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 5, 2020   STRYKER CORP ORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Michigan   001-13149   38-1239739 (State of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. 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)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $.10 Par Value   SYK   New York Stock Exchange 1.125% Notes due 2023   SYK23   New York Stock Exchange 0.250% Notes due 2024   SYK24A   New York Stock Exchange 2.125% Notes due 2027   SYK27   New York Stock Exchange 0.750% Notes due 2029   SYK29   New York Stock Exchange 2.625% Notes due 2030   SYK30   New York Stock Exchange 1.000% Notes due 2031   SYK31   New York Stock Exchange Floating Rate Notes due 2020   SYK20A   New York Stock Exchange 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 5, 2020, shareholders voted on four 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 299,705,833 2,852,683 367,796 32,384,299 Srikant M. Datar, Ph.D. 294,307,393 8,238,305 380,614 32,384,299 Roch Doliveux, DVM 296,424,087 6,103,454 398,771 32,384,299 Allan C. Golston 299,726,726 2,820,670 378,916 32,384,299 Kevin A. Lobo 292,408,578 9,469,507 1,048,227 32,384,299 Sherilyn S. McCoy 298,309,084 3,719,999 897,229 32,384,299 Andrew K. Silvernail 297,334,393 5,181,390 410,529 32,384,299 Lisa M. Skeete Tatum 302,167,056 334,041 425,215 32,384,299 Ronda E. Stryker 298,242,665 4,367,519 316,128 32,384,299 Rajeev Suri 299,621,677 2,897,931 406,704 32,384,299 2) The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was ratified based upon the following votes: Shares For Against Abstain 317,927,522 16,781,689 601,400 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 282,716,280 19,530,770 679,262 32,384,299 4) The shareholder proposal related to non-management employee representation on the Company’s Board of Directors was not approved based upon the following votes: Shares For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 18,690,522 282,881,453 1,354,337 32,384,299 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 11, 2020   /s/ DEAN H. BERGY       Dean H. Bergy       Vice President, Corporate Secretary