WEST CO INC
10-Q, 1995-05-15
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                                                   This report contains 20 pages
                                                          (including cover page)
                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20549

                                      FORM 10-Q


                   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                        OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For The Quarterly Period Ended   March 31, 1995
                                                  ---------------
                          Commission File Number   0-5884
                                                   ------
                            THE WEST COMPANY, INCORPORATED
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                (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                       Pennsylvania                        23-1210010
           -------------------------------------     ----------------------
          (State   or  other   jurisdiction   of        (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation or organization)             Identification Number)


              101 Gordon Drive, PO Box 645,
          Lionville, PA                                    19341-0645
          -------------------------------------      ----------------------
             (Address of principal executive         (Zip Code)
          offices)


     Registrant's telephone number, including area code  610-594-2900


                                         N/A
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     Former name, former  address and former fiscal year, if  changed since last
     report.


     Indicate  by check  mark whether the  registrant (1) has  filed all reports
     required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
     of 1934 during  the preceding twelve  months, and (2)  has been subject  to
     such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes   X.  No.
                                                            ------    -------
                             March 31, 1995 --16,525,750
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     Indicate the number of  shares outstanding of each of the  issuer's classes
     of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


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                                        Index

                                  Form 10-Q for the
                             Quarter Ended March 31, 1995



                                                                            Page


     Part I - Financial Information

          Item 1.  Financial Statements

                Consolidated  Statements of  Income  for  the Three  Months
                    ended March 31, 1995 and March 31, 1994                    3
                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets  as of March 31, 1995
                    and December 31, 1994                                      4
                Condensed Consolidated  Statements of  Cash Flows  for  the
                    Three Months ended March 31, 1995 and March 31, 1994       5
                Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                     6

          Item 2.   Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis   of  Financial
                    Condition and Results of Operations                        8


     Part II - Other Information

          Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                                         10

          Item 6.   Exhibits and reports on Form 8-K                          10

     SIGNATURES                                                               11

         Index to Exhibits                                                   F-1


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     Part I - Financial Information
     Item 1.  Financial Statements
     The West Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries
     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
     (in thousands, except per share data)
     <TABLE>
     <CAPTION>                                                          Quarter Ended
                                                             March 31, 1995          March 31, 1994
                                                            ---------------          --------------
     <S>                                                      <C>      <C>  <C>      <C>       <C>  <C>
     Net sales                                                $95,200  100  %        $87,100   100  %
     Cost of goods sold                                        63,100   66            58,200    67
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Gross profit                                         32,100   34            28,900    33
     Selling, general and administrative expenses              16,800   18            15,500    18
     Other expense, net                                             -    -               700     1
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Operating profit                                     15,300   16            12,700    14
     Interest expense                                           1,400    2               600     1
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Income before income taxes and minority interests    13,900   14            12,100    13
     Provision for income taxes                                 5,100    5             4,700     5
     Minority interests                                           200    -               500     -
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Income from consolidated operations                   8,600    9  %          6,900     8  %
     Equity in net income (loss) of affiliated companies         (400)                   100
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Net income                                           $ 8,200               $ 7,000
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Net income per share                                      $   .50               $   .44
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Average shares outstanding                                 16,491                15,956


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     See accompanying notes to interim financial statements.
     </TABLE>


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     <PAGE>
     The West Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries
     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
     (in thousands)
     <TABLE>
     <CAPTION>

     ASSETS                                       March 31, 1995   Dec. 31, 1994
                                                  --------------   -------------
     <S>                                          <C>                 <C>
     Current assets:
          Cash, including equivalents             $ 28,900            $  27,200
          Accounts receivable                       59,000               57,800
          Inventories                               46,200               38,100
          Other current assets                      13,500               13,600
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total current assets                       147,600              136,700
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Net property, plant and equipment          200,300              192,200
     Investments in affiliated companies            21,900               21,900
     Intangibles and other assets                   51,800               46,600
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total Assets                              $421,600            $ 397,400
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Current liabilities:
          Current portion of long-term debt       $  7,800            $  19,200
          Notes payable                              5,000                2,700
          Accounts payable                          17,000               19,300
          Other current liabilities                 29,100               45,100
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total current liabilities                   58,900               86,300
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Long-term debt, excluding current portion      72,000               35,900
     Deferred income taxes                          24,400               24,400
     Other long-term liabilities                    24,500               21,600
     Minority  interests                             2,300                1,900
     Shareholders' equity                          239,500              227,300
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity   $421,600             $397,400
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

     See accompanying notes to interim financial statements.

     </TABLE>
     <PAGE>


     The West Company Incorporated and Subsidiaries
     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
     (in thousands)
     <TABLE>
     <CAPTION>

                                                                    Quarter Ended
                                                          March 31, 1995      March 31, 1994
                                                        ----------------   -------------------
     <S>                                                     <C>                <C>
     Cash flows from operating activities:
          Net income, plus net non-cash items                $ 16,000           $  13,100
          Changes in assets and liabilities                    (9,000)             (6,100)
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net cash provided by operating activities                  7,000               7,000
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Cash flows from investing activities:
          Property, plant and equipment acquired               (6,900)             (4,400)
          Proceeds from sale of assets                            100                 100
          Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired       (16,500)             (2,900)
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net cash used in investing activities                    (23,300)             (7,200)
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Cash flows from financing activities:
          New long-term debt                                   27,800                   -
          Repayment of long-term debt                         (11,200)               (900)
          Notes payable, net                                    1,800               3,600
          Dividend payments                                    (2,000)             (1,800)
          Sale of common stock, net                               800                 900
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net cash provided by financing activities                 17,200               1,800
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Effect of exchange rates on cash                             800                 100
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net increase in cash, including equivalents             $  1,700           $   1,700
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     See accompanying notes to interim financial statements.
     </TABLE>


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                   The West Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries
                      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



          Interim  results  are based  on  the  Company's accounts  without
          audit.   The  interim consolidated  financial statements  for the
          quarter ended March 31,  1995 should be read in  conjunction with
          the consolidated  financial statements  and notes thereto  of The
          West Company, Incorporated appearing in the Company's 1994 Annual
          Report on Form 10-K.

          1. Interim Period Accounting Policy
             ---------------------------------
             In  the  opinion   of  management,  the   unaudited  Condensed
             Consolidated  Balance Sheet  as  of  March 31,  1995  and  the
             related unaudited  Consolidated Statement  of  Income and  the
             unaudited  Condensed Consolidated Statement  of Cash Flows for
             the three  month period  then ended  and  for the  comparative
             periods in  1994 contain all  adjustments, consisting only  of
             normal  recurring accruals,  necessary to  present fairly  the
             financial  position as  of March  31, 1995 and  the results of
             operations and cash  flows for  the respective  periods.   The
             results  of  operations   for  any  interim  period  are   not
             necessarily indicative of results for the full year.


             Operating Expenses
             ------------------
             Certain operating  expenses have  been annualized for  interim
             reporting purposes.

             Income Taxes
             -------------
             The tax rate used  for interim periods is the estimated annual
             effective consolidated tax  rate, based  on current  estimates
             of  full  year  results,  except  that  taxes   applicable  to
             operating results in  Brazil are recorded on a basis  discrete
             to  the  period  and  prior  year  adjustments,  if  any,  are
             recorded as identified.


          2. Inventories  at March  31,  1995  and December  31,  1994  are
             summarized as follows:
                                                             Audited
                  (in thousands)                 1995          1994
                                              --------       --------
                  Finished goods              $ 19,900       $ 17,000
                  Work in process                8,600          5,300
                  Raw materials and supplies    17,700         15,800
                                              --------       --------
                                              $ 46,200       $ 38,100
                                              --------       --------
                                              --------       --------





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                   The West Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries
                      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                     (Continued)

          3.   The  carrying  value of  property,  plant  and equipment  is
               determined as follows:
                                                                  Audited
                  (in thousands)                       1995          1994
                                                    --------     --------
                  Property, plant and equipment    $ 385,100    $ 366,800
                  Less accumulated depreciation      184,800      174,600
                                                    --------     --------
                  Net property, plant and equipment$ 200,300    $ 192,200
                                                    --------     --------
                                                    --------     --------
          4.   Common stock issued at March 31, 1995 was 16,844,735 shares,
               of which 318,985 shares were held in treasury.  Dividends of
               $.12 per common share were paid in the first quarter of 1995
               and  a  dividend of  $.12 per  share  payable to  holders of
               record on April 19, 1995 was declared on March 7, 1995.

