Steris : Additional proxy soliciting materials - definitive

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Sharekholder Meeting to Be Held on July 30, 2019.

STERIS plc

STERIS PLC

70 SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY DUBLIN 2, IRELAND (COMPANY NUMBER 595593)

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual General Meeting

For holders as of: May 30, 2019

Date: July 30, 2019 Time: 2:00 P.M. Dublin Time

Location: STERIS plc

70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay

Dublin 2, Ireland

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NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT	FISCAL 2019 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
MARCH 31, 2019

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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote "FOR" for all of the following proposals (all proposals are ordinary resolutions):

1. Re-electionof Directors
   Nominees:
   1a. Richard C. Breeden
   1b. Cynthia L. Feldmann
   1c. Dr. Jacqueline B. Kosecoff
   1d. David B. Lewis
   1e. Walter M Rosebrough, Jr.
   1f. Dr. Nirav R. Shah
   1g. Dr. Mohsen M. Sohi
   1h. Dr. Richard M. Steeves
2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2020.

1. To appoint Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as the Company's Irish statutory auditor under the Act to hold office until the conclusion of the Company's next Annual General Meeting.
2. To authorize the Directors of the Company or the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as the Company's Irish statutory auditor.
3. 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 12, 2019.
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.