescost control
programs across their entire operations.  Competitors often compete on the basis
of  price.  The  Company   differentiates  itself  from  its  competition  as  a
"full-service"  supplier whichthat is able to provide pre-sale  compatibility studies
and other services and  sophisticated  post- sale technical  support on a global
basis.

The  Company  competes  against  numerous  competitors  in the field of  plastic
closures  for consumer  products,  many of which are larger than the Company and
command dominantsignificant market shares. The Company attempts to  differentiatedifferentiates itself through its
expertise in high-
          speedhigh-speed assembly of multiple-piece closures.closure systems.

The U.S.  contract-packagingcontract  packaging  and  manufacturing  service  industry  is  highly
competitive.   For  packaging  services,   West  Lakewood  competes  with  three
significant   companies,   only twoall  of  which  are  larger  than  it.  For  contract-manufacturingcontract
manufacturing  services,  West Lakewood competes with four major competitors and
several smaller regional companies; several of these competitors are larger than
it. In  addition,  most  domestic  pharmaceutical  companies  maintain  in-house
manufacturing  and packaging  capabilities  and at times will offer their excess
capacity  to  manufacture  or package  other  10

          companies'  products on a contract
basis. However, most large pharmaceutical and personal healthcare companies have
traditionally made extensive use of contract packagers and manufacturers  during
times  of  peak  demand,  during  the  introduction  of a new  product  and  for
production of samples and special product promotions.

The clinical  research  industry is highly  fragmented  and comprised of several
large,  full-service Contract Research Organizations (CROs), many small CROs and
limited services  providers.  The major  competitors in the industry include the
research departments of pharmaceutical companies and CROs.

Many  companies   provide   proprietary   drug  delivery   technologies  to  the
pharmaceutical and biotechbiotechnology markets.  However, unlike West, the majority of
these companies are focused on a single route of drug  administration,  and very
few have capabilities  necessary to take drug products through all stages of the
development process and commercial manufacture. The three largest companies, the
market leaders, have multiple-delivery technologies, but their strong franchises
are  in  oral,   controlled-release   delivery  systems.  West's  drug  delivery
technologies,  none of which is currently in commercial production,  are in less
competitive segments that do not compete with the market leaders.

                            Environmental Regulations
                            ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The  Company  does  not  believe  that it will  have any  material  expenditures
relating  to  environmental  matters  other  than  those  discussed  in the Note
"Commitments and Contingencies" of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of
the 19982000 Annual Report to Shareholders, incorporated herein by reference herein.reference.


                                  International
                                 ---------------

The Note "Affiliated  Companies" and the Note "Segment  Information" of Notes to
Consolidated  Financial Statements of the 19982000 Annual Report to Shareholders are
incorporated herein by reference.

The  Company  believes  that  its  international  business  does not  involve  a
substantially  greater  business  risk  than  its  domestic  business.  FinancialAlthough
financial  crises have been evident at various  times during recent years in the
Asia/Pacific  region and  more
          recently in our major markets in South America and have at times
resulted in a decline in demand for the  Company's  products  in these  regions;
          however,regions,
direct  sales  to  customers  in  these  markets  have   historically  not  been
significant, representingsignificant.  In 2000,  such  sales  represented  less than 10% of  consolidated
sales.

The Company's  financial  condition and results are impacted by  fluctuations in
exchange-rate  markets (See Notes "Summary of Significant  Accounting Policies -
Foreign  Currency   Translation"  and  "Other  Income  (Expense)"  of  Notes  to
Consolidated  Financial  Statements of the 19982000 Annual  Report to  Shareholders,
incorporated herein by reference).  Hedging by the Company of these exposures is
discussed in the Note "Debt""Summary of  Significant  Accounting  Policies - Financial
Instruments"  and in the Note  "Financial  Instruments" of Notes to Consolidated
Financial  11

          Statements  of the 19982000 Annual Report to  Shareholders,  incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 2.  Properties
        -----------

In the Device Product Development operating segment, the Company maintains nineeight
manufacturing  plants and two mold and die  production  facilities in the United
States,  one  manufacturing   plant  in  Puerto  Rico,  and  a  total  of  eight
manufacturing  plants and two mold and die  production  facilities  in  Germany,
England,  France,  Denmark,  Brazil and  Singapore.  The Puerto Rico facility is
scheduled to be closed in mid-year 2001.

