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FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number : 001-13149 stryker UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Michigan ( State of incorporation ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ .10 Par Value 1.125 % Notes due 2023 0.250 % Notes due 2024 2.125 % Notes due 2027 0.750 % Notes due 2029 2.625 % Notes due 2030 1.000 % Notes due 2031 STRYKER CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 2825 Airview Boulevard , Kalamazoo , Michigan ( Address of principal executive offices ) Large accelerated filer ( 269 ) 385-2600 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) SYK SYK23 SYK24A SYK27 SYK29 SYK30 SYK31 38-1239739 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 49002 ( Zip Code ) No Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . X Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Small reporting 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 . Emerging growth company Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C.7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . No | Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes □ The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 63,413,151,504 at June 30 , 2020. There were 376,200,942 shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock , $ 0.10 par value , on January 31 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the proxy statement to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders ( the 2021 proxy statement ) are incorporated by reference into Part III .