Sotera Health Co
For the period ended May 21, 2026. Filed Apr 8, 2026.
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May 21, 2026 · Filed Apr 8, 2026
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PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY
Proxy Statement Summary
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Proxy Statement Summary
Your proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Sotera Health Company (“Sotera Health,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) to vote at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”). We are making this Proxy Statement available to stockholders beginning on or about April 8, 2026. This proxy statement summary represents only selected information. We encourage you to read the entire Proxy Statement before voting.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
| | | | Time and Date | | | Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time. | |
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| | | | Place | | | The Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting held online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SHC2026 via a live audio webcast. Please see the “Virtual Annual Meeting” section on the following page for additional information. | |
| | | | Record Date | | | Friday, March 27, 2026 | |
| | | | Voting | | | Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of, and vote at, the Annual Meeting. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each director nominee and one vote on each of the proposals. | |
| | | | Attendance | | | Stockholders and their duly appointed proxies may attend the Annual Meeting. | |
Proposals and Board Recommendations
| | Proposal | | | Board Voting Recommendation | |
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| | 1. Election of Sean L. Cunningham, Richard G. Kyle, Vincent K. Petrella and Christopher A. Simon as Class III directors to our Board | | | FOR these nominees | |
| | 2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers | | | FOR | |
| | 3. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 | | | FOR | |
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Proxy Statement Summary
Information on the Director Nominees
Information on the Director Nominees
Information as of March 27, 2026 about the four nominees for Class III directors is set forth below. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (“NCG Committee”) reviewed the attributes and contributions of each of the nominees (without Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Kyle’s involvement in the review and discussion of their respective attributes or contributions), and the Board recommends that stockholders vote FOR the election of each of these director nominees.
| · Name and Occupation · · · Age · · · Director Since · · · Independent · · · Committees · | |||||||||||||
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| | Sean L. Cunningham Managing Director, GTCR, LLC | | | 50 | | | 2015 | | | | | NCG Committee | |
| | Richard G. Kyle Former President and Chief Executive Officer, The Timken Company | | | 60 | | | 2026 | | | | | Leadership Development and Compensation Committee (“LDC Committee”) NCG Committee | |
| | Vincent K. Petrella Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 65 | | | 2020 | | | | | Audit Committee (Chair) | |
| | Chistopher A. Simon President and Chief Executive Officer, Haemonetics Corporation | | | 62 | | | 2024 | | | | | LDC Committee | |
Virtual Annual Meeting
Our Annual Meeting will be held exclusively online in a virtual format through a live audio webcast. You are entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting if you were a stockholder as of the close of business on March 27, 2026, the record date, or hold a valid proxy for the meeting.
To be admitted to the Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SHC2026, you must enter the 16-digit control number found next to the label “Control Number” on your Notice of Internet Availability, proxy card or the voting instructions you receive by email. Stockholders may vote their shares electronically during the Annual Meeting through the virtual meeting platform; for more information on how to vote your shares, please refer to “Questions and Answers About the Proxy Statement and Our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.”
We are committed to ensuring that stockholders who attend our virtual Annual Meeting are afforded the same rights and opportunities to participate as stockholders at in-person meetings. Stockholders will be able to submit questions to Sotera Health’s management and directors during the Annual Meeting through the virtual meeting platform, and we will answer as many properly submitted questions as possible.
The Annual Meeting webcast will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on May 21, 2026. Online access and check-in will begin approximately 15 minutes prior to the 9:00 a.m. start
Proxy Statement Summary
Virtual Annual Meeting
time. We encourage you to access the meeting prior to the start time to allow ample time for check-in procedures. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during check-in or during the meeting, please call 844-986-0822 (U.S.) or 303-562-9302 (International). If there are any technical issues in convening or hosting the meeting, we plan to promptly post information to our investor relations website, https://investors.soterahealth.com/, including information on when the meeting will be reconvened.
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