wst-20231127

(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

19341-1147

(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).

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. ☐

On November 27, 2023, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the “Company”) executed an amendment to the global master supply agreement (the “Amendment”) with ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company (“EMPSC”). The Amendment is effective for the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028.

Under the Amendment, EMPSC and certain of its subsidiaries have agreed to supply certain identified Exxon® (Exxon is a registered trademark of ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company) butyl polymers to the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates. The EMPSC products are used as a principal raw material in a broad range of the Company’s polymer-based pharmaceutical packaging products.

The summary of the terms is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.40 and incorporated by reference herein.


(d)	Exhibit No.	Description
	10.40+	Amendment No. 1 to Global Master Supply Agreement, entered into on November 27, 2023, and effective from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028, between West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. and ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company.
	104	The cover page from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 27, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL.

+Portions of this exhibit (indicated therein by asterisks) have been omitted for confidential treatment.

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


November 30, 2023