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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

AAMOTH WILLIAM L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5960 HEISLEY ROAD

(Street)

MENTOR

44060

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STERIS CORP [ STE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
V P - Corporate Treasurer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/06/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Shares, No Par Value	08/06/2009		P		500	A	$27.2418	500	I	See Footnote Below.⁽¹⁾
Common Shares, No Par Value	08/06/2009		P		551	A	$27.1633	644	I	See Footnote Below.⁽²⁾
Common Shares, No Par Value								7,200⁽³⁾	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction represents an investment transfer by Mr. Aamoth in the Vanguard William L. Aamoth - Rollover IRA Brokerage Account. Mr. Aamoth purchased 500 STERIS Common Shares for $27.2418 per share.

2. This transaction represents an investment transfer by Mr. Aamoth in the STERIS Corporation 401(k) Plan. Mr. Aamoth transferred $15,000 from another Fund under the Plan to the STERIS Stock Fund. The amount represents 552.2153 units of the STERIS Corporation 401(k) Plan STERIS Stock Fund which equals 551 share equivalents as of August 6, 2009. Mr Aamoth already had 94.0943 units equal to 93 share equivalents invested in the STERIS Stock Fund prior to this transaction.

3. 6,500 of these Common Shares are restricted. The restrictions on these Common Shares lapse as follows: 1,400 on September 7, 2009, 1,500 on July 27, 2010, 1,600 on May 23, 2011 and 2,000 on May 21, 2012.

	Dennis P. Patton, Authorized Representative under Power of Attorney	08/10/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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