EXHIBIT 10.52

 
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AMENDMENT #2 TO LETTER AGREEMENT
 
THIS AMENDMENT #2 (the “Amendment”) TO THE LETTER AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”),
dated as of December 7, 1999 between West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., a
Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”) and Robert S. Hargesheimer(the
“Executive”).
 
Background
 
At a meeting of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) on December 11,
2007, the Board approved amendments to the Executive’s Agreement to comply with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  The
change required by Code Section 409A are effective as of January 1, 2005, to the
extent required by applicable regulations.
 
Agreement
 
In consideration of the foregoing, the Company and the Executive intending to be
legally bound agree as follow:
 
Section 2(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to the
end thereof.
 
“The severance compensation payable under this Section 2(a)shall be delayed six
months, and the first six months installments shall be paid in a single lump
sum, but only to the extent such severance compensation is in excess of the
amount described in Section 1.409A-1(a)(9)(iii) of the Final Treasury
Regulations (the ‘Safe Harbor Amount’), or any successor provision or applicable
guidance issued thereunder, and only to the extent required by Section 409A and
the applicable guidance thereunder.  For avoidance of doubt, any amount less
than the Safe Harbor Amount shall be distributable without delay due to the
foregoing sentence.”
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment as of the date
written below.
 
ACCEPTED AND
AGREED:                                                                           WEST
PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.
 

 
/s/ Robert S.
Hargesheimer                                                                             
/s/ Richard D. Luzzi
Robert S.
Hargesheimer                                                                                  
Richard D. Luzzi
                             Vice President, Human Resources

DATED:  ___________________________                                            DATED:  __________________________________

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