Robert S. Fletcher - Mar 21, 2024 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, 2024
Transactions value $: -$791,146
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/25/2024, 06:54 PM
Previous filing: Mar 13, 2024
Next filing: May 23, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SYK	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+120	+0.92%	$0.00	13.1K	Mar 21, 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	SYK	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$791K	-2.24K	-17.04%	$353.19	10.9K	Mar 21, 2024	Direct
holding	SYK	Common Stock						117	Mar 21, 2024	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	-120	-100%	$0.00^*	0	Mar 21, 2024	Common Stock	120		Direct	F1

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	On March 13, 2024, the Reporting Person filed a Form 4 reporting the acquisition of 5,035 shares of Stryker Common Stock earned upon the satisfaction of certain performance criteria, subject to vesting on March 21, 2024 (the "Performance Stock Units"). The 120 shares being reported here represent dividend equivalents issued in connection with the earned Performance Stock Units, which also vested on March 21, 2024 and were settled for an equal number of shares of Stryker Common Stock.

Content

On March 13, 2024, the Reporting Person filed a Form 4 reporting the acquisition of 5,035 shares of Stryker Common Stock earned upon the satisfaction of certain performance criteria, subject to vesting on March 21, 2024 (the "Performance Stock Units"). The 120 shares being reported here represent dividend equivalents issued in connection with the earned Performance Stock Units, which also vested on March 21, 2024 and were settled for an equal number of shares of Stryker Common Stock.