In the Contract Services operating  segment,  the Company maintains one facility
in  the United States and one facility in Puerto RicoLakewood,  New  Jersey  to  provide  contract  manufacturing  and  packaging
services. Clinical research services are provided by West Evansville from leased
space in Indianapolis,  Indiana   and Evansville,  Indiana.  Contract Laboratorylaboratory
services are provided from the Company's Lionville, Pennsylvania facility.

The Company's executive offices,  U.S. research and development center and pilot
plant are located in a leased  facility  at  Lionville,  Pennsylvania,  about 35
miles from  Philadelphia.  The  Company  conducts  drug  delivery  research  and
development  in a leased  facility  located in  Nottingham,  England.  All other
company  facilities are used for manufacturing and distribution,  and facilities
in  Eschweiler,  Germany,  are also used for  development  activities for device
product development activities.products.



The manufacturing production facilities of the Company are well-maintained,well maintained,  are
operating  generally  on a two- or  three-shift  basis and are  adequate for the
Company's present needs.

The principal facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico are as follows:


- -     Approximately  839,000775,000 square feet of owned and  997,0001,085,000 square feet of
      leased space  in  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey,  Florida,  Nebraska,  North
      Carolina, Ohio and Puerto Rico.Indiana.

The principal international facilities are as follows:

- -     Approximately 530,000500,000 square feet of owned space and 67,70086,000 square feet of
      leased space in Germany, England, Denmark and France.

- -     Approximately 69,000250,000 square feet of owned space in Brazil.

- -     Approximately 92,00090,000 square feet of owned space in Singapore.

            Of the aforementioned currently owned facilities, approximately
          354,000 square  feet  are  subject  to mortgages  to  secure  the
          Company's real estate  mortgage notes.   See the  Note "Debt"  of
          Notes  to Consolidated  Financial Statements  of the  1998 Annual

                                                                         12

          Report to Shareholders, which information  is incorporated herein
          by reference.


     Sales office  facilities in separate  locations are leased under short-term
arrangements.

     The Company  also holds for sale  former  manufacturing  facility  space in
Puerto Rico - totaling 42,000 square feet.



Item 3.           Legal Proceedings.
                  -----------------
None

13


          Item 4.           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
                  ---------------------------------------------------
None.

Item 4 (a) Executive Officers of the Registrant

None.



Item 4 (a) Executive Officers of the Registrant

          -----------------------------------------

The executive officers of the Company at March 31, 199930, 2001 were as follows:

