Robert S. Fletcher - Mar 21, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for STRYKER CORP (SYK)

Role: VP, Chief Legal Officer
Signature: /s/ Lauren E Keller, attorney-in-fact for Robert S Fletcher
Stock symbol: SYK
Transactions as of: Mar 21, 2023
Transactions value $: -$194,888
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/23/2023, 06:56 PM
Previous filing: Mar 9, 2023
Next filing: Aug 3, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SYK	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+65	+0.73%	$0.00	9.03K	Mar 21, 2023	Direct	F1
transaction	SYK	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$195K	-704	-7.8%	$276.83	8.33K	Mar 21, 2023	Direct
holding	SYK	Common Stock						89	Mar 21, 2023	401(k)

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SYK	Dividend Equivalents	Options Exercise	$0	-65	-100%	$0.00^*	0	Mar 21, 2023	Common Stock	65		Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	On March 9, 2023, the Reporting Person filed a Form 4 reporting the acquisition of 2,329 shares of Stryker Common Stock earned upon the satisfaction of certain performance criteria, subject to vesting on March 21, 2023 (the "Performance Stock Units"). The 65 shares being reported here represent dividend equivalents issued in connection with the earned Performance Stock Units, which also vested on March 21, 2023 and were settled for an equal number of shares of Stryker Common Stock.

Content

On March 9, 2023, the Reporting Person filed a Form 4 reporting the acquisition of 2,329 shares of Stryker Common Stock earned upon the satisfaction of certain performance criteria, subject to vesting on March 21, 2023 (the "Performance Stock Units"). The 65 shares being reported here represent dividend equivalents issued in connection with the earned Performance Stock Units, which also vested on March 21, 2023 and were settled for an equal number of shares of Stryker Common Stock.