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Table of Contents 25 All Other Compensation. The All Other Compensation column includes the following items for 2014: • Stryker 401(k) Plan and Supplemental Plan matching contributions and discretionary contributions made in March 2015 pertaining to the 2014 Plan year, in amounts of $263,450, $86,340, $106,523, $95,902 and $85,583 for Mr. Lobo, Mr. Jellison, Mr. Scannell, Mr. Subrahmanian and Mr. Floyd, respectively. Also included is a $6,684 mandatory contribution made on Mr. Subrahmanian's behalf to a Singapore government pension program. • In accordance with SEC disclosure requirements, perquisites and personal benefits received by any NEO if the total value was $10,000 or more, which must be identified by type regardless of amount and which must be quantified if the amount for any type exceeds the greater of $25,000 or 10% of the total amount of perquisites and personal benefits for that NEO. Mr. Subrahmanian is the only NEO for whom perquisites and personal benefits exceeded $10,000 in 2014. These benefits, which are associated with his expatriate assignment, include certain basic housing allowances — rent, fees, and utilities ($173,519), costs associated with a leased automobile and related expenses ($76,456), a cost of living allowance to maintain an equivalent level of purchasing power in Singapore relative to the United States, an education allowance for one of his children, tax preparation services, transportation and temporary storage of household goods and club memberships. • In Mr. Subrahmanian's case, we also paid certain taxes to the Singapore and U.S. tax authorities on his behalf ($33,429) and he received tax gross-up payments totaling $32,128, in each case related to his expatriate assignment. The Compensation Committee has directed that the Company avoid the use of tax gross-ups on perquisites and personal benefits for NEOs except for relocation expenses and items related to expatriate assignments and in isolated cases where particular circumstances warrant. Primary Compensation Elements. The following table indicates the percentages of our three primary compensation elements of salary, actual bonus and stock awards consisting of performance stock units and stock options, in relation to the total of such elements for each NEO: Name Salary (%) Bonus Plan Payment (%) Performance Stock Units Grant-Date Value (%) (1) Stock Option Grant-Date Value using Black-Scholes (%) (1) Kevin A. Lobo 12% 15% 37% 36% William R. Jellison 25% 17% 29% 29% Timothy J. Scannell 18% 17% 33% 32% Ramesh Subrahmanian 22% 12% 33% 33% David K. Floyd 21% 14% 33% 32% ______________ (1) Uses aggregate grant-date fair value in accordance with the Compensation — Stock Compensation Topic of the FASB Codification for 2014 awards of performance stock units and stock option grants. See "Grant-Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards" beginning on page 26.