X0303 4 2009-07-31 0 0000815065 STERIS CORP STE 0001430976 Fields Robert H. C/O BREEDEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 100 NORTHFIELD STREET GREENWICH CT 06830 1 0 0 0 Common Shares, No Par Value 2009-07-31 4 A 0 1335 28.08 A 4929 D Common Shares, No Par Value 2009-07-31 4 A 0 1335 0 A 6264 D Option to Purchase Common Shares 28.08 2009-07-31 4 A 0 3609 0 A 2010-01-31 2019-07-31 Common Shares, No Par Value 3609 6353 D Pursuant to the governing documents of Breeden Partners L.P., Breeden Partners (California) L.P., Breeden Partners (California) II L.P., Breeden Partners Holdco Ltd. and Breeden Partners (Cayman) Ltd. (the "Funds"), any profits realized with respect to these shares will be apportioned among the Funds. Pursuant to the governing documents of the Funds, any profits realized with respect to these shares will be apportioned among the Funds. These 1,335 Common Shares are restricted. The restrictions on these 1,335 Common Shares lapse on February 1, 2010. Since Sunday, January 31, 2010, is not a trading date on the New York Stock Exchange, the first trading date thereafter, Monday, February 1, 2010, is the date on which these 1,335 restricted shares shall vest and become nonforfeitable. Pursuant to the governing documents of the Funds, any profits realized with respect to these shares will be apportioned among the Funds. Pursuant to the governing documents of the Funds, any profits realized with respect to these shares will be apportioned among the Funds. Pursuant to the governing documents of the Funds, any profits realized with respect to these stock options will be apportioned among the Funds. Pursuant to the governing documents of the Funds, any profits realized with respect to these stock options will be apportioned among the Funds. /s/ Robert H. Fields 2009-08-04