Sec Form 4 Filing - Rosebrough Walter M Jr @ Steris plc - 2016-08-16

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Rosebrough Walter M Jr 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Steris plc [ STE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CHANCERY HOUSE, 190 WATERSIDE ROAD, HAMILTON INDUSTRIAL PARK 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/16/2016 (Street) LEISCESTER, X0LE5 1QZ 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Ordinary Shares, 0.10 Nominal Value 08/16/2016 S 5,000 ( 1 ) D $ 71.3809 ( 2 ) 115,924 ( 3 ) D Ordinary Shares, 0.10 Nominal Value 08/16/2016 S 5,000 ( 4 ) D $ 71.3844 ( 5 ) 5,000 I See Footnote Below ( 6 ) Ordinary Shares, 0.10 Nominal Value 08/17/2016 S 5,000 ( 7 ) D $ 70.4779 ( 8 ) 0 I See Footnote Below ( 6 ) Ordinary Shares, 0.10 Nominal Value 68,806 I See Footnote Below. ( 9 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Rosebrough Walter M Jr C/O CHANCERY HOUSE, 190 WATERSIDE ROAD HAMILTON INDUSTRIAL PARK LEISCESTER, X0LE5 1QZ X President & CEO Signatures /s/ Ronald E. Snyder, Authorized Representative under Power of Attorney 08/18/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This transaction involved the open market sale on August 16, 2016 of a total of 5,000 shares, held by the Reporting Person as Trustee of a revocable trust established for his benefit, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan entered into by the Reporting Person, as Trustee, effective on September 1, 2015. ( 2 )This represents the average sales price of the 5,000 shares sold. The actual 27 sales prices ranged from $71.07 per share to $71.70 per share. Issuer, upon request by the SEC staff, will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each of these 27 sales prices. ( 3 )These 115,924 ordinary shares are held by the Reporting Person as Trustee of a revocable trust established for his benefit. 44,349 of these Ordinary Shares are restricted. The restrictions on the restricted Ordinary Shares lapse as follows: 6,250 on May 31, 2017; 4,250 on May 30, 2017; 4,250 on May 30, 2018; 3,625 on May 29, 2017; 3,625 on May 28, 2018; 3,625 on May 28, 2019; 4,681 on June 1, 2017; 4,681 on June 1, 2018; 4,681 on June 3, 2019; and 4,681 on June 1, 2020. ( 4 )This transaction involved the open market sale on August 16, 2016 of a total of 5,000 shares, held by the Reporting Person as Trustee, from an irrevocable trust established for the benefit of the children of the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's Spouse, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Stock Trading Planentered into by the Reporting Person, as Trustee, effective on September 1, 2015. ( 5 )This represents the average sales price of the 5,000 shares sold. The actual 30 sales prices ranged from $71.07 per share to $71.70 per share. Issuer, upon request by the SEC staff, will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each of these 30 sales prices. ( 6 )These ordinary shares are held by the Reporting Person as Trustee of an irrevocable trust established for the benefit of the children of the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's Spouse. ( 7 )This transaction involved the open market sale on August 17, 2016 of a total of 5,000 shares, held by the Reporting Person as Trustee, from an irrevocable trust established for the benefit of the children of the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's Spouse, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan entered into by the Reporting Person, as Trustee, effective on September 1, 2015. ( 8 )This represents the average sales price of the 5,000 shares sold. The actual 26 sales prices ranged from $70.31 per share to $70.99 per share. Issuer, upon request by the SEC staff, will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each of these 26 sales prices. ( 9 )These ordinary shares are held by the Reporting Person's Spouse as Trustee of a revocable trust established for her benefit.

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