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 10, 2023 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 10, 2023, shareholders voted on five 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 310,761,719 4,989,306 215,700 24,790,384 Giovanni Caforio, M.D. 308,278,846 7,463,168 224,711 24,790,384 Srikant M. Datar, Ph.D. 308,216,377 7,522,232 228,116 24,790,384 Allan C. Golston 302,026,545 13,715,907 224,273 24,790,384 Kevin A. Lobo 302,379,861 12,982,665 604,199 24,790,384 Sherilyn S. McCoy 311,095,594 4,665,737 205,394 24,790,384 Andrew K. Silvernail 308,150,779 7,585,672 230,274 24,790,384 Lisa M. Skeete Tatum 311,815,356 3,923,011 228,358 24,790,384 Ronda E. Stryker 309,117,495 6,683,163 166,067 24,790,384 Rajeev Suri 312,111,997 3,617,075 237,653 24,790,384 2) The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 was ratified based upon the following votes: Shares For Against Abstain 316,729,343 23,636,548 391,218 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 275,481,188 39,669,362 816,175 24,790,384 4) The advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s named executive officer compensation: Shares One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain 311,571,483 446,359 3,480,094 468,789 The results of the shareholder vote with respect to the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation were consistent with the recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors that such vote be held every year. Accordingly, the Company will hold an annual advisory say-on-pay vote until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives. 5) The shareholder proposal related to political disclosure was not approved based upon the following votes: Shares For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 115,557,988 198,401,374 2,007,363 24,790,384 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 16, 2023 /s/ ANDRÉS CEDRÓN Andrés Cedrón Vice President, Corporate Secretary