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. 18)*
The West Company, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
953348-109
(CUSIP Number)
*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 9 Pages
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 2 of 9 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
6 SHARED VOTING POWER 470,690
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 470,690
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
911,310
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.5%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 3 of 9 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
6 SHARED VOTING POWER 373,250
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 373,250
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
813,870
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/_/
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.5%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BK
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Wilmington Trust FSB
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) /x/
(b) /_/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF INCORPORATION
Federal Savings Bank
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0
6 SHARED VOTING POWER 97,440
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 97,440
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
97,440
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/_/
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.6%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BK
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 5 of 9 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 FSB
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 FSB is a Federal Savings Bank.
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 FSB 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 FSB are each Banks as
defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Securites Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and are each direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Wilmington
Trust Corporation.
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned by
Wilmington Trust Corporation: 911,310
Wilmington Trust Company: 813,870
Wilmington Trust FSB: 97,440
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(b) Percent of Class for
Wilmington Trust Corporation: 5.5%
Wilmington Trust Company: 5.5%
Wilmington Trust FSB: 0.6%
(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:
470,690
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
470,690
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:
373,250
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
373,250
Number of shares as to which Wilmington Trust FSB has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote:
0
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote:
97,440
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
97,440
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 7 of 9 Pages
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
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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 FSB: BK
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Wilmington Trust Corporation: HC
Wilmington Trust Company: BK
Wilmington Trust FSB: 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 8 of 9 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
By: /s/ Thomas P. Collins
Vice President and Secretary
Dated: February 6, 1998
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CUSIP No. 953348-109 13G Page 9 of 9 Pages
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Wilmington Trust Corporation, Wilmington Trust Company and Wilmington Trust FSB
(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 6th day of February, 1998.
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
By: /s/ Thomas P. Collins
Vice President and Secretary
