TORONTO (S&P Global Ratings) Nov. 6, 2026--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its'BBB'issue-level rating to STERIS Irish Finco Unlimited Co.'s proposed senior unsecured notes (amounts and maturities to be determined). The company is a wholly owned financing subsidiary of Ireland-based medical technology and infection prevention provider STERIS PLC . The proposed notes will benefit from guarantees provided by parent STERIS PLC and both of its subsidiaries, STERIS Corp. (operating) and STERIS Ltd., and rank equally with all of STERIS Irish Finco Unlimited Co.'s existing and future senior unsecured debt. STERIS is also upsizing its existing revolving credit facility by $500 million to $1.6 billion as part of the transaction. The company will use the net proceeds from this offering--along