2825 Airview Boulevard
Kalamazoo, MI 49002
NOTICE OF 2013 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF STRYKER CORPORATION
Date: April 30, 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time
Place: Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites at The Kalamazoo Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Items of Business:
• Elect nine directors;
• Ratify appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2013;
• Conduct an advisory vote to approve the Company's named executive officer compensation; and
• Transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting and any adjournment or
postponement.
We invite all shareholders to attend the meeting. At the meeting, you will have the opportunity to ask
questions of our management with respect to the matters to be voted on and will hear a report on our business and
have a chance to meet our directors and executive officers. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2012 and our 2012 Annual Review are enclosed.
Only shareholders of record on March 4, 2013 may vote at the meeting.
Your vote is important. Please vote your shares promptly. To vote your shares, you may use the
internet or call the toll-free telephone number as described on your proxy card or complete, sign, date and
return your proxy card.
Dean H. Bergy
Vice President, Corporate Secretary
March 18, 2013
Important Notice Regarding Availability of
Proxy Materials for the Shareholders Meeting
on April 30, 2013
The proxy statement, our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, our 2012 Annual Review and a link to the
means to vote by internet are available at www.proxymaterials.stryker.com.