          5.   The Company has accrued  the estimated cost of environmental
               compliance   expenses   related   to   current   and  former
               manufacturing facilities.  The  ultimate cost to be incurred
               by the Company cannot be fully determined; however, based on
               information  currently available,  the Company  believes the
               accrued liability is sufficient to cover the future costs of
               required remedial actions.

          6.   Subsequent  event:  On April  27, 1995 the Company announced
               that it  completed  its acquisition  of PACO  Pharmaceutical
               Services,  Inc., a  public company  traded over-the-counter.
               The merger follows the completion of a cash tender offer for
               PACO common stock at $12.25  per share.  PACO will become  a
               wholly-owned  subsidiary  of   the  Company,  and   will  be
               consolidated beginning in the second quarter of 1995.

               The following table presents selected  financial information
               for the year  ended December  31, 1994 on  a proforma  basis
               assuming  the acquisition  of  100% of  PACO Pharmaceuticals
               Services, Inc.  and subsidiaries  had occured on  January 1,
               1994 and $1.4 million of savings related to synergies of the
               companies had been realized.

                  Net sales                         $429,900
                  Income before taxes                 43,500
                  Income from consolidated operations 28,100
                  Net income                          28,600
                  Net income per share                  1.78





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          Item 2.
          Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
          --------------------------------------------------------------
          Results of Operations.
          ----------------------

          Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended March 31, 1995 Versus
          -----------------------------------------------------------------
          the Quarter ended March 31, 1994.
          ---------------------------------

          Net Sales
          ---------
          Net  sales  for  the first  quarter  of  1995  increased by  $8.1
          million, or  9%, compared with the  same period in 1994.   A weak
          U.S. dollar and  inclusion of sales  generated by Schubert  Seals
          A/S, 51%  of which  was acquired  in May  1994, were  the primary
          reasons  for  the  increase.    Strong  demand  for  products  in
          international health care  markets were offset  in part by  lower
          sales in U.S. markets and lower machinery sales.  Demand for  the
          Company's   Spout-Pak  closure  system   for  gable-carton  juice
          containers remained strong.

          Gross Profit
          ------------
          Gross  margin as a percentage of sales increased to 33.7% in 1995
          from 33.2% in  the first quarter of 1994.  The margin improvement
          reflects  increased sales  volume  in  international health  care
          markets.  Margins in  the U.S. were lower because of  product mix
          and higher material prices.

          Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses  increased by
          $1.3  million  in  the  first quarter  1995  compared  with first
          quarter  1994.    SG&A  expenses  for  Schubert  Seals  A/S   and
          translation differences due to the weakening U.S. dollar were the
          primary causes.

          Other expense,  net in 1995  decreased by  $0.7 million  compared
          with the same  period in 1994.  In 1995,  foreign exchange losses
          in Europe because  of a strong  German mark,  and in Brazil  were
          offset  by  higher  interest  income earned  on  the  large  cash
          balances.  In 1994, exchange losses in Brazil were  significantly
          higher  than in 1995, and  more than offset  other income sources
          resulting in net other expenses of $0.7 million.

          Interest Expense, Minority Interests and Equity in Affiliates
          --------------------------------------------------------------
          Higher average debt  levels related to acquired companies  and to
          the  financing of  acquisitions in  1994, including  the minority
          interests in five European subsidiaries  in the fourth quarter of
          1994, and a weaker U.S.  dollar compared to European  currencies,
          increased interest expense




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          <PAGE>
          Item. 2.
          Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
          --------------------------------------------------------------
          Results of Operations. (Continued)
          ----------------------------------

          by $0.8 million in the first quarter 1995 compared with 1994.

          Minority  interests  are lower  because  of  the minority  buyout
          mentioned above.

          Equity in net income of affiliates showed a loss of  $0.4 million
          for  the first  quarter  of 1995  compared  with income  of  $0.1
          million for the same period in 1994.

          Further devaluation  of  the Mexican  peso  produced  significant
          translation  losses  on  net  monetary assets  of  the  Company's
          affiliate in Mexico, and was responsible for the reported loss.

