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*
Forsythe Suzanne V

(Last) (First) (Middle)
5960 HEISLEY ROAD

(Street)
MENTOR OH 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. - Human Resources
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/30/2013
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares, No Par Value 05/30/2013 F 202(1) D $45.87 4,642 D
Common Shares, No Par Value 05/31/2013 F 112(2) D $45.34 4,530 D
Common Shares, No Par Value 05/31/2013 A 4,000 A $0 8,530(3) D
Common Shares, No Par Value 766 I See Footnote Below.(4)
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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Purchase Common Shares $45.34 05/31/2013 A 4,000 (5) 05/31/2023 Common Shares, No Par Value 4,000 $0 4,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. 202 shares were withheld from the 562 restricted shares that vested on May 30, 2013. These 202 shares represent the value of the taxes required to be withheld pursuant to applicable employment or tax laws, as determined by the Issuer. These 562 shares were awarded to Ms. Forsythe on May 30, 2012 as part of an award of 2,250 restricted shares. These vested shares were valued at the NYSE closing market price on May 30, 2013.
2. 112 shares were withheld from the 350 restricted shares that vested on May 31, 2013. These 112 shares represent the value of the taxes required to be withheld pursuant to applicable employment or tax laws, as determined by the Issuer. These 350 shares were awarded to Ms. Forsythe on May 31, 2011 as part of an award of 700 restricted shares. These vested shares were valued at the NYSE closing market price on May 31, 2013.
3. 7,613 of these Common Shares are restricted. The restrictions on these Common Shares lapse as follows: 875 on May 20, 2014, 175 on June 2, 2014, 175 on June 1, 2015, 350 on August 12, 2013, 175 on August 11, 2014, 175 on August 11, 2015, 563 on May 30, 2014, 562 on June 1, 2015, 563 on May 31, 2016, 1,000 on June 2, 2014, 1,000 on June 1, 2015, 1,000 on May 31, 2016 and 1,000 on May 31, 2017.
4. Represents 782.369 units of the STERIS Corporation 401(k) Plan STERIS Stock Fund which equals 766 Common share equivalents as of May 31, 2013.
5. These options become exercisable as follows: 1,000 on May 31, 2014, 1,000 on May 31, 2015, 1,000 on May 31, 2016 and 1,000 on May 31, 2017.
/s/ Dennis P. Patton, Authorized Representative under Power of Attorney 06/03/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: STERIS Corporation
Commission File No. 0-20165
1933 Act and 1934 Act Filings

Authorized Representatives

Gentlemen:

     The above Company is the issuer of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. The person signing below confirms, as of the date appearing opposite
his/her signature, that each of the "Authorized Representatives" named below is authorized on
his/her behalf to sign such statements (on Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, Form 144, Schedule 13G, or
otherwise) with respect to securities of the Company (the "Securities"), and to submit to the
Securities and Exchange Commission such filings (including reports, notices, and other statements)
with respect to the Securities, as are required by the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (collectively, the "Acts"). The person so signing also confirms the authority
of each of the Authorized Representatives to do and perform, on his/her behalf, any and all acts
and things with respect to the Securities requisite or necessary to assure compliance by the signing
person with the filing requirements of the Acts. The authority confirmed herein shall remain in
effect as to the person signing below until such time as the Commission shall receive from that
person a written communication terminating or modifying the authority.

Authorized Representatives
 Mark D. McGinley
 Michael J. Tokich
 Ronald E. Snyder
 Dennis P. Patton
 J. Adam Zangerle

Dated:  July 27, 2012					By:  /s/ Suzanne Forsythe

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