| 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) – June 28, 2011
| 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.) | ||
| 101 Gordon Drive, PO Box 645, Lionville, 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 1.01. Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 28, 2011, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. entered into a Global Supply Agreement with ExxonMobil Chemical Company (“EMCC”). The agreement is effective for the period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013.
Under the agreement EMCC and certain of its subsidiaries have agreed to supply certain identified Exxon® (Exxon is a registered trademark of ExxonMobil Corporation) butyl polymers to West and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates. The EMCC polymers are used as a principal raw material in a broad range of West’s polymer-based pharmaceutical packaging products.
Pricing for the polymers is based on discounts of EMCC’s and its subsidiaries’ list prices. The parties may renegotiate pricing based on changes in certain economic trends and conditions, including but not limited to the levels of industrial production, tire demand, labor rates, energy costs and foreign exchange relationships.
The foregoing summary of the terms of the agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits: | ||
| Exhibit 10.1 | Global Supply Agreement, entered into on June 28, 2011 and effective from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013, between ExxonMobil Chemical Company and us.* | ||
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* Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request submitted to the SEC.
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SIGNATURES
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/ John R. Gailey III |
| John R. Gailey III, Vice President, General |
| Counsel and Secretary |
July 1, 2011
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 10.1 | Global Supply Agreement, entered into on June 28, 2011 and effective from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013, between ExxonMobil Chemical Company and us. * | |
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*Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request submitted to the SEC.
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