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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 15)*
The West Company, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
953348-109
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ].
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent
of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five
percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).
(Continued on the following page(s))
Page 1 of 10 Pages
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Wilmington Trust Corporation
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) /x/
(b) /_/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF INCORPORATION
Delaware Corporation
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
5 SOLE VOTING POWER 440,620 (See Introductory Note)
6 SHARED VOTING POWER 1,264,476 (See Introductory Note)
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 (See Introductory Note)
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 859,104 (See Introductory Note)
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,705,096 (See Introductory Note)
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* /_/
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.7% (See
Introductory Note)
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Wilmington Trust Company
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) /x/
(b) /_/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF INCORPORATION
Delaware banking corporation
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
5 SOLE VOTING POWER 440,620 (See Introductory Note)
6 SHARED VOTING POWER 884,036 (See Introductory Note)
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 (See Introductory Note)
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 478,664 (See Introductory Note)
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,324,656 (See Introductory Note)
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* /_/
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.3% (See
Introductory Note)
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BK
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Wilmington Trust of Florida, N.A.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) /x/
(b) /_/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF INCORPORATION
National banking association
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 (See Introductory Note)
6 SHARED VOTING POWER 380,440 (See Introductory Note)
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 (See Introductory Note)
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 380,440 (See Introductory Note)
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
380,440 (See Introductory Note)
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* /_/
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 2.4% (See
Introductory Note)
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BK
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 5 of 10 Pages
Introductory Note
This information statement on Schedule 13G is being filed by Wilmington
Trust Corporation, a bank holding company, Wilmington Trust Company and
Wilmington Trust FSB, Successor by Merger to Wilmington Trust of Florida,
N.A., in order to amend the form of Schedule 13G previously filed for
April 30, 1994. The purposes of this amendment are to refile
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission the previously
filed Schedule 13G and to supplement the form of the previously filed
Schedule 13G. The data previously reported as to aggregate ownership of
shares, aggregate percentage ownership of shares, aggregate voting powers,
and aggregate dispositive powers has not changed, but in this amendment
such data is set forth separately for each reporting entity.
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 6 of 10 Pages
Item 1 (a). Name of Issuer:
The West Company, Inc.
Item 1 (b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
101 Gordon Drive
Lionville, PA 19341-0645
Item 2 (a). Name of Persons Filing:
Wilmington Trust Corporation, Wilmington Trust Company and
Wilmington Trust of Florida, N.A.
Item 2 (b). Address of Principal Business Office:
1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19890
Item 2 (c). Citizenship:
Wilmington Trust Corporation is a Delaware corporation;
Wilmington Trust Company is a Delaware banking corporation; and
Wilmington Trust of Florida, N.A. is a national banking
association.
Item 2 (d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2 (e). CUSIP Number: 953348-109
Item 3. The persons filing this Schedule 13G are:
Wilmington Trust Corporation, Wilmington Trust Company and
Wilmington Trust of Florida, N.A. are a Group, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H). Wilmington Trust Corporation is
a Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(G). Wilmington Trust Company and Wilmington Trust of
Florida, N.A. are each Banks as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Wilmington Trust
Company is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Wilmington Trust
Corporation, and Wilmington Trust of Florida, N.A., which
exercises only trust powers, is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary
of Wilmington Trust Company.
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned by
Wilmington Trust Corporation: 1,705,096
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 7 of 10 Pages
Wilmington Trust Company: 1,324,656
Wilmington Trust of Florida, N.A.: 380,440
(See Introductory Note)
(b) Percent of Class for
Wilmington Trust Corporation: 10.7%
Wilmington Trust Company: 8.3%
Wilmington Trust of Florida, N.A.: 2.4%
(See Introductory Note)
(c) Number of shares as to which Wilmington Trust
Corporation has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote:
440,620
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote:
1,264,476
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 859,104
(See Introductory Note)
Number of shares as to which Wilmington Trust Company
has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 440,620
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: 884,036
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 478,664
(See Introductory Note)
Number of shares as to which Wilmington Trust of Florida,
N.A. has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: 380,440
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 8 of 10 Pages
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 380,440
(See Introductory Note)
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following /_/
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
Wilmington Trust Company: BK
Wilmington Trust of Florida, N.A.: BK
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Wilmington Trust Corporation: HC
Wilmington Trust Company: BK
Wilmington Trust of Florida, N.A.: BK
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purpose or effect.
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 9 of 10 Pages
Signatures.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
By: /s/ Thomas P. Collins
Vice President and Secretary
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ Allan C. Lynch, Jr.
Vice President
WILMINGTON TRUST FSB, Successor by Merger to
WILMINGTON TRUST OF FLORIDA, N.A.
By: /s/ Thomas P. Collins
Vice President and Secretary
Dated: February 29, 1996
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 10 of 10 Pages
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Wilmington Trust Corporation, Wilmington Trust Company and Wilmington
Trust FSB, Successor by Merger to Wilmington Trust of Florida, N.A. (the
"Filing Persons"), hereby agree to file jointly the Schedule 13G to which
this Joint Filing Agreement is attached and any amendments thereto, as
permitted by Rule 13d-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. Each of the Filing Persons agrees that the information
set forth in such Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto with respect to
that Filing Person will be true, complete and correct as of the date of
that Schedule 13G or that amendment, to the best of that Filing Person's
knowledge and belief, after reasonable inquiry. Each of the Filing
Persons makes no representations as to the accuracy or adequacy of the
information set forth in the Schedule 13G or any amendments thereto with
respect to any other Filing Person. Each of the Filing Persons shall
notify the other Filing Persons promptly if any of the information set
forth in the Schedule 13G or any amendments thereto becomes inaccurate in
any material respect or if that person learns of information which would
require an amendment to the Schedule 13G.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Joint Filing
Agreement as of the 29th day of February, 1996.
WILMINGTON TRUST CORPORATION
By: /s/ Thomas P. Collins
Vice President and Secretary
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ Allan C. Lynch, Jr.
Vice President
WILMINGTON TRUST FSB, Successor by Merger to
WILMINGTON TRUST OF FLORIDA, N.A.
By: /s/ Thomas P. Collins
Vice President and Secretary
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