ITEM 5.02          DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
                   APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN
                   OFFICERS

On February 2, 2021, Roch Doliveux, DVM, a member of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Stryker Corporation (the "Company"), informed the Company that he will retire from the Board effective as of the Company's annual shareholders meeting expected to be held on May 5, 2021 (the "Annual Meeting"). Dr. Doliveux will continue to serve as a director until the Annual Meeting. Dr. Doliveux's decision did not involve any disagreement with the Company.

ITEM 5.03 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGES IN FISCAL YEAR

Also on February 2, 2021, the Board amended and restated the Company's Bylaws (as so amended and restated, the "Bylaws") to, among other things, allow shareholders of record of the Company, holding at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the common stock of the Company, the right to call special meetings of the shareholders of the Company and make certain other clarifying and conforming changes.

The amendments require that any special meeting request be made in writing and include, among other things, (i) a statement of the specific purpose of the meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting; (ii) the information that would be required to be set forth in a shareholder's notice of a nomination and/or notice of business proposed to be brought before a meeting pursuant to the Bylaws; (iii) a representation that each requesting shareholder, or one or more representatives of each such shareholder, intends to appear in person or by proxy at the special meeting; (iv) an agreement to notify the Company promptly in the event of any disposition prior to the record date for the special meeting and that any disposition of shares prior to the special meeting shall be deemed a revocation of such special meeting request with respect to such disposed shares; (v) the number of shares of common stock owned of record by each such shareholder; and (vi) documentary evidence that the requesting shareholders in the aggregate own at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the common stock of the Company.

The foregoing summary of the amendments to the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.




ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS



    (d) Exhibits

          3.1     Amended and Restated Bylaws (adopted and effective February 2, 2021)
                  Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the
        104       Inline XBRL document)

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