| 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STERIS CORP [ STE ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 01/29/2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 Shares, No Par Value | 01/29/2013 | M | 8,250 | A | $27.68 | 32,602 | D | |||
| Common Shares, No Par Value | 01/29/2013 | S(1) | 8,250 | D | $38 | 24,352(2) | D | |||
| Common Shares, No Par Value | 13,822 | I | See Footnote Below.(3) | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Employee Stock Option Exercise | $27.68 | 01/29/2013 | M | 8,250 | (4) | 07/27/2017 | Common Shares, No Par Value | 8,250 | $0 | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. These open market sales of a total of 8,250 Common Shares is pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan entered into by the Reporting Person on August 20, 2012 and effective on August 23, 2012. |
| 2. 9,300 of these Common Shares are restricted. The restrictions on these Common Shares lapse as follows: 4,500 on May 20, 2014, 800 on May 31, 2013, 800 on June 2, 2014, 800 on June 1, 2015, 800 on May 30, 2013, 800 on May 30, 2014 and 800 on June 1, 2015. |
| 3. This indirect ownership by Mr. Moss is through the Moss Family Trust, Robert E. Moss and Patricia J. Moss as Co-Trustees dated May 24, 1999. |
| 4. These options became exercisable as follows: 2,062 on July 27, 2008, 2,062 on July 27, 2009, 2,063 on July 27, 2010 and 2,063 on July 27, 2011. |
| /s/ Dennis P. Patton, Authorized Representative under Power of Attorney | 01/30/2013 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * 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). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||