SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BARKER THOMAS B (Last) (First) (Middle) WEST CORPORATION 11808 MIRACLE HILLS DRIVE (Street) OMAHA NE 68154 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/21/2013	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WEST CORP [ WSTC ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board and CEO	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	562,212	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	(1)	03/30/2022	Common Stock	192,656	$33.52	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	(2)	03/30/2022	Common Stock	577,968	$25.52	D
Stock Units(3)	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	252,172.6146	(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These options were granted to the filing person on March 30, 2012 under the Issuer's 2006 Executive Inventive Plan and became exercisable pursuant to a modification of these awards in connection with the Issuer's August 15, 2012 dividend.

2. These options were granted to the filing person on March 30, 2012 under the Issuer's 2006 Executive Inventive Plan and are scheduled to vest ratably on the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant.

3. These stock units were granted under the Issuer's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan and represent notional equity interests in the Issuer credited to the filing person's deferred compensation account. Each stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's Common Stock. These stock units become payable, through the issuance of shares of the Issuer's common stock, on the date specified by the filing person, which can be no earlier than five years following the year of deferral for such shares or, if earlier, six months after the date the filing person separates from service with the Issuer or the date of death of the filing person.

Remarks:

	/s/ Thomas B. Barker	03/21/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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