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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 2, 2018
 
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STRYKER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan
 
000-09165
 
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)
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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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 2, 2018, shareholders voted on three 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
302,037,007
299,808
583,837
34,528,797
Srikant M. Datar, Ph.D.
298,384,216
3,915,100
621,336
34,528,797
Roch Doliveux, DVM
300,578,344
1,702,306
640,002
34,528,797
Louise L. Francesconi
299,179,882
2,687,892
1,052,878
34,528,797
Allan C. Golston
298,465,283
3,859,304
596,065
34,528,797
Kevin A. Lobo
297,611,507
4,633,088
676,057
34,528,797
Sherilyn S. McCoy
301,952,683
395,746
572,223
34,528,797
Andrew K. Silvernail
297,969,898
4,367,544
583,210
34,528,797
Ronda E. Stryker
280,451,910
22,012,454
456,288
34,528,797
Rajeev Suri
301,760,673
560,728
599,251
34,528,797
2)
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 was ratified based upon the following votes:
Shares
For
Against
Abstain
325,347,638
11,445,991
655,820
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
290,130,614
11,668,732
1,121,306
34,528,797


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 4, 2018
 
/s/ GLENN S. BOEHNLEIN
 
 
 
Glenn S. Boehnlein
 
 
 
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer