UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 31, 2026
STERIS plc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Ireland | 001-38848 | 98-1455064 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay |
| Dublin 2, Ireland D02 R296 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
+353 1 232 2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange | ||
| Ordinary Shares, $0.001 par value | STE | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 2.700% Senior Notes due 2031 | STE/31 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.750% Senior Notes due 2051 | STE/51 | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| ITEM 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“Meeting”) of STERIS plc (the “Company”) held on July 31, 2026, shareholders voted on the matters specified below, with the final voting results as specified. According to the final report of the inspector of election, there were 97,457,680 ordinary shares of the Company (the “Ordinary Shares”) outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. There were present at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, the holders of 89,909,204 Ordinary Shares or 92.25% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company on the record date, constituting a quorum. Effective as of the completion of the Meeting, the size of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) was reduced to nine members.
| 1. | The shareholders elected the nominees named below to the Board, each for a one-year term, and the results of the vote were as follows: |
| Nominee | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions | Broker non-votes | ||||||||||||
| Dr. Esther M. Alegria | 83,736,807 | 2,489,416 | 69,805 | 3,613,176 | ||||||||||||
| Pierre Boulud | 85,609,905 | 660,872 | 25,251 | 3,613,176 | ||||||||||||
| Daniel A. Carestio | 85,666,543 | 608,056 | 21,429 | 3,613,176 | ||||||||||||
| Cynthia L. Feldmann | 74,792,537 | 11,102,333 | 401,158 | 3,613,176 | ||||||||||||
| Christopher S. Holland | 79,153,223 | 7,117,534 | 25,271 | 3,613,176 | ||||||||||||
| Paul E. Martin | 84,800,040 | 1,473,359 | 22,629 | 3,613,176 | ||||||||||||
| Dr. Nirav R. Shah | 84,860,439 | 1,410,341 | 25,248 | 3,613,176 | ||||||||||||
| Louis A. Shapiro | 85,688,682 | 583,125 | 24,221 | 3,613,176 | ||||||||||||
| Dr. Mohsen M. Sohi | 78,870,373 | 7,215,557 | 210,098 | 3,613,176 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | The shareholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2027 by the following votes: |
| Votes for | 82,976,444 | |||
| Votes against | 6,914,777 | |||
| Abstentions | 17,983 |
| 3. | The shareholders approved the proposal to appoint Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as the Company’s statutory auditor under Irish law to hold office until the conclusion of the Company’s next Annual General Meeting by the following votes: |
| Votes for | 82,815,679 | |||
| Votes against | 7,075,177 | |||
| Abstentions | 18,348 |
| 4. | The shareholders approved the proposal to authorize the Board of the Company or the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the remuneration of Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as the Company’s statutory auditor under Irish law by the following votes: |
| Votes for | 88,268,114 | |||
| Votes against | 1,616,190 | |||
| Abstentions | 24,900 |
| 5. | The shareholders approved the proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the tabular and narrative disclosure contained in the Company’s proxy statement dated June 11, 2026, by the following votes: |
| Votes for | 77,639,271 | |||
| Votes against | 8,493,021 | |||
| Abstentions | 163,736 | |||
| Broker non-votes | 3,613,176 |
| 6. | The shareholders approved the proposal to the renewal of the Board’s authority to issue authorized but unissued shares under Irish law, by the following votes: |
| Votes for | 89,209,571 | |||
| Votes against | 681,087 | |||
| Abstentions | 18,546 |
| 7. | The shareholders approved the proposal to approve the renewal of the Board’s authority to opt-out of statutory pre-emption rights under Irish law regarding the issuance of shares for cash, by the following votes: |
| Votes for | 86,256,858 | |||
| Votes against | 3,483,603 | |||
| Abstentions | 168,743 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| STERIS plc | ||
| By | /s/ J. Adam Zangerle | |
| J. Adam Zangerle | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Company Secretary | ||
Dated: August 6, 2026