          Taxes
          -----
          The estimated effective annual tax rate for 1995 is 37%.  This is
          two  percentage points lower than the rate estimated in the first
          quarter  of 1994  primarily  due  to  lower  state  taxes.    The
          effective  annual  tax  rate  at  the  end  of  1994  was  31.8%,
          reflecting the one-time impact  of a net refund of  foreign taxes
          paid  by subsidiaries in prior years, triggered by the payment of
          dividends.  No similar significant one-time benefits are expected
          in 1995.

          Net Income
          ----------
          Net income for the first  quarter 1995 was $8.2 million, or  $.50
          per share, compared with net income for the first quarter 1994 of
          $7.0 million, or $.44 per share.

          Financial Position
          -------------------
          Working capital at March 31, 1995 was $88.7 million compared with
          $50.4  million at December  31, 1994.   Working capital increased
          because of the long-term  financing of the final payment  for the
          acquisition  of  minority  owners'  interests  in  five  European
          subsidiaries, and the settlement of liability on an interest rate
          swap agreement.   U.S. inventory  levels were also  higher.   The
          working capital ratio at March 31, 1995 was 2.5 to 1.

          Cash  flow  from operations  and  available  cash funded  capital
          expenditures and dividends.





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          Total  debt as  a percentage  of total  invested capital  rose to
          25.9% at March  31, 1995 compared to 20.1% at  December 31, 1994.
          At  March  31, 1995  the Company  had  available unused  lines of
          credit totaling $49.8 million.

          On April 27, 1995  the Company completed the acquisition  of PACO
          Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (see  subsequent event in the Notes
          to Consolidated  Financial Statements).   The Company  intends to
          finance the acquisition with available cash and drawdown of funds
          from available lines of credit.





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          Part II - Other Information

          Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
                  ------------------

          A.      Wayne, New Jersey
                  ------------------
          The  Company is a party  to an Administrative  Consent Order with
          the New  Jersey Department of Environment  Protection (DEP) under
          which the Company  is required  to submit and  perform a  cleanup
          plan for property  formerly owned  by the Company  in Wayne,  New
          Jersey.  The DEP has approved the Company's  plan which permits a
          plastic  waste-disposal area to be capped and to remain in place,
          subject  to  placing a  use restriction  on  that portion  of the
          property, and  subject to the DEP's further  determination of the
          extent  to which  groundwater monitoring  will be required.   The
          present  owner of the property  has thus far  declined to provide
          the use restriction  and the Company  has initiated legal  action
          against him to compel  him to provide  the use restriction.   The
          DEP has  not yet taken final  action with respect  to any further
          remedial  steps  such as  ground  water monitoring  which  may be
          required as part of the cleanup plan.

          See  note  number  5  of  the  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial
          Statments beginning on page 6 of this report.


          Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
                  --------------------------------

          (a)     See Index to Exhibits on pages F-1,  F-2, F-3 and F-4  of
                  this Report.

          (b)     No reports  on Form 8-K have  been filed  for the quarter
                  ended March 31, 1995.





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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 thereunto duly authorized.







                                        THE WEST COMPANY, INCORPORATED
                                        -----------------------------------
                                        (Registrant)





          May  15, 1995                 R. J. Land
          --------------------          -----------------------------------
          Date                          (Signature)

                                        R. J. Land
                                        Sr. Vice President,
                                        Finance and Administration
                                        (Chief Financial Officer)


          May 15, 1995                  A. M. Papso
          --------------------          -----------------------------------
          Date                          (Signature)

                                        A. M. Papso
                                        Vice   President    and   Corporate
                                        Controller
                                        (Chief Accounting Officer)




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                                  INDEX TO EXHIBITS

          Exhibit                                                      Page
          Number                                                     Number
          ------                                                   --------

          (3) (a)   Restated  Articles  of  Incorporation of  the
                    Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                    (4) to the  Company's Registration  Statement
                    on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-37825).

          (3) (b)   Bylaws  of  the   Company,  as  amended   and
                    restated December 13,  1994, incorporated  by
                    reference  to Exhibit  3(b) to  the Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    12/31/94 (File No.0-5884).

          (4) (a)   Form  of stock  certificate for  common stock
                    incorporated by reference  to Exhibit (3) (b)
                    to  the Company's Annual  Report on Form 10-K
                    for the  year ended  December 31,  1989 (File
                    No. 0-5884).

          (4) (b)   Flip-In Rights Agreement between  the Company
                    and American Stock  Transfer & Trust Company,
                    as  Rights  Agent,  dated as  of  January 16,
                    1990,  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1
                    to  the  Company's   Form  8-A   Registration
                    Statement (File No. 1-8036).

