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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * MOSS ROBERT E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STERIS CORP [STE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. V P, & Grp Pres, Isomedix (Last) (First) (Middle) 5960 HEISLEY ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/11/2008 (Street) MENTOR, OH 44060 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 Common Shares, No Par Value 08/11/2008   M   2,438 A $ 13.45 12,473 D   Common Shares, No Par Value 08/11/2008   M   1,000 A $ 19.6 13,473 D   Common Shares, No Par Value 08/11/2008   M   12,500 A $ 19.6 25,973 D   Common Shares, No Par Value 08/11/2008   M   10,000 A $ 22.58 35,973 D   Common Shares, No Par Value 08/11/2008   S   25,938 D $ 37.25 10,035 (1) D   Common Shares, No Par Value               13,822 I See Footnote Below. (2)

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

Employee Stock Option Exercise

$ 13.45

08/11/2008

M

2,438

04/02/2005

05/02/2011

Common Shares, No Par Value

2,438

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option Exercise

$ 19.6

08/11/2008

M

1,000

(3)

05/23/2012

Common Shares, No Par Value

1,000

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option Exercise

$ 19.6

08/11/2008

M

12,500

(4)

05/23/2012

Common Shares, No Par Value

12,500

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option Exercise

$ 22.58

08/11/2008

M

10,000

(5)

05/23/2013

Common Shares, No Par Value

10,000

$ 0

10,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MOSS ROBERT E 5960 HEISLEY ROAD MENTOR, OH 44060			Sr. V P, & Grp Pres, Isomedix

Signatures

Dennis P. Patton, Authorized Representative under Power of Attorney		08/11/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	All 10,035 of these Common Shares are restricted. The restrictions on these Common Shares lapse as follows: 3,000 on September 7, 2009, 3,900 on July 27, 2010, and 3,135 on May 23, 2011.
(2)	This indirect ownership by Mr. Moss is through the Moss Family Trust, Robert E. Moss and Patricia J. Moss as Co-Trustees dated May 24, 1999.
(3)	These options became exercisable as follows: 250 on April 23, 2003, 250 on April 23, 2004, 250 on April 23, 2005 and 250 on April 23, 2006.
(4)	These options became exercisable as follows: 3,125 on April 23, 2003, 3,125 on April 23, 2004, 3,125 on April 23, 2005 and 3,125 on April 23, 2006.
(5)	These options became exercisable as follows: 5,000 on April 23, 2004 and 5,000 on April 23, 2005.

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