Michael B. Jr. Petras Form 4 Sotera Health / Michael B. Jr. Petras ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Petras Michael B. Jr.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SOTERA HEALTH COMPANY

9100 SOUTH HILLS BLVD, SUITE 300

(Street)

BROADVIEW HEIGHTS OH 44147

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sotera Health Co [ SHC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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 Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock")	03/02/2022		A		187,219(1)	A	$0	420,571(2)	D
Common Stock(3)								6,377,185	I	By Grantor Trust

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Stock Options	$20.03	03/02/2022		A		478,932		(4)	03/02/2032	Common Stock	478,932	$0	478,932(4)	D
Stock Options(3)	$23							(5)	11/20/2030	Common Stock	1,118,012		1,118,012	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities consist of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") that were granted on March 2, 2022, pursuant to the terms of an RSU agreement under the Sotera Health Company 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2020 Incentive Plan"). Each RSU represents the Reporting Person's right to receive one share of common stock, subject to vesting conditions. The RSUs vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service through each such date.

2. These securities consists of 382,871 RSUs and 37,700 shares of Common Stock.

3. No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 4.

4. These options were granted on March 2, 2022, pursuant to the terms of a stock option agreement under the 2020 Incentive Plan. The options vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service through each such date.

5. These options were granted on November 20, 2020, pursuant to the terms of a stock option agreement under the 2020 Incentive Plan. 25% of the options vested on November 20, 2021 and the remaining unvested options vest in three equal installments on the next three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service through each such date.

Remarks:

The Power of Attorney for Mr. Petras is filed as an exhibit to the Form 3 filed on November 20, 2020, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

	/s/ Jessica L. M. H. Epp, Attorney-in-Fact	03/04/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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