Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G.
Little and John R. Gailey III, and each of them, as her attorneys-in-
fact to sign on her behalf and in her capacity as a director of
The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Registration
Statement for the registration of an additional 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to The West
Company, Incorporated Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
Date: March 3,1998 /s/ Tenley E. Albright, M.D.
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Tenley E. Albright, M.D.
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G.
Little and John R. Gailey III, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-
fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Registration
Statement for the registration of an additional 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to The West
Company, Incorporated Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
Date: /s/ John W. Conway
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John W. Conway
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G.
Little and John R. Gailey III, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-
fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Registration
Statement for the registration of an additional 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to The West
Company, Incorporated Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
Date: /s/ George W. Ebright
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George W. Ebright
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G.
Little and John R. Gailey III, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-
fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Registration
Statement for the registration of an additional 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to The West
Company, Incorporated Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
Date: March 10,1998 /s/ L. Robert Johnson
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L. Robert Johnson
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G.
Little and John R. Gailey III, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-
fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Registration
Statement for the registration of an additional 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to The West
Company, Incorporated Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
Date: /s/ William G. Little
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William G. Little
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G.
Little and John R. Gailey III, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-
fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Registration
Statement for the registration of an additional 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to The West
Company, Incorporated Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
Date: March 4,1998 /s/ William H. Longfield
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William H. Longfield
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G.
Little and John R. Gailey III, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-
fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Registration
Statement for the registration of an additional 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to The West
Company, Incorporated Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
Date: March 9,1998 /s/ John P. Neafsey
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John P. Neafsey
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G.
Little and John R. Gailey III, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-
fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Registration
Statement for the registration of an additional 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to The West
Company, Incorporated Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
Date: March 5,1998 /s/ Monroe E. Trout
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Monroe E. Trout
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G.
Little and John R. Gailey III, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-
fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Registration
Statement for the registration of an additional 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to The West
Company, Incorporated Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
Date: March 9,1998 /s/ Anthony Welters
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Anthony Welters
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G.
Little and John R. Gailey III, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-
fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Registration
Statement for the registration of an additional 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to The West
Company, Incorporated Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
Date: March 10,1998 /s/ J. Roffe Wike, II
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J. Roffe Wike, II
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G.
Little and John R. Gailey III, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-
fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Registration
Statement for the registration of an additional 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to The West
Company, Incorporated Key Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
and all amendments and supplements thereto.
Date: March 9,1998 /s/ Geoffrey F. Worden
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Geoffrey F. Worden