Name Age Business Experience During Past Five Years ---- --- --------------------------------------- George R. Bennyhoff1 55 Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Public Affairs. Jerry E. Dorsey1 54 President and Chief Operating Officer since September 1998, previously Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from June 1994 to August 1998; Group President from August 1993 to June 1994; President, Health Care Division from May 1992 to July 1993 for the Company. Steven A. Ellers1 48 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 1998; previously Group President from August 1997 to February 1998; Corporate Vice President, Sales from April 1996 to July 1997; Vice President, Operations from June 1994 to March 1996; Vice President Asia/Pacific and Managing Director, Singapore from May 1990 to May 1994 for the Company. John R. Gailey III1 44 Vice President since December 1995, General Counsel since May 1994 and Secretary. Stephen M. Heumann1 57 Vice President since May 1994 and Treasurer. Lawrence P. Higgins1 59 Vice President, Operations since May 1996 and prior to joining the Company an international business consultant from 1994 to 1996 and Senior Vice President International Operations for Revlon, Inc., a cosmetics company, from 1992 to 1994.Name Age Business Experience During Past Five Years - ---- --- ---------------------------------------- Joseph E. Abbott 1 48 Corporate Controller. Previously Director of Internal Audit since 1997; Controller, Clopay Corp. from June 1996 to April 1997; previously Controller, ARCO Chemical Americas. George R. Bennyhoff 1 57 Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Public Affairs. Steven A. Ellers 1 50 Executive Vice President previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 1998; Group President from August 1997 to February 1998; Corporate Vice President, Sales from April 1996 to July 1997; previously Vice President, Operations. John R. Gailey III 1 46 Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Stephen M. Heumann 1 59 Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary. Lawrence P. Higgins 1 Holds position as corporate officer elected by the Board of Directors for one year term. 14 Name Age Business Experience During Past Five Years ---- --- --------------------------------------- William G. Little1 56 Chairman of the Board since May 1995, Director and Chief Executive Officer for the Company and President of the Company until September 1998. Donald E. Morel, Jr.1 41 Group President since March 1998; previously, Corporate Vice President, Scientific Services from May 1995 to February 1998; Vice President, Research & Development from August 1993 to May 1995 and prior thereto Director Research & Development, Health Care Products Division from May 1993 to August 1993 for the Company. Anna Mae Papso1 55 Vice President and Corporate Controller Anthony A. Sinkula 61 Vice President, Operations since May 1996. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Higgins was an international business consultant. 1 Holds position as corporate officer elected by the Board of Directors for a one-year term. Name Age Business Experience During Past Five Years - ---- --- -------------------------------------- Herbert F. Hugill 1 53 Division President, Sales and Contract Services since June 2000; previously Division President, Clinical Services since November 1999 and General Manager of the Clinical Services Group from its acquisition in April 1999. Previously Mr. Hugill served as Chief Operating Officer and Director from December 1997 of Collaborative Clinical Research, Inc. from which the Company purchased the Clinical Service Division. From 1996 to 1997 Mr. Hugill was President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Mediscience Technology Corp., a development stage biomedical technology company, and prior thereto President, RP Scherer North America, a drug delivery systems company. William G. Little 1 58 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, President of the Company until September 1998. Donald E. Morel, Jr.,Ph.D.1 43 Division President, Drug Delivery Systems since November 1999; Group President from March 1998 to October 1999; Corporate Vice President, Scientific Services from May 1995 to February 1998. Anna Mae Papso 1 57 Corporate Vice President, Finance since June 2000; Previously Vice President & Corporate Controller. Anthony A. Sinkula, Ph.D.1 63 Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer since July 1998 and prior to joining the Company a consultant to several major pharmaceutical companies and the National Cancer Institute.
1 Holds position as corporate officer elected by the Board of Directors for one yeara one-year term. 15 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the high and low prices for the stock for each calendar quarter in 19982000 and 19971999 were as follows:
First Second Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Year High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low 1998 321/4 2815/16 33 28 30 25 3511/16 27 3511/16 25 1997 291/4 27 30 27 343/16 281/2 351/16 28 351/16 272000 31.88 23.00 25.50 19.63 23.88 19.63 25.00 20.69 31.88 19.63 1999 36.69 31.81 39.38 31.81 40.44 37.63 38.25 30.88 40.44 30.88
As of December 31, 1998,2000, the Company had 1,9031,780 shareholders of record. There were also 2,9002,200 holders of shares registered in nominee names. The Company's common stock paid a quarterly dividend of $.14$.16 per share in each of the first three quarters of 1997; $.151999; $.17 per share in the fourth quarter of 19971999 and each of the first three quarters of 1998;2000; and $.16$.18 per share in the fourth quarter of 1998.2000. Item 6. Selected Financial Data. ----------------------- Information with respect to the Company's net sales, income (loss) from consolidated operations, income (loss) before change in accounting method, income (loss) before change in accounting method per share (basic and assuming dilution) and dividends paid per share is incorporated by reference to the line items corresponding to those categories under the heading "Ten-Year Summary - Summary of Operations" of the 19982000 Annual Report to Shareholders. Information with respect to total assets and total debt is incorporated by reference to the line items corresponding to those categories under the heading "Ten-Year Summary - Year- End- Year-End Financial Position" of the 19982000 Annual Report to Shareholders. Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. --------------------------------------------------------- The information called for by this Item is incorporated by reference to the text appearing in the "Financial Review" section of the 19982000 Annual Report to Shareholders. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk -------------------------------------------------------- The information called for by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Notes "Financial Instruments", and "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the 19982000 Annual Report to Shareholders. 16 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. ------------------------------------------- The information called for by this Item is incorporated by reference to "Consolidated Financial Statements", "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements", and "Quarterly Operating and Per Share Data (Unaudited)" of the 19982000 Annual Report to Shareholders. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. ------------------------------------------------------- None. PART III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant. --------------------------------------------------- Information called for by this Item is incorporated by reference to "PROPOSAL #1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS" and "OWNERSHIP"STOCK OWNERSHIP OF COMPANY STOCK"DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS" in the Proxy Statement. Information about executive officers of the Company is set forth in Item 4 (a) of this report. Item 11. Executive Compensation. ----------------------- Information called for by this Item is incorporated by reference to "INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD"COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES - Compensation of Directors"NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS"; and "BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION"; and "COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS" contained in the Proxy Statement. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management. --------------------------------------------------- Information called for by this Item is incorporated by reference to "OWNERSHIP"STOCK OWNERSHIP OF COMPANY STOCK"DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS" contained in the Proxy Statement. Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. ----------------------------------------------- None PART IV Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K. ------------------------------------------------------- (a)1. The following report and consolidated financial statements, included in the 19982000 Annual Report to Shareholders, have been incorporated herein by reference: 17 Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 1998, 19972000, 1999 and 19961998 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 1998, 19972000, 1999 and 19961998 Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 19982000 and 19971999 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 1998, 19972000, 1999 and 19961998 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1998, 19972000, 1999 and 19961998 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Report of Independent Accountants (a)2. Supplementary Financial Information Schedules are omitted because they are either not applicable, not required or because the information required is contained in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto. (a)3. See Index to Exhibits on pages F-1, F-2, F-3, F-4 and F-4F-5 of this Report. (b) There were no reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company in the fourth quarter of 1998.2000. (c) The exhibits are listed in the Index to Exhibits on pages F-1, F-2, F-3, F-4 and F-4F-5 of this Report. (d) Financial Statements of affiliates are omitted because they do not meet the tests of a significant subsidiary at the 20% level. 18 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC. (Registrant) By /s/ Steven A. EllersM. Papso - -------------------------------- Steven A. Ellers SeniorAnna Mae Papso Corporate Vice President, and Chief Financial OfficerFinance March 31, 199930, 2001 - -------------------------------- Date Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ------ ------- /s/ William G. Little Chairman, Director March 31, 1999 ---------------------------------30, 2001 - ---------------------------------- and Chief Executive Officer William G. Little Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Joseph E. Abbott Corporate Controller March 30, 2001 - ---------------------------------- (Principle Accounting Officer) Joseph E. Abbott /s/ Tenley E. Albright Director March 31, 199930, 2001 - ----------------------------------- Tenley E. Albright * /s/ John W. Conway Director March 31, 1999 ___________________________________30, 2001 - ----------------------------------- John W. Conway* /s/ George W. Ebright Director March 31, 199930, 2001 - ------------------------------------ George W. Ebright* Steven A. Ellers Senior Vice President March 31, 1999 ------------------------------------ and Chief Financial Steven A. Ellers Officer/s/ L. Robert Johnson Director March 31, 1999 ------------------------------------ L. Robert Johnson* William H. Longfield Director March 31, 1999 -------------------------------------- William H. Longfield* 2030, 2001 - ------------------------------------ L. Robert Johnson*
Signature Title Date --------- ------ ------- /s/ William H. Longfield Director March 30, 2001 - -------------------------------------- William H. Longfield* /s/ John P. Neafsey Director March 31, 199930, 2001 - -------------------------------------- John P. Neafsey* /s/ Anna Mae Papso Corporate Vice President, March 31, 199930, 2001 - -------------------------------------- and Corporate ControllerFinance Anna Mae Papso (Principal Accounting(Chief Financial Officer) /s/ Monroe E. Trout Director March 31, 199930, 2001 - --------------------------------------- Monroe E. TroutTrout* /s/ Anthony Welters Director March 31, 199930, 2001 - --------------------------------------- Anthony Welters* J. Roffe Wike, II Director March 31, 1999 --------------------------------------- J. Roffe Wike, II*/s/ Geoffrey F. Worden Director March 31, 1999 ---------------------------------------- Geoffrey F. Worden*
