Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549   FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2019   STRYKER CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Michigan   000-09165   38-1239739 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)           2825 Airview Boulevard, Kalamazoo, Michigan   49002 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)               (269) 385-2600     (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging Growth Company [ ] If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    [ ] ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 1, 2019, shareholders voted on three proposals and cast their votes as follows: 1) All ten directors were elected to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified based upon the following votes:   Shares   Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Mary K. Brainerd 292,091,736 3,240,336 315,877 36,122,173 Srikant M. Datar, Ph.D. 292,011,711 3,302,723 333,515 36,122,173 Roch Doliveux, DVM 294,055,201 1,261,357 331,391 36,122,173 Louise L. Francesconi 290,588,762 4,153,285 905,902 36,122,173 Allan C. Golston 292,026,305 3,284,421 337,223 36,122,173 Kevin A. Lobo 288,289,977 6,906,853 451,119 36,122,173 Sherilyn S. McCoy 293,604,779 1,710,292 332,878 36,122,173 Andrew K. Silvernail 288,339,105 6,959,609 349,235 36,122,173 Ronda E. Stryker 291,341,286 4,055,799 250,864 36,122,173 Rajeev Suri 291,901,647 3,388,854 357,448 36,122,173 2) The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 was ratified based upon the following votes: Shares For Against Abstain 317,228,472 13,946,461 595,189 3) The advisory vote on the resolution relating to compensation of our named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes: Shares For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 284,674,112 9,952,315 1,021,522 36,122,173 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.       STRYKER CORPORATION       (Registrant)                 Date: May 7, 2019   /s/ DEAN H. BERGY       Dean H. Bergy       Vice President, Corporate Secretary