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West Pharmaceutical Services said on April 26, 2024 that it had announced an update to the role of Bernard Birkett. It said his title will change from Chief Financial and Operations Officer to Chief Financial Officer only, effective May 1, 2024.

8-KDeparture or Appointment of Directors or Certain OfficersFiled Period of report Summary published (UTC)

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  1. West Pharmaceutical Services said on April 26, 2024 that it had announced an update to the role of Bernard Birkett. It said his title will change from Chief Financial and Operations Officer to Chief Financial Officer only, effective May 1, 2024.

  2. West said Birkett will retain financial oversight of both business segments and operational oversight of the strategic sourcing function. The company also said it will no longer have a single principal operating officer.

  3. West said it held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders virtually on April 23, 2024. As of February 28, 2024, the record date, 73,205,367 shares of common stock were outstanding, of which 67,175,691 shares, or 91.76%, were present virtually or represented by proxy.

  4. The company said shareholders approved an amendment to its articles of incorporation eliminating the supermajority transaction requirement and the supermajority amendment requirement (Proposals 3 and 4). The votes in favor were 64,521,017 and 64,516,512, respectively.

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Bernard Birkett Title Change

West Pharmaceutical Services said on April 26, 2024 that it had announced an update to the role of Bernard Birkett. It said his title will change from Chief Financial and Operations Officer to Chief Financial Officer only, effective May 1, 2024.

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CFO Scope and No Principal Operating Officer

West said Birkett will retain financial oversight of both business segments and operational oversight of the strategic sourcing function. The company also said it will no longer have a single principal operating officer.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

2024 Annual Meeting and Attendance

West said it held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders virtually on April 23, 2024. As of February 28, 2024, the record date, 73,205,367 shares of common stock were outstanding, of which 67,175,691 shares, or 91.76%, were present virtually or represented by proxy.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Shareholders Approve Supermajority Requirement Elimination

The company said shareholders approved an amendment to its articles of incorporation eliminating the supermajority transaction requirement and the supermajority amendment requirement (Proposals 3 and 4). The votes in favor were 64,521,017 and 64,516,512, respectively.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.