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2825 Airview Boulevard Kalamazoo, MI 49002 Notice of 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Stryker Corporation Date: May 3, 2017 Time: 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time Place: Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites at The Kalamazoo Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan Items of Business: • Elect eight directors; • Ratify appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2017; • Consider and act upon approval of the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; • Consider and act upon approval of the 2011 Performance Incentive Award Plan, as amended and restated; • Consider and act upon approval of the 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated; • Consider and act upon re-approval of the material terms of the performance goals under the Executive Bonus Plan; • Conduct an advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation; • Conduct an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on 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, 2016 is enclosed. Only shareholders of record on March 6, 2017 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 20, 2017 IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE SHAREHOLDERS MEETING ON MAY 3, 2017. The Proxy Statement, our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K and a link to the means to vote by internet are available at www.proxymaterials.stryker.com.