          (4) (c)   Flip-Over   Rights   Agreement  between   the
                    Company  and American Stock  Transfer & Trust
                    Company, as Rights Agent, dated as of January
                    16,  1990,  incorporated   by  reference   to
                    Exhibit  2   to   the  Company's   Form   8-A
                    Registration Statement (File No. 1-8036).


          (10) (a)  Registration Rights Agreement dated March 23,
                    1993  between the  Company  and Hans  Wimmer,
                    incorporated  by  reference to  The Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1992 (File No. 0-5884).

          (10) (b)  Lease dated as  of December 31,  1992 between
                    Lion    Associates,     L.P.    and    LuMont
                    Keystone/Lionville  Trust,  relating  to  the
                    lease  of  the   Company's  headquarters   in
                    Lionville, Pa., incorporated by reference to

                                     F-1



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          Exhibit                                                      Page
          Number                                                     Number
          ------                                                    -------


                    The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K  for
                    the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 0-
                    5884).


          (10) (c)  Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended March 2,
                    1993,  incorporated  by   reference  to   the
                    Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for  the
                    year  ended December  31, 1992  (File No.  0-
                    5884).

          (10) (d)  1995    Annual    Incentive    Bonus    Plan,
                    incorporated  by  reference to  The Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1993 (File No. 0-5884).

          (10) (e)  Non-Qualified  Stock  Option  Plan  for  Non-
                    Employee Directors, incorporated by reference
                    to The Company's Annual  Report on Form  10-K
                    for  the year ended  December 31,  1992 (File
                    No. 0-5884).

          (10) (f)  Pension  agreement  dated  February 17,  1994
                    between Pharma-Gummi Wimmer West GmbH and Ulf
                    Tychsen,  incorporated  by  reference to  the
                    Company's Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the
                    year ended  December  31, 1994  (File No.  0-
                    5884).


          (10) (g)  Form of  agreement  between the  Company  and
                    certain    of    its   executive    officers,
                    incorporated  by  reference to  the Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1991 (File No.0-5884).

          (10) (h)  Schedule   of   agreements   with   executive
                    officers.

          (10) (i)  Supplemental   Employees'   Retirement   Plan
                    ("SERP"),  incorporated  by reference  to the
                    Company's Annual Report on  Form 10-K for the
                    year  ended  December  31,  1989   (File  No.
                    0-5884).

                                          F-2





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          Exhibit                                                      Page
          Number                                                     Number
          -------                                                    ------

          (10 (j)   Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Supplemental
                    Employees' Retirement Plan.

          (10) (k)  Retirement Plan for Non-Employee Directors of
                    the Company,  as  amended November  5,  1991,
                    incorporated  by  reference to  the Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1991 (File No. 0-5884).

          (10) (l)  Employment  Agreement  dated  May   20,  1991
                    between  the Company  and William  G. Little,
                    incorporated  by  reference to  the Company's
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1991 (File No. 0-5884).

          (10) (m)  Management  Contract  dated  as of  March  7,
                    1986,  between  Hans Wimmer  and Pharma-Gummi
                    Wimmer West GmbH, as amended, incorporated by
                    reference to  The Company's Annual  Report on
                    Form  10-K for  the year  ended  December 31,
                    1992 (File No. 0-5884).


          (10) (n)  Contract  of Employment  dated April  2, 1992
                    between  Ulf  C.  Tychsen   and  Pharma-Gummi
                    Wimmer   West   GmbH,   and  related   letter
                    agreement  of even  date and  Addendum  No. 1
                    dated  September  26,  1994, incorporated  by
                    reference  to the Company's  Annual Report on
                    form  10-K for  the  year ended  December 31,
                    1994 (File No. 0-5884).


          (10) (o)  Non-qualified Deferred  Compensation Plan for
                    Designated  Executive   Officers  ("Officiers
                    Deferred   Comp    Plan")   incorporated   by
                    reference   to  Exhibit   (10)  (s)   to  the
                    Company's Annual Report on  Form 10-K for the
                    year ended  December 31,  1994  (File No.  0-
                    5884).

          (10) (p)  Amendment No. 1 to the Non-qualified Deferred
                    Compensation  Plan  for Designated  Executive
                    Officers.


