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accession: "0001193125-22-001003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STE"
cik: "0001757898"
company_name: "STERIS plc"
filed_at: "2022-01-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T21:03:14.266928+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# STERIS closes sale of Renal Care business to Evoqua Water Technologies for $196M

## Summary
- Closed sale of Renal Care business to Evoqua Water Technologies on Jan 3, 2022 for ~$196M cash.
- Proceeds will be used to pay down bank debt.
- Renal Care was acquired as part of the Cantel Medical transaction (June 2021).
- Business was primarily integrated into STERIS's Healthcare segment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-001003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STE
- cik: 0001757898
- company_name: STERIS plc
- filed_at: 2022-01-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1757898/000119312522001003/0001193125-22-001003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1757898/000119312522001003/d261957d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-001003
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-001003.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-001003.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.
