8-K

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, 2021

STRYKER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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.    ☐

At the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 5, 2021, 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 | 300,626,360 | 3,232,402 | 438,712 | 29,641,007 | | Giovanni Caforio, M.D. | 303,146,598 | 705,724 | 445,152 | 29,641,007 | | Srikant M. Datar, Ph.D. | 299,842,575 | 4,013,249 | 441,650 | 29,641,007 | | Allan C. Golston | 302,360,008 | 1,497,995 | 439,471 | 29,641,007 | | Kevin A. Lobo | 292,357,426 | 10,905,740 | 1,034,308 | 29,641,007 | | Sherilyn S. McCoy | 249,959,549 | 53,887,530 | 450,395 | 29,641,007 | | Andrew K. Silvernail | 299,462,713 | 4,360,432 | 474,329 | 29,641,007 | | Lisa M. Skeete Tatum | 300,523,561 | 3,318,402 | 455,511 | 29,641,007 | | Ronda E. Stryker | 299,072,521 | 4,835,978 | 388,975 | 29,641,007 | | Rajeev Suri | 300,430,354 | 3,407,099 | 460,021 | 29,641,007 || 2) | The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was ratified based upon the following votes: | | --- | --- || Shares | | | | --- | --- | --- | | For | Against | Abstain | | 315,884,858 | 17,386,717 | 666,906 || 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 | | 286,805,009 | 16,629,208 | 863,257 | 29,641,007 || 4) | The shareholder proposal related to workforce involvement in corporate governance was not approved based upon the following votes: | | --- | --- || Shares | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | | 12,186,798 | 290,474,442 | 1,636,234 | 29,641,007 || 5) | The shareholder proposal related to special shareholder meetings was not approved based upon the following votes: | | --- | --- || Shares | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | | 106,138,602 | 197,102,817 | 1,056,055 | 29,641,007 |

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.