Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

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Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.


(a) 1.	Financial Statements
	The following Consolidated Financial Statements are set forth in Part II, Item 8 of this report.
	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm									23
	Consolidated Statements of Earnings for 2023, 2022 and 2021									24
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for 2023, 2022 and 2021									24
	Consolidated Balance Sheets on 2023 and 2022									25
	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for 2023, 2022 and 2021									26
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for 2023, 2022 and 2021									27
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements									28

(a) 2.	Financial Statement Schedules
	The Consolidated Financial Statement schedule of Stryker Corporation and its subsidiaries is:
	SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
				Additions		Deductions
	Description	Balance at Beginning of Period		Charged to Costs & Expenses		Uncollectible Amounts Written Off, Net of Recoveries		Effect of Changes in Foreign Currency Exchange Rates		Balance at End of Period
	DEDUCTED FROM ASSET ACCOUNTS
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
	Year ended December 31, 2023	$	154	$	69	$	40	$	1	$	182
	Year ended December 31, 2022	$	167	$	41	$	52	$	2	$	154
	Year ended December 31, 2021	$	131	$	61	$	23	$	2	$	167

	All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted.

(a) 3.	Exhibits

FORM 10-K—ITEM 15(a) 3. AND ITEM 15(c)

STRYKER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit 2—		Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement, Liquidation or Succession
(i)		Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2019, among Stryker Corporation, Stryker B.V. and Wright Medical Group N.V. — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 6, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(ii)	©	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 6, 2022, by and among Stryker Corporation, Voice Merger Sub Corp., and Vocera Communications, Inc. — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 11, 2022 (Commission File No. 001-13149).

Exhibit 3—		Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
(i)		Restated Articles of Incorporation — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018 (Commission File No. 00-09165).
(ii)		Amended and Restated Bylaws - Incorporated by ref erence to Exhibit 3 (ii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Commission File No . 001-13149).

Exhibit 4—		Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures—We agree to furnish to the Commission upon request a copy of each instrument pursuant to which long-term debt of Stryker Corporation and its subsidiaries not exceeding 10% of the total assets of Stryker Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries is authorized.
(i)		Indenture, dated January 15, 2010, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association.— Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 8-K dated January 15, 2010 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(ii)		Fifth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of 2043 note) dated March 25, 2013, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association.— Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Form 8-K dated March 25, 2013 (Commission File No. 000-09165).


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(iii)		Sixth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of 2024 note), dated May 1, 2014, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association.— Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated May 1, 2014 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(iv)		Seventh Supplemental Indenture (including the form of 2044 note), dated May 1, 2014, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association.— Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Form 8-K dated May 1, 2014 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(v)		Eighth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of 2025 note), dated October 29, 2015, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National association.— Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated October 29, 2015 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(vi)		Eleventh Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2026 note), dated March 10, 2016, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association.— Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Form 8-K dated March 10, 2016 (Commission File No. 000-09615).
(vii)		Twelfth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2046 note), dated March 10, 2016, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association. — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Form 8-K dated March 10, 2016 (Commission File No. 000-09615).
(viii)		Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2028 note), dated March 7, 2018, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association. — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated March 7, 2018 (Commission File No. 000-09615).
(ix)		Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2027 note), dated November 30, 2018, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association. — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Form 8-K dated November 30, 2018 (Commission File No. 000-09615).
(x)		Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2030 note), dated November 30, 2018, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association. — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Form 8-K dated November 30, 2018 (Commission File No. 000-09615).
(xi)		Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2024 note), dated December 3, 2019, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association. — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 3, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xii)		Twentieth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2029 note), dated December 3, 2019, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association. — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 3, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xiii)		Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2031 note), dated December 3, 2019, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association. — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 3, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xiv)		Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2025 note), dated June 4, 2020, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 4, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xv)		Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2030 note), dated June 4, 2020, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 4, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xvi)		Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2050 note), dated June 4, 2020, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 4, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xvii)		Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2028 note), dated December 8, 2023, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 8, 2023 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xviii)		Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture (including the form of the 2028 note), dated December 11, 2023, between Stryker Corporation and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 11, 2023 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xix)	†	Description of Securities