                                          F-3



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          Exhibit                                                      Page
          Number                                                     Number
          ------                                                     ------

          (10) (q)  Non-qualified Deferred  Compensation Plan for
                    Outside Directors,  incorporated by reference
                    to the  Company's Annual Report on  Form 10-K
                    for  the year  ended December 31,  1989 (File
                    No. 0-5884).

          (10) (r)  Agreement and Plan of Merger dated  March 24,
                    1995  Among  the Company,  Stoudt Acquisition
                    Corp. and Paco Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.
                    incorporated  by  reference to  the Company's
                    Schedule 14 D-1 filed on March 31, 1995.


          (11)      Not applicable.

          (15)      Not applicable.

          (18)      None.

          (22)      None.

          (23)      Not applicable.

          (24)      None.

          (27)      Financial Data Schedules.

          (99)      None.


















                                          F-4






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                                                       Exhibit 10 (h)




                    SCHEDULE OF AGREEMENTS WITH EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
                    ----------------------------------------------




                 The   Company  has   entered  into   agreements  with  the
          following  individuals.     Such  agreements  are   substantially
          identical in all material  respects to the form of  agreement set
          forth in Exhibit (10) (g).

                                        George R. Bennyhoff

                                        John R. Gailey III

                                        J. E. Dorsey

                                        Stephen M. Heumann

                                        Raymond J. Land

                                        Anna Mae Papso

                                        Victor E. Ziegler








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                                                           Exhibit (10) (j)



                                   AMENDMENT NO. 1

                            THE WEST COMPANY INCORPORATED
                       SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN

               The West Company, Incorporated hereby amends its
          Supplemental Employees' Retirement Plan as set forth below:

          I.   SECTION 3 is hereby deleted and the following substituted
          therefor:

                    3.   The monthly normal retirement benefit calculated
          under this Plan at a Participant's attainment of age 65 shall be
          equal to the benefit that would have been paid under the SERP if
          the amount of the monthly benefit under the SERP as in effect
          when the Participant attained age 65 (assuming payment in the
          form of a single life annuity with no period certain) was
          calculated (i) by taking into account compensation a Participant
          elected to defer under The West Company Non-Qualified Plan for
          Designated Executive Officers for purposes of determining his
          Average Annual Earnings, and (ii) without taking the Code Limits
          into account, reduced by the offset provided in paragraph 4.

                    To record the adoption of this Amendment No. 1 to the
          Plan, The West Company, Incorporated has caused its authorized
          officers to affix its name and seal this 1st day of November,
          1994.


          [CORPORATE SEAL]              THE WEST COMPANY, INCORPORATED


          Attest:                  By:
               ------------------       -----------------------------------
               John R. Gailey III       George R. Bennyhoff
               Secretary                Senior Vice President
                                        Human Resources and Public Affairs





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                                                           Exhibit (10) (p)


                                   AMENDMENT NO. 1


                            THE WEST COMPANY, INCORPORATED

                     NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR

                            DESIGNATED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS



               The  West  Company,  Incorporated  hereby  amends  its  Non-
          Qualified  Deferred  Compensation Plan  for  Designated Executive
          Officers as set forth below:

          I.   SECTION 3(b) is hereby re-numbered as Section 3(c) and a new
          Section 3(b) is hereby inserted as follows:

                    (b)  Notwithstanding Section 3(a) above, if an eligible
          Executive Officer is hired by the Company during a calendar year,
          the Executive Officer  may elect  to participate in  the Plan  by
          notifying the Company's Secretary in writing before the Executive
          Officer performs any  services for  the Company how  much of  his
          Compensation shall be  deferred.   An election so  made shall  be
          irrevocable  during that  calendar year and  shall apply  to each
          calendar year thereafter until  the Executive Officer changes his
          election in  accordance with the  procedure set forth  in Section
          3(a) above.

                    To record the adoption  of this Amendment No. 1  to the
          Plan, The  West Company,  Incorporated has caused  its authorized
          officers to affix its name and seal this 7th day of March, 1995.


          [CORPORATE SEAL]                        THE     WEST     COMPANY,
                                                  INCORPORATED


          Attest:                                 By:
               ----------------------------       -------------------------

               John R. Gailey III                 George R. Bennyhoff
               Secretary                          Senior Vice President
                                                  Human Resources

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