West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved payment of the third-quarter 2011 cash dividend of $0.17 per share. The dividend will be paid on August 3, 2011 to shareholders of record on July 20, 2011.
In addition, West announced that its shareholders approved each of the proposals presented at its May 3, 2011 annual meeting, as recommended by its Board of Directors. These included a proposal to declassify the Board and, as a result, each of the Company's directors will be elected annually beginning in 2012.
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