Exhibit 10—		Material contracts
(i)*	†	Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for stock options granted in 202 4 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(ii)*	†	Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 202 4 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(iii)*	†	Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for performance stock units granted in 202 4 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(iv)*		Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 2023 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan to non-employee directors — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(v)*		Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for stock options granted in 2023 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Commission File No . 00 1-13149).
(vi)*		Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 2023 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 (ii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Commis sion File No. 001-13149).
(vii)*		Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for performance stock units granted in 2023 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(viii)*		Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for stock options granted in 2022 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-13149).


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(ix)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 2022 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(x)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for performance stock units granted in 2022 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xi)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for stock options granted in 2021 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xii)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 2021 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xiii)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for performance stock units granted in 2021 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xiv)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 2022 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan to non-employee directors — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xv)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 2021 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan to non-employee directors — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xvi)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 2020 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan to non-employee directors — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xvii)*						2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended effective February 4, 2020) — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xviii)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for stock options granted in 2020 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xix)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 2020 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xx)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for performance stock units granted in 2020 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iv) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xxi)*						Form of terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted to non-employee directors in 2019 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(v) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xxii)*						Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan (as amended effective January 1, 2008 and January 1, 2019) — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(vi) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xxiii)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for stock options granted in 2019 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xxiv)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 2019 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xxv)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for performance stock units granted in 2019 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iv) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (Commission File No 001-13149).
(xxvi)*						2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended effective February 7, 2017) — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(xxvii)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for stock options granted in 2018 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(xxviii)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 2018 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii) to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(xxix)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for performance stock units granted in 2018 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iv) to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(xxx)*						Form of grant notice and terms and conditions for restricted stock units granted in 2018 under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan to non-employee directors — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii) to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(xxxi)*						Stryker Corporation Executive Bonus Plan — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K dated February 21, 2007 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(xxxii)*						Letter Agreement between Stryker Corporation and Glenn Boehnlein — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated January 26, 2016 (Commission File No. 000-09165).


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(xxxiii)*		Letter Agreement between Stryker Corporation and Timothy J. Scannell — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated August 18, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xxxiv)		Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 (xiv) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(xxxv)		Form of Indemnification Agreement for Certain Officers—Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 (xv) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(xxxvi)		Settlement Agreement between Howmedica Osteonics Corp. and the counsel listed on the signature pages thereto, dated as of November 3, 2014 (Rejuvenate and ABF II Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation) — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10xxiii to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (Commission File No. 000-09165).
(xxxvii)		Credit Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2021, among Stryker Corporation as borrower; the lenders party thereto; and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-13149).
(xxxviii)		Amendment No. 1, dated June 15, 2023, to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2021, by and among Stryker Corporation, the other borrowers party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent — Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 16, 2023 (Commission File No. 000-09165).

Exhibit 21—		Subsidiaries of the registrant
(i)	†	List of Subsidiaries.

Exhibit 23—		Consent of experts and counsel
(i)	†	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.



Exhibit 31—		Rule 13a-14(a) Certifications
(i)	†	Certification by Principal Executive Officer of Stryker Corporation.
(ii)	†	Certification by Principal Financial Officer of Stryker Corporation.

Exhibit 32—		18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Certifications
(i)	††	Certification by Principal Executive Officer of Stryker Corporation.
(ii)	††	Certification by Principal Financial Officer of Stryker Corporation.

Exhibit 97—		Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
(i)	†	Stryker Corporation Mandatory Clawback Po licy

Exhibit 101—		iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language) Documents
101.INS		iXBRL Instance Document
101.SCH		iXBRL Schema Document
101.CAL		iXBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF		iXBRL Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB		iXBRL Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE		iXBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


*			Compensation arrangement


†			Filed with this Form 10-K


††			Furnished with this Form 10-K


©			Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. Stryker hereby agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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