DEFA14A 1 tmb-20230315xdefa14a.htm DEFA14A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.           )

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Preliminary Proxy Statement

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Definitive Proxy Statement

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Definitive Additional Materials

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Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12

  

 

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

 

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Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a6(i)(1) and 0-11


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Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Date Signature (Joint Owners) Date TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. D97024-P86975 For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC. C/O BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER SOLUTIONS P.O. BOX 1342 BRENTWOOD, NY 11717 WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC. 1. Election of Directors; 1b. William F. Feehery 1a. Mark A. Buthman 1c. Robert F. Friel 1d. Eric M. Green 1e. Thomas W. Hofmann 1f. Molly E. Joseph 1g. Deborah L. V. Keller 1i. Stephen H. Lockhart 1h. Myla P. Lai-Goldman 1j. Douglas A. Michels 1k. Paolo Pucci Nominees: 3. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2023; NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. 2. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation; 5. Shareholder proposal regarding Fair Elections. 4. Advisory vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on executive compensation; and The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3. Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer. WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC. The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3. The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST proposal 5. The Board of Directors recommends you vote For EVERY ONE YEAR proposal 4. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Every Three Years Every One Year Every Two Years Abstain VOTE BY INTERNET Before The Meeting - Go to www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information. Vote by 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on April 24, 2023 for shares held directly and by 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on April 22, 2023 for shares held in a Plan. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. During The Meeting - Go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WST2023 You may attend the meeting via the Internet and vote during the meeting. Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow available and follow the instructions. VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903 Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions. Vote by 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on April 24, 2023 for shares held directly and by 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on April 22, 2023 for shares held in a Plan. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions. VOTE BY MAIL Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. SCAN TO VIEW MATERIALS & VOTEZ

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D97025-P86975 Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting: The Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at www.proxyvote.com. WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC. www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WST2023 This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Kimberly B. MacKay and Ryan M. Metz as Proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side, all the shares of common stock of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., held of record by the undersigned on March 3, 2023, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 25, 2023 or any postponement or adjournment thereof. The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 9:30 AM EDT, on April 25, 2023 virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WST2023. This Proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this Proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3 and for EVERY ONE YEAR for Proposal 4 and AGAINST Proposal 5. Continued and to be signed on reverse side