Sec Form 3 Filing - Wells Preston Wendell @ STRYKER CORP - 2025-04-01

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Wells Preston Wendell 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STRYKER CORP [ SYK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1941 STRYKER WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/01/2025 (Street) PORTAGE, MI49002 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 7,254 ( 1 ) D Common Stock 286 I 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Employee Stock Option granted 02/07/2018 (right to buy) $ 154.14 ( 2 ) 02/06/2028 Common Stock 1,555 D Employee Stock Option granted 02/06/2019 (right to buy) $ 179.35 ( 2 ) 02/05/2029 Common Stock 4,040 D Employee Stock Option granted 02/05/2020 (right to buy) $ 216.35 ( 2 ) 02/04/2030 Common Stock 3,640 D Employee Stock Option granted 02/03/2021 (right to buy) $ 235.13 ( 2 ) 02/02/2031 Common Stock 4,255 D Employee Stock Option granted 02/02/2022 (right to buy) $ 248.6 ( 2 ) 02/01/2032 Common Stock 4,325 D Employee Stock Option granted 02/09/2023 (right to buy) $ 268.22 ( 2 ) 02/08/2033 Common Stock 3,730 D Employee Stock Option granted 02/07/2024 (right to buy) $ 339.77 ( 2 ) 02/06/2034 Common Stock 3,385 D Employee Stock Option granted 02/05/2025 (right to buy) $ 392.39 ( 2 ) 02/04/2035 Common Stock 9,176 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Wells Preston Wendell 1941 STRYKER WAY PORTAGE, MI49002 VP, Chief Financial Officer Signatures /s/ Austin Y. Ke, attorney-in-fact for Preston Wendell Wells 04/09/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes 195 shares of Stryker Common Stock acquired pursuant to Stryker Corporation's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") as of March 31, 2025, the date of the latest available statement of the reporting person's ESPP holdings. ( 2 )Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Stryker Corporation 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan, exercisable as to 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant.

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