Stryker Corp 8-K, filed May 11, 2020
Stryker Corp (SYK)
8-K
2020-05-11
For: 2020-05-05
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About this 8-K
Stryker Corp filed this 8-K on May 11, 2020, reporting on events of May 5, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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
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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 | |||