Stryker (NYSE: SYK) president exercises 13,840 options, 7,692 shares disposed

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Stryker Corporation’s President and COO, Spencer S. Stiles, reported option exercises and share dispositions. On 02/03/2026, he exercised 13,840 employee stock options at $96.64 per share, receiving the same number of common shares. That day, 7,692 common shares were disposed of at $368.14 per share. After these transactions, he held 68,982 common shares directly and 1,670 shares indirectly through a 401(k).

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Stiles Spencer S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1941 STRYKER WAY

(Street)

PORTAGE MI 49002

(City) (State) (Zip)

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)
	President and COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/03/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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	02/03/2026		M		13,840	A	$96.64	76,674	D
Common Stock	02/03/2026		F		7,692	D	$368.14	68,982	D
Common Stock								1,670	I	By 401K

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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 02/10/2016 (right to buy)	$96.64	02/03/2026		M			13,840	(1)	02/09/2026	Common Stock	13,840	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24, Power of Attorney, is attached.

	/s/ Austin Y. Ke, attorney-in-fact for Spencer S. Stiles	02/04/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did Stryker (SYK) report for Spencer S. Stiles?

Stryker reported that President and COO Spencer S. Stiles exercised 13,840 employee stock options and disposed of 7,692 common shares on 02/03/2026. Following these transactions, he directly owned 68,982 common shares and indirectly held 1,670 shares through a 401(k) plan.

How many Stryker (SYK) options did Spencer S. Stiles exercise?

Spencer S. Stiles exercised 13,840 employee stock options on 02/03/2026 at an exercise price of $96.64 per share. These options were granted under the Stryker Corporation 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan and became exercisable in 20% increments over five years.

What Stryker (SYK) share dispositions did the Form 4 show?

The Form 4 showed a disposition of 7,692 shares of Stryker common stock on 02/03/2026 at a price of $368.14 per share, coded as transaction type F. This followed an option exercise coded M involving 13,840 shares of common stock the same day.

What is Spencer S. Stiles’s Stryker (SYK) share ownership after the transaction?

After the reported transactions, Spencer S. Stiles directly owned 68,982 shares of Stryker common stock. In addition, he held 1,670 shares indirectly through a 401(k) plan, as disclosed in the Form 4 under indirect beneficial ownership details.

What plan governed the Stryker (SYK) options exercised by Spencer S. Stiles?

The options exercised by Spencer S. Stiles were granted under the Stryker Corporation 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan. According to the disclosure, the option became exercisable as to 20% of the grant on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date.

What do the M and F transaction codes mean in the Stryker (SYK) Form 4?

In the Form 4, the code M identifies an exercise of derivative securities, here 13,840 employee stock options converted into common stock. The code F identifies a disposition of 7,692 common shares, reported at a price of $368.14 per share on the same date.