West Pharmaceutical Services To Broadcast 2006 Third Quarter Conference Call Over The Internet

LIONVILLE, Pa., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. announced today that it will release 2006 third quarter financial results before the market opens on Thursday, November 2, 2006 and will follow with a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

A live broadcast of the conference call will be available at the Company's web site, http://www.westpharma.com/, in the "Investor" section. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download the streaming media software required to listen to the Internet broadcast.

An online archive of the broadcast will be available at the site two hours after the live call and will be available through Friday, November 17, 2006, by dialing (866) 416-1174 or (203) 369-0714 and entering conference ID# 4882353.

About West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of components and systems for injectable drug delivery, including stoppers and seals for vials, and closures and disposable components used in syringe, IV and blood collection systems. West's customers include the world's leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug and medical device producers. Internationally headquartered in Lionville, Pennsylvania, West supports its partners and customers from 50 locations throughout North America, South America, Europe, Mexico, Japan, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit West at www.westpharma.com.

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

CONTACT: Michael A. Anderson, Vice President and Treasurer, WestPharmaceutical Services, Inc., +1-610-594-3345; Investors and FinancialMedia, Julie Huang or Theresa Kelleher, both of Financial Dynamics,+1-212-850-5600, wst@fd.com

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