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) – May 24, 2018
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.) | ||
530 Herman O. West Drive, Exton, 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 24, 2018, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Management Team will present an overview of the Company’s business at the following investor conferences:
• | Jefferies 2018 Global Healthcare Conference in New York, New York at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 5, 2018; and |
• | Goldman Sachs 39th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California at 10:00 a.m. PDT on Thursday, June 14, 2018. |
A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the Company’s presentation materials from the conferences will be available through the Investors link at the Company’s website, http://www.westpharma.com.
The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific referencing in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Press Release, dated May 24, 2018. | |
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SIGNATURE
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/ William J. Federici | ||
William J. Federici | ||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
May 24, 2018 | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | ||
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