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 4, 2022 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 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 4, 2022, 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 305,463,361 2,252,552 660,236 25,851,782 Giovanni Caforio, M.D. 301,922,979 5,766,771 686,399 25,851,782 Srikant M. Datar, Ph.D. 299,586,463 8,096,097 693,589 25,851,782 Allan C. Golston 298,566,362 9,516,841 292,946 25,851,782 Kevin A. Lobo 294,510,100 12,970,445 895,604 25,851,782 Sherilyn S. McCoy 300,264,096 6,055,808 2,056,245 25,851,782 Andrew K. Silvernail 303,109,838 4,596,346 669,965 25,851,782 Lisa M. Skeete Tatum 303,966,524 3,744,995 664,630 25,851,782 Ronda E. Stryker 301,849,059 5,886,145 640,945 25,851,782 Rajeev Suri 303,969,978 3,687,488 718,683 25,851,782 2) The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 was ratified based upon the following votes: Shares For Against Abstain 313,504,368 20,205,703 517,860 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 279,320,065 28,369,413 686,671 25,851,782 4) The shareholder proposal related to proxy access terms was not approved based upon the following votes: Shares For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 60,572,678 246,609,560 1,193,911 25,851,782 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 9, 2022 /s/ SEAN C. ETHERIDGE Sean C. Etheridge Vice President, Corporate Secretary