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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WEST ALFRED P JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SEI INVESTMENTS CO [SEIC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and Chief Executive (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/28/2004 (Street) OAKS, PA 19456 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/28/2004   G V 14,200 D $ 0 (1) 11,019,954 D   Common Stock               24,000 I By Wife Common Stock               4,537,500 I By AP West Associates, LP (2) Common Stock               246,298 I By 1980 Minority Trust - Alfred P. West, III (3) Common Stock               1,398,000 I By 1980 Life Trust - Alfred P. West, III (3) Common Stock               1,405,295 I By 1980 Life Trust - Andrew Palmer West (3) Common Stock               1,400,735 I By 1980 Life Trust - Angela Paige West (3) Common Stock               68,810 I By Residuary Trust (4) Common Stock               32,200 I By West Senior Securities Fund, L.P. (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WEST ALFRED P JR ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE OAKS, PA 19456	X	X	Chairman and Chief Executive

Signatures

Jill B. Geisenheimer (Attorney-in-fact)		12/29/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Not applicable - Gift Transfer
(2)	Mr. West disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by AP West Associates, L.P., except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	These shares are held in trusts for the benefit of Mr. West's children. Mr. West's wife is the trustee or a co-trustee of these trusts. Mr. West disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in these trusts.
(4)	The trust that holds these shares (the "Residuary Trust") is for the benefit of Mr. West's mother and certain descendants of Mr. West's father. The Residuary Trust was created upon the death of Mr. West's father under the terms of an existing trust that Mr. West's father had established prior to his death. In connection with the establishment of the Residuary Trust, Mr. West became the trustee of the Residuary Trust in September 2002. Mr. West disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Residuary Trust, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5)	West Senior Securities Fund, L.P. is a limited partnership in which the Residuary Trust, of which Mr. West is trustee, holds a 1% general partnership interest and a 9.5% limited partnership interest. Mr. West disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by West Senior Securities Fund, L.P., except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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