UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2016
STRYKER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 0-9165 (Commission File Number) | 38-1239739 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2825 Airview Boulevard, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Address of principal executive offices) | 49002 (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 269.385.2600 | ||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| ITEM 5.07 | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
| At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 27, 2016, shareholders voted | |
| on four proposals and cast their votes as follows: | |
| 1 | Election of directors: | ||
| Shares | |||||||||
| Name | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| Howard E. Cox, Jr. | 292,461,361 | 13,161,334 | 316,191 | 33,627,528 | |||||
| Srikant M. Datar, Ph.D. | 300,587,204 | 4,880,069 | 471,613 | 33,627,528 | |||||
| Roch Doliveux, DVM | 304,902,976 | 564,617 | 471,293 | 33,627,528 | |||||
| Louise L. Francesconi | 296,579,388 | 8,900,398 | 459,100 | 33,627,528 | |||||
| Allan C. Golston | 301,834,982 | 3,621,648 | 482,256 | 33,627,528 | |||||
| Kevin A. Lobo | 295,966,441 | 8,854,503 | 1,117,942 | 33,627,528 | |||||
| William U. Parfet | 295,501,689 | 10,108,694 | 328,503 | 33,627,528 | |||||
| Andrew K. Silvernail | 301,726,074 | 3,721,023 | 491,789 | 33,627,528 | |||||
| Ronda E. Stryker | 281,409,818 | 24,303,593 | 225,475 | 33,627,528 | |||||
| 2 | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent | ||
| registered public accounting firm for 2016: | |||
| Shares | ||
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 331,378,946 | 7,908,118 | 279,350 |
| 3 | Approval of the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated: | ||
| Shares | ||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
| 295,454,037 | 9,728,533 | 756,316 | 33,627,528 | |
| 4 | Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation: | ||
| Shares | ||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
| 292,769,479 | 12,179,102 | 990,305 | 33,627,528 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| STRYKER CORPORATION | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| April 29, 2016 | /s/ GLENN S. BOEHNLEIN | |
| Date | Glenn S. Boehnlein | |
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||