* By William G. Little30, 2001 - ---------------------------------------- Geoffrey F. Worden* * By John R. Gailey III pursuant to a power of attorney. 21 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number (3) (a) Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company through January 4, 1999. (3) (b) Bylaws of the Company, as amended through October 27, 1998, incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(b) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 (File No. 1-8036). (4) (a) Form of stock certificate for common stock. (4) (b) Flip-In Rights Agreement between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, dated as of January 16, 1990, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company's Form 8-A Registration Statement (File No. 1-8036). (4) (c) Flip-Over Rights Agreement between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, dated as of January 16, 1990, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Company's Form 8-A Registration Statement (File No. 1-8036). (9) None. (10) (a) Lease dated as of December 31, 1992 between Lion Associates, L.P. and the Company, relating to the lease of the Company's headquarters in Lionville, Pa.,Exhibit Number (3) (a) Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company through January 4, 1999 incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (b) First Addendum to Lease dated as of May 22, 1995 between Lion Associates, L.P. and the Company, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (c) Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended March 2, 1993, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 1- 8036). (10) (d) Amendments to the Long Term Incentive Plan, dated April 30, 1996, incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1996 (File No. 1- 8036). (10) (e) Executive Incentive Bonus Plan 1999. 22 F - 1 Exhibit Number (10) (f) Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, reflecting amendments effective April 30, 1996 and April 28, 1998 incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (g) Form of amended and restated agreement between the Company and certain of its executive officers, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 (File No.1-8036). (10) (h) Schedule of agreements with executive officers, incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 (File No.1-8036). (10) (i) Supplemental Employees' Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (j) Amendment No. 1 to Supplemental Employees' Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 1- 8036). (10) (k) Amendment No. 2 to Supplemental Employees' Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1995 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (l) Retirement Plan for Non-Employee Directors of the Company, as amended April 28, 1998, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (m) Employment Agreement dated May 20, 1991 between the Company and William G. Little, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (n) Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Designated Executive Officers and Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 thereto. (10) (o) Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors and Amendment No. 1 thereto. 23 F - 2 Exhibit Number (10) (p) Lease Agreement, dated August 31, 1978, between Paco Packaging, Inc. and Nineteenth Lakewood Corp., as amended by Amendment of Lease, dated November 30, 1978, Second Amendment of Lease, dated August 6, 1979, Third Amendment of Lease, dated July 24, 1980 and Fourth Amendment of Lease, dated August 14, 1980, incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Paco Pharmaceutical Services, Inc's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33- 48754, filed with the Commission. (10) (q) Fifth Amendment of Lease, dated May 13, 1994, to the Lease Agreement, dated August 31, 1978, between Paco Packaging, Inc. and Nineteenth Lakewood Corp., incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Paco Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1994 (File number 0-20324). (10) (r) Lease Agreement, dated December 9, 1977, between Paco Packaging, Inc. and New Oak Street Corp., as amended by the Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated August 31, 1978, Second Amendment of Lease, dated April 8, 1979 and Third Amendment of Lease, dated November 16, 1983, incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Paco Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-48754, filed with the Commission. (10) (s) Lease Agreement, dated April 7, 1986, between Northlake Realty Co. Inc. and Paco Packaging, Inc., as amended by Amendment to Lease, dated July 1, 1986, Second Amendment of Lease, dated June 15, 1987 between Paco Packaging and C. P. Lakewood, L. P., Agreement, dated December 29, 1987, and Lease Modification Agreement, dated December 13, 1989, incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Paco Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-48754, filed with the Commission. (10) (t) Collective Bargaining Agreement, dated December 1, 1997, by and between Paco Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. and Teamster Local 35 (affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters), incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 (File No.1-8036). (10) (u) 1998 Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan, dated March 10, 1998, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 (File No.1-8036). (10) (v) Asset Purchase Agreement Among Collaborative Clinical Research, Inc., GFI Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., and WCE clinical Evaluations and West Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated December 28, 1998. 