A Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership filed on August 12, 2026 discloses that STERIS plc director Louis Shapiro acquired 1,025 Career Restricted Stock Units on August 10, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Louis Shapiro, identified as a Director of STERIS plc (NYSE:STE).
  • Transaction date: August 10, 2026, with the filing signed and dated August 12, 2026.
  • Securities acquired: 1,025 Career Restricted Stock Units, acquired at a price of $0, via transaction code A (acquired).
  • Vesting status: According to the filing, these units are "fully vested immediately."
  • Settlement terms: Each unit represents the right to receive one STERIS ordinary share six months after the cessation of the director's board service.
  • Total holdings following transaction: 2,000 Career Restricted Stock Units held directly.

STERIS Director Shapiro Acquires Career Restricted Stock Units Settled in Ordinary Shares

According to the filing, Louis Shapiro, a director of STERIS plc, acquired 1,025 Career Restricted Stock Units on August 10, 2026. STERIS plc is an issuer whose ordinary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker NYSE:STE. The company is incorporated under Irish law, and Shapiro's listed address is 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, D02 R296, Ireland. The transaction was reported as an acquisition (code A) of derivative securities, with no cash consideration paid, as the price of the derivative security is listed as $0.

The filing notes that each Career Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one STERIS ordinary share six months after the cessation of the director's board service. According to the filing's explanation of responses, "these Career Restricted Stock Units are fully vested immediately." No market-price exercise or conversion applies, as the conversion price is $0. Following this transaction, Shapiro beneficially owns a total of 2,000 Career Restricted Stock Units, held directly. No non-derivative securities transactions were reported in Table I of this filing.

The filing was signed by John P. Ubbing as "Authorized Representative under Power of Attorney" on behalf of Louis Shapiro, dated August 12, 2026. The filing was made by one reporting person and does not indicate that it is an amendment to any prior filing.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reported that STERIS plc director Louis Shapiro acquired 1,025 Career Restricted Stock Units on August 10, 2026 at $0, bringing his total direct holdings of such units to 2,000, with settlement in ordinary shares deferred until six months after board service ends.