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            <rptOwnerCity>LEICESTER</rptOwnerCity>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">25,500 of these ordinary shares are restricted. The restrictions on these ordinary shares lapse as follows: 7,000 on May 31, 2016; 7,000 on May 31, 2017; 4,500 on May 30, 2018 and 7,000 on May 28, 2019.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents ordinary shares of STERIS plc (&quot;New STERIS&quot;) acquired pursuant to merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of New STERIS with and into STERIS Corporation (&quot;STERIS&quot;), with STERIS surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New STERIS (the &quot;Merger&quot;), in exchange for common shares of STERIS, which was consummated simultaneous with and conditioned on New STERIS' acquisition of Synergy Health plc by commencing a &quot;recommended offer&quot; under English law. At the effective time of the Merger, each STERIS common share was cancelled and converted into the right to receive one New STERIS ordinary share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents 3,139.323 units of the STERIS Corporation 401(k) Plan STERIS Stock Fund which equals 3,069 Common share equivalents as of October 29, 2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This option to purchase 2,000 New STERIS ordinary shares, which is fully vested, was received in the Merger in exchange for an option to purchase 2,000 STERIS common shares for $27.45 per share, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original STERIS stock option.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">This option to purchase 13,600 New STERIS ordinary shares, which is fully vested, was received in the Merger in exchange for an option to purchase 13,600 STERIS common shares for $26.41 per share, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original STERIS stock option.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">This option to purchase 12,000 New STERIS ordinary shares, which is fully vested, was received in the Merger in exchange for an option to purchase 12,000 STERIS common shares for $22.83 per share, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original STERIS stock option.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">This option to purchase 11,000 New STERIS ordinary shares, which is fully vested, was received in the Merger in exchange for an option to purchase 11,000 STERIS common shares for $31.87 per share, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original STERIS stock option.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">This option to purchase 14,500 New STERIS ordinary shares, which is fully vested, was received in the Merger in exchange for an option to purchase 14,500 STERIS common shares for $36.09 per share, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original STERIS stock option.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">This option became or will become exercisable as follows: 5,000 on May 30, 2013; 5,000 on May 30, 2014; 5,000 on May 30, 2015 and 5,000 on May 30, 2016. This option was received in the Merger in exchange for an option to purchase 20,000 STERIS common shares for $29.94 per share, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original STERIS stock option.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">This option became or will become exercisable as follows: 5,500 on May 31, 2014; 5,500 on May 31, 2015; 5,500 on May 31, 2016 and 5,500 on May 31, 2017. This option was received in the Merger in exchange for an option to purchase 22,000 STERIS common shares for $45.34 per share, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original STERIS stock option.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">This option became or will become exercisable as follows: 7,000 on May 30, 2015; 7,000 on May 30, 2016; 7,000 on May 30, 2017 and 7,000 on May 30, 2018. This option was received in the Merger in exchange for an option to purchase 28,000 STERIS common shares for $53.52 per share, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original STERIS stock option.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">This option will become exercisable as follows: 5,000 on May 28, 2016; 5,000 on May 28, 2017; 5,000 on May 28, 2018 and 5,000 on May 28, 2019. This option was received in the Merger in exchange for an option to purchase 20,000 STERIS common shares for $67.98 per share, subject to the same terms and conditions as the original STERIS stock option.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Dennis P. Patton, Authorized Representative under Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-11-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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