State Street Global Advisors Form 8.3 - Steris Corporation (2498E)

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RNS Number : 2498E

State Street Global Advisors

02 November 2015

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Full name of discloser:                                                 State Street Global Advisors & Affiliates 
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if 
 different from 1(a): 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, 
 the trustee(s), 
 settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this 
 form relates:                                                                 Steris Corporation 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state 
 this and specify identity 
 of offeror/offeree: 
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 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date         30-Oct-2015 
 prior to the disclosure 
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 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making       YES / NO / N/A 
 disclosures in respect                                                       If YES, specify which: 
 of any other party to the offer? 
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"                    YES - Synergy Health Plc 
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   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 
 Class of relevant security:                                                  ordinary 
                                                                                   Interests          Short positions 
                                                                             ---------------------  ------------------ 
                                                                               Number        %          Number      % 
                                                                             ----------  ---------  -------------  --- 
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                             2,420,969   4.03791% 
                                                                             ----------  ---------  -------------  --- 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                                                             ----------  ---------  -------------  --- 
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
                                                                             ----------  ---------  -------------  --- 
 
   TOTAL:                                                                     2,420,969   4.03791% 
                                                                             ----------  ---------  -------------  --- 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options) 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: 
 
 
   3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

   (a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 Class of relevant security   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
          Ordinary              Purchase             2,200             USD 74.782 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase              200             USD 74.8718 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase              100              USD 74.32 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase             1,600             USD 74.782 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase             14,500           USD 74.8718 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase             2,600             USD 74.782 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase              300              USD 74.319 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase             13,900           USD 74.9826 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase             6,100             USD 74.782 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase             4,700             USD 74.782 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase             4,200            USD 74.8718 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase              166            USD 74.871807 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase              300             USD 73.9892 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase              100              USD 74.95 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase              800             USD 74.8718 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase               99            USD 74.871818 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase              500              USD 74.782 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase              100             USD 73.9892 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
          Ordinary              Purchase              455              USD 74.95 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. subscription, conversion 
 
 
   4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal 
  or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain 

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