-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, I4OQeVhQUZe0Tv0NnTutHmtGwmd4g/bX6IFLqD6+Gj3AU7Y/mKzYxGKgB1iiHtdL Zre2emKHnc3MK59t38qk0Q== 0000310764-02-000010.txt : 20020414 0000310764-02-000010.hdr.sgml : 20020414 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000310764-02-000010 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020214 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STRYKER CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000310764 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841] IRS NUMBER: 381239739 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-31990 FILM NUMBER: 02544251 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2725 FAIRFIELD ROAD CITY: KALAMAZOO STATE: MI ZIP: 49002 BUSINESS PHONE: 6163852600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 4085 CITY: KALAMAZOO STATE: MI ZIP: 49003-4085 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STRYKER CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000310764 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841] IRS NUMBER: 381239739 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2725 FAIRFIELD ROAD CITY: KALAMAZOO STATE: MI ZIP: 49002 BUSINESS PHONE: 6163852600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 4085 CITY: KALAMAZOO STATE: MI ZIP: 49003-4085 SC 13G/A 1 syk13g.htm STRYKER CORPORATION FORM 13G/A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 21)

Stryker Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $.10 Par Value

(Title of Class of Securities)

863667 10 1

(Cusip Number)

Check here if a fee is being paid with this statement.

1.	Name of Reporting Person
	S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person

		Jon L. Stryker


2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

		N/A

3.	SEC Use Only

		N/A

4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization

		U.S.

5.	Sole Voting Power

		4,540,445 Shares

6.	Shared Voting Power

		45,700,200 Shares

7.	Sole Dispositive Power

		4,540,445 Shares

8.	Shared Dispositive Power

		45,700,200 Shares

9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficailly Owned by Each Reporting Person

		50,240,645 Shares

10.	Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

		N/A

11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

		25.5%

12.	Type of Reporting Person

		IN

1.	Name of Reporting Person
	S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person

		Pat Stryker (formerly Patricia A. Short)


2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

		N/A

3.	SEC Use Only

		N/A

4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization

		U.S.

5.	Sole Voting Power

		2,935,920 Shares

6.	Shared Voting Power

		45,700,200 Shares

7.	Sole Dispositive Power

		2,935,920 Shares

8.	Shared Dispositive Power

		45,700,200 Shares

9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficailly Owned by Each Reporting Person

		48,636,120 Shares

10.	Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

		N/A

11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

		24.7%

12.	Type of Reporting Person

		IN

1.	Name of Reporting Person
	S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person

		Ronda E. Stryker


2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

		N/A

3.	SEC Use Only

		N/A

4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization

		U.S.

5.	Sole Voting Power

		4,470,440 Shares

6.	Shared Voting Power

		45,700,200 Shares

7.	Sole Dispositive Power

		4,470,440 Shares

8.	Shared Dispositive Power

		45,700,200 Shares

9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficailly Owned by Each Reporting Person

		50,170,640 Shares

10.	Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

		N/A

11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

		25.5%

12.	Type of Reporting Person

		IN

1.	Name of Reporting Person
	S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person

		Gerard Thomas


2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

		N/A

3.	SEC Use Only

		N/A

4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization

		U.S.

5.	Sole Voting Power

		1,225,493 Shares

6.	Shared Voting Power

		45,700,200 Shares

7.	Sole Dispositive Power

		1,225,493 Shares

8.	Shared Dispositive Power

		45,700,200 Shares

9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficailly Owned by Each Reporting Person

		46,925,693 Shares

10.	Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

		N/A

11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

		23.9%

12.	Type of Reporting Person

		IN

1.	Name of Reporting Person
	S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person

		Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason


2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

		N/A

3.	SEC Use Only

		N/A

4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization

		U.S.

