Form 8-K · Current report
Steris 8-K, filed Aug 6, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0001757898
- Accession no.
- 0001193125-26-338137
Summary
At STERIS plc's 2026 annual general meeting, shareholders elected nine directors to one-year terms and reduced the board's size to nine members, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor and Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as Irish statutory auditor, approved executive compensation on a non-binding advisory basis, and renewed the board's authority to issue shares and to opt out of statutory pre-emption rights. Cynthia L. Feldmann, Christopher S. Holland and Dr. Mohsen M. Sohi drew the largest opposition among the director nominees.
Key points
- Holders of 89,909,204 ordinary shares, or 92.25% of those outstanding, were present in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.
- The board's size was reduced to nine members effective upon completion of the meeting.
- The say-on-pay proposal received 77,639,271 votes for and 8,493,021 against, with 3,613,176 broker non-votes.
- Renewal of the board's authority to issue authorized but unissued shares passed with 89,209,571 votes for and 681,087 against.
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Items reported
- 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
From the filing
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. …
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