24 F - 3 Exhibit Number (11) Not Applicable. (12) Not Applicable. (13) Portions of 1998 (File No. 1-8036). (3) (b) Bylaws of the Company, as amended through October 27, 1998, incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(b) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 (File No. 1-8036). (4) Miscellaneous long term debt instruments and credit facility agreements of the Company, under which the underlying authorized debt is equal to less than ten percent of the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, may not be filed as exhibits to this report pursuant to Section (b) (4) (iii) A of Item 601 of Reg S-K. The Company agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon request, copies of any such unfiled instruments. (File No. 1-8036). (4) (a) Form of stock certificate for common stock incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-8036). (4) (b) Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April 8, 1999 among the Company and the insurance companies identified on a schedule thereto, incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000. (File No. 1-8036). (4) (c) Credit Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2000 among the Company, the banks identified on a schedule thereto, and PNC Bank, N.A., as agent for the banks, incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000. (File No. 1-8036). (9) None. (10) (a) Lease dated as of December 31, 1992 between Lion Associates, L.P. and the Company, relating to the lease of the Company's headquarters in Lionville, Pa., incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 1-8036). F - 1 Exhibit Number (10) (b) First Addendum to Lease dated as of May 22, 1995 between Lion Associates, L.P. and the Company, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 1- 8036). (10) (c) Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended March 2, 1993, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 1- 8036). (10) (d) Amendments to the Long Term Incentive Plan, dated April 30, 1996, incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form 10Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1996 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (e) 1999 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non- Employee Directors, effective as of April 27, 1999, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 (File No. 1- 8036). (10) (f) Form of Director Stock Option Agreement, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 (File No. 1-8036).. (10) (g) Form of second amended and restated agreement between the Company and certain of its executive officers dated as of March 25, 2000, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. (File No. 1-8036). (10) (h) Schedule of agreements with executive officers, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Forms 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. (File No.1-8036). (10) (i) Supplemental Employees' Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (j) Amendment No. 1 to Supplemental Employees' Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 1- 8036). F - 2 Exhibit Number (10) (k) Amendment No. 2 to Supplemental Employees' Retirement Plan, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1995 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (l) Retirement Plan for Non-Employee Directors reflecting amendments effective on November 5, 1991, April 28, 1998 and May 27, 1999, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (m) Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of March 25, 2000 between the Company and William G. Little, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. (File No. 1-8036). (10) (n) Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Designated Executive Officers adopted August 30, 1994, reflecting amendments effective on March 7, 1995, April 28, 1998 and April 1, 2000, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. (File No. 1-8036). (10) (o) Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated effective May 27, 1999, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (p) 1999 Stock-Equivalent Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 (File No. 1-8036). (10) (q) Lease Agreement, dated August 31, 1978, between Paco Packaging, Inc. and Nineteenth Lakewood Corp., as amended by Amendment of Lease, dated November 30, 1978, Second Amendment of Lease, dated August 6, 1979, Third Amendment of Lease, dated July 24, 1980 and Fourth Amendment of Lease, dated August 14, 1980, incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Paco Pharmaceutical Services, Inc's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-48754, filed with the Commission. F - 3 Exhibit Number (10) (r) Fifth Amendment of Lease, dated May 13, 1994, to the Lease Agreement, dated August 31, 1978, between Paco Packaging, Inc. and Nineteenth Lakewood Corp., incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Paco Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1994 (File number 0-20324). (10) (s) Lease Agreement, dated December 9, 1977, between Paco Packaging, Inc. and New Oak Street Corp., as amended by the Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated August 31, 1978, Second Amendment of Lease, dated April 8, 1979 and Third Amendment of Lease, dated November 16, 1983, incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Paco Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-48754, filed with the Commission. (10) (t) Lease Agreement, dated April 7, 1986, between Northlake Realty Co. Inc. and Paco Packaging, Inc., as amended by Amendment to Lease, dated July 1, 1986, Second Amendment of Lease, dated June 15, 1987 between Paco Packaging and C. P. Lakewood, L. P., Agreement, dated December 29, 1987, and Lease Modification Agreement, dated December 13, 1989, incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to Paco Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-48754, filed with the Commission. (10) (u) Collective Bargaining Agreement, dated December 1, 1997, by and between Paco Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. and Teamster Local 35 (affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters), incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 (File No.1-8036). (10) (v) 1998 Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan, dated March 10, 1998, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 (File No.1-8036). F - 4 Exhibit Number (10) (w) Asset Purchase Agreement Among Collaborative Clinical Research, Inc., GFI Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., and Collaborative Holdings, Inc. and the Company dated December 21, 1998, incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 (File No.1-8036). (10) (x) Form of Bonus Agreement between the Company and certain of its executive officers dated as of December 21, 2000. Portions of this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. (10) (y) Schedule of agreements with certain executive officers. (11) Not Applicable. (12) Not Applicable. (13) Portions of 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders. (16) Not applicable. (18) None. (21) Subsidiaries of the Company. (22) None. (23) Consent of Independent Accountants. (24) Powers of Attorney. (27) Financial Data Schedules (99) None.
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