5.	Sole Voting Power

		673,409 Shares

6.	Shared Voting Power

		46,602,640 Shares

7.	Sole Dispositive Power

		673,409 Shares

8.	Shared Dispositive Power

		46,602,640 Shares

9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficailly Owned by Each Reporting Person

		47,276,049 Shares

10.	Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

		N/A

11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

		24.0%

12.	Type of Reporting Person

		IN

Item 1.	(a)	Name of Issuer: Stryker Corporation

	(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:		2725 Fairfield Road
				Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002

Item 2.	(a)	Name of Persons Filing:
	(b)	Addresses of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

		Jon L. Stryker
			Greenleaf Asset Management
			3505 Greenleaf Boulevard
			Kalamazoo MI 49008
		Pat Stryker (formerly Patricia A. Short)
			Bohemian Companies
			103 W. Mountain Avenue
			Ft. Collins CO 80524
		Ronda E. Stryker
			Greenleaf Asset Management
			3505 Greenleaf Boulevard
			Kalamazoo MI 49008
		Gerard Thomas
			Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
			444 West Michigan Avenue
			Kalamazoo MI 49007
		Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason
			Upjohn National Leasing Company
			3505 Greenleaf Boulevard
			Kalamazoo MI 49008

	(c)	Citizenship: U.S.

	(d)	Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.10 Par Value

	(e)	CUSIP Number: 863667 10 1

Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1, or 134-2(b), check whether the persons
	filing are:
			N/A

Item 4.	Ownership

	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:

		At December 31, 2001, Jon L. Stryker, Pat Stryker, Ronda E. Stryker, Gerard
		Thomas and Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason, as members of the Advisory Committee
		under the L. Lee Stryker Trust (the "Stryker Trust") executed September 10, 1974,
		beneficially owned 45,700,200 shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value (the
		"Common Stock"), of Stryker Corporation.

The following table shows the beneficial ownership (other than indirect beneficial ownership through the Stryker Trust) of shares of Common Stock by the persons (other than the Stryker Trust) named in response to Item 2(a):

Name	Number of Shares

Jon L. Stryker	4,540,445
Pat Stryker	2,935,920
Ronda E. Stryker	4,470,440
Gerard Thomas	1,225,493
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason	1,575,849 (1)

		(b)	Percent of Class:

			The shares of Common Stock described in response to Item 4(a) amounted to 30.7% of the
			outstanding shares of Common Stock on December 31, 2001.

		(c)	The following table sets forth, for each of the persons named in response to Item 2(a), the
			number of shares of Common Stock as to which such person has (i) sole power to vote or to
			direct the vote, (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote, (iii) sole power to dispose or to
			direct the disposition of or (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of.

		Power to Vote or		Power to Dispose or to
Name		to Direct the Vote		Direct the Disposition of

		Sole	Shared	Sole	Shared
Jon L. Stryker		4,540,445	45,700,200 (2)	4,540,445	45,700,200 (2)
Pat Stryker		2,935,920	45,700,200 (2)	2,935,920	45,700,200 (2)
Ronda E. Stryker		4,470,440	45,700,200 (2)	4,470,440	45,700,200 (2)
Gerard Thomas		1,225,493	45,700,200 (2)	1,225,493	45,700,200 (2)
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason		673,409	46,602,640 (1&2)	673,409	46,602,640 (1&2)

(1)	The reporting person is a member of a three-person advisory committee that has full voting and disposition power with
	respect to 902,440 shares of Common Stock held by three trusts.
(2)	Includes 45,700,200 shares of Common Stock owned by the Stryker Trust as to which such person, as a member of the
	Advisory Committee, may be deemed to share voting power and the power to direct the disposition.

Item 5.		Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: N/A

Item 6.		Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: N/A

Item 7.		Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported
		on by the Parent Holding Company: N/A

Item 8.		Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A

Item 9.		Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A

Item 10.		Certification:

		By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities
		referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for
		the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
		of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
		transaction having such purposes or effect.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I verify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATE:	February 14, 2002	/S/ JON L. STRYKER
		Jon L. Stryker

DATE:	February 14, 2002	/S/ PAT STRYKER
		Pat Stryker

DATE:	February 14, 2002	/S/ RONDA E. STRYKER
		Ronda E. Stryker

DATE:	February 14, 2002	/S/ GERARD THOMAS
		Gerard Thomas

DATE:	February 14, 2002	/S/ ELIZABETH S. UPJOHN-MASON
		Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason

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