SYK: Leadership change

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Stryker Corporation (the “Company”) announced on May 20, 2026 that William E. Berry, Jr. has decided to retire from his role as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company effective September 1, 2026 and that Emily Baculik, who currently serves as Vice President, Corporate Controller, will also serve as chief accounting officer of the Company effective September 1, 2026. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Baculik and any person pursuant to which Ms. Baculik was selected as an officer, and no family relationships exist between Ms. Baculik and any director or executive officer of the Company. Ms. Baculik is not a party to any transaction to which the Company is or was a participant and in which Ms. Baculik has a direct or indirect material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Biographical Information Ms. Baculik, age 46, has been Vice President, Corporate Controller at the Company since November 2024. Prior to that, she was Vice President, Finance for the Spine Division from September 2022 to November 2024 and Senior Director, Finance from June 2021 to September 2022. Ms. Baculik has more than 20 years of finance and accounting experience with publicly traded companies and has prior experience in external financial reporting, technical accounting, compliance and controllership at Eaton, Rockwell Collins, Ingersoll Rand and U.S. Steel. Ms. Baculik graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in history and earned a master’s degree in accounting from The Ohio State University. Transition Agreement with Mr. Berry Mr. Berry has entered