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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM

8-K/A

(Amendment No.1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 11, 2026

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Michigan |
001-13149 |
38-1239739 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |

1941 Stryker Way Portage, Michigan |
49002 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (269)

385-2600

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form

8-K

filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: | ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |

| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |

| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |

| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $.10 Par Value | SYK | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 2.125% Notes due 2027 | SYK27 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.375% Notes due 2028 | SYK28 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 0.750% Notes due 2029 | SYK29 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 2.625% Notes due 2030 | SYK30 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.000% Notes due 2031 | SYK31 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.375% Notes due 2032 | SYK32 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.625% Notes due 2036 | SYK36 | New York Stock Exchange |

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule

12b-2

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2

of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No.1 (the “Amendment”) amends the Current Report on Form

8-K

filed by Stryker Corporation (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 11, 2026 (the March 11, 2026, 8-K

referred hereinto as the “Original Report”). Item 1.05 |
Material Cybersecurity Incidents. |

As previously disclosed in the Original Report and as further reported on two Item 7.01 Current Reports on Form

8-K,

furnished to the SEC on March 12, 2026, and March 23, 2026 respectively, on March 11, 2026, the Company identified a cybersecurity incident, which when it occurred, caused disruptions to the Company’s business operations. Since then, the Company has worked diligently, together with third-party experts and law enforcement, to contain and neutralize the impact of the incident and restore operations. The Company’s investigation of the incident remains ongoing. Based on the information currently available to the Company, and assessment of both quantitative and qualitative factors that emerged in the weeks following the incident, the Company has determined that the incident had a material impact on its operations, with resulting impact to the Company’s financial results for the first quarter of 2026. In reaching this determination, the Company considered factors including the scope and duration of the operational disruption, the systems affected and the potential for customer, regulatory and other impacts.

The Company believes that the incident has not had,