Document:

Exhibit

Exhibit 10(v)

STRYKER CORPORATION

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
RELATING TO RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS GRANTED
PURSUANT TO THE 2011 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

1.    The Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) with respect to Common Stock of Stryker Corporation (the “Company”) granted to you during 2019 are subject to these Terms and Conditions Relating to Restricted Stock Units Granted Pursuant to the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated (the “Terms and Conditions”) and all of the terms and conditions of the Stryker Corporation 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated (the “2011 Plan”), which is incorporated herein by reference.  In the case of a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and the terms of the 2011 Plan, the provisions of the 2011 Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning provided therefor in the 2011 Plan.

2.    Your right to receive the Shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs shall be only as follows:
    
 
                 (a)    If you continue to be a Director, you will receive the Shares underlying the RSUs that have become vested as soon as administratively possible following the vesting date as set forth in the award letter.

            (b)     If you cease to be a Director by reason of Disability (as such term is defined in the 2011 Plan) or death prior to the date that your RSUs become fully vested, you or your estate will become fully vested in your RSUs, and you, your legal representative or your estate will receive all of the underlying Shares as soon as administratively practicable following your termination by Disability or death.

(c)    If you cease to be a Director by reason of Retirement (as such term is defined in the 2011 Plan) prior to the date that your RSUs become fully vested, you (or your estate in the event of your death after your termination by Retirement) will continue to vest in your RSUs in accordance with the vesting schedule as set forth in the award letter as if you had continued your service as a Director.
    
(d)    If you cease to be a Director prior to the date that your RSUs become fully vested for any reason other than those provided in (b) or (c) above, you shall cease vesting in your RSUs effective as of your Termination Date, which shall be the last day of your active service as a Director. 

(e)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle your RSUs in the form of: (i) a cash payment to the extent settlement in Shares (1) is 

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prohibited under local law, (2) would require you or the Company to obtain the approval of any governmental and/or regulatory body in your country of residence or (3) is administratively burdensome; or (ii) Shares, but require you to immediately sell such Shares (in which case, the Company shall have the authority to issue sales instructions in relation to such Shares on your behalf).

(f)    You may elect to defer delivery of the Shares that are otherwise issuable upon the vesting date by completing a prescribed deferral election form and returning it to the Company according to the instructions on such deferral election form. The deferral election form will be distributed to you separately. If made, the deferral election shall be irrevocable. You generally shall receive your Shares at such time(s) specified in the deferral election form.

3.    The number of Shares subject to the RSUs shall be subject to adjustment and the vesting dates hereof may be accelerated as follows:

(a)    In the event that the Shares, as presently constituted, shall be changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of stock or other securities of the Company or of another corporation (whether by reason of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, split-up, combination of shares, or otherwise) or if the number of such Shares shall be increased through the payment of a stock dividend or a dividend on the Shares of rights or warrants to purchase securities of the Company shall be made, then there shall be substituted for or added to each Share theretofore subject to the RSUs the number and kind of shares of stock or other securities into which each outstanding Share shall be so changed, or for which each such Share shall be exchanged, or to which each such Share shall be entitled.  The other terms of the RSUs shall also be appropriately amended as may be necessary to reflect the foregoing events.  In the event there shall be any other change in the number or kind of the outstanding Shares, or of any stock or other securities into which such Shares shall have been exchanged, then if the Board of Directors shall, in its sole discretion, determine that such change equitably requires an adjustment in the RSUs, such adjustment shall be made in accordance with such determination.

(b)    Fractional Shares resulting from any adjustment in the RSUs may be settled in cash or otherwise as the Board of Directors shall determine, in its sole discretion.  Notice of any adjustment will be given to you and such adjustment (whether or not such notice is given) shall be effective and binding for all purposes hereof.

(c)    The Board of Directors shall have the power to amend the RSUs to permit the immediate vesting of the RSUs (and to terminate any unvested RSUs) and the distribution of the underlying Shares prior to the effectiveness of (i) any disposition of substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) the shutdown, discontinuance of operations or dissolution of the Company, or (iii) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other unrelated corporation.

4.    If you are resident outside of the United States, you agree, as a condition of the grant of the RSUs, to repatriate all payments attributable to the Shares and/or cash acquired under the 2011 Plan (including, but not limited to, dividends, dividend equivalents and any 

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proceeds derived from the sale of the Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs) required by and in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations in your country of residence.  In addition, you also agree to take any and all actions, and consent to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in your country of residence.  Finally, you agree to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with your personal legal and tax obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in your country of residence.

5.    If you are resident in a country that is a member of the European Union, the grant of the RSUs and these Terms and Conditions are intended to comply with the age discrimination provisions of the EU Equal Treatment Framework Directive, as implemented into local law (the “Age Discrimination Rules”).  To the extent that a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of these Terms and Conditions is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, under the Age Discrimination Rules, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

6.    Regardless of any action the Company takes with respect to any or all income tax (including U.S. federal, state and local taxes or non-U.S. taxes), social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is and remains your responsibility and that the Company   (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including the grant of the RSUs, the vesting of the RSUs, the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items. Further, if you become subject to taxation in more than one country between the grant date and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, you acknowledge that the Company may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one country.

Prior to any taxable event (or such later date(s) as specified in a valid deferral election form), if your country of residence (and/or the country services as a director occur, if different) requires withholding of Tax-Related Items, the Company shall withhold a number of whole Shares that have an aggregate Fair Market Value that the Company, taking into account local requirements and administrative issues, determines in its sole discretion is appropriate to cover withholding for Tax-Related Items with respect to the Shares.  The cash equivalent of the Shares withheld will be used to settle the obligation to withhold the Tax-Related Items. In cases where the Fair Market Value of the number of whole Shares withheld is greater than the amount required to be paid to the relevant government authorities with respect to withholding for Tax-Related Items, the Company shall make a cash payment to you equal to the difference as soon as administratively practicable.  In the event that withholding in Shares is prohibited or problematic under applicable law or otherwise may trigger adverse consequences to the Company, the Company shall withhold the Tax-Related Items required to be withheld with respect to the Shares in cash from your director fees or other amounts payable to you.  In the 

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event the withholding requirements are not satisfied through the withholding of Shares or through your director fees or other amounts payable to you by the Company, no Shares will be issued to you (or your estate) unless and until satisfactory arrangements have been made by you with respect to the payment of any Tax-Related Items that the Company determines, in its sole discretion, should be withheld or collected with respect to such RSUs.  By accepting these RSUs, you expressly consent to the withholding of Shares and/or withholding from your director fees or other amounts payable to you as provided for hereunder.  All other Tax-Related Items related to the RSUs and any Shares delivered in payment thereof are your sole responsibility. 
    
7.    The RSUs are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The 2011 Plan and these Terms and Conditions shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that these Terms and Conditions are subject to Code Section 409A and that it has failed to comply with the requirements of that Section, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without your consent, amend these Terms and Conditions to cause them to comply with Code Section 409A or be exempt from Code Section 409A. 
    
8.    The RSUs shall be transferable only by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  If you purport to make any transfer of the RSUs, except as aforesaid, the RSUs and all rights thereunder shall terminate immediately.

9.    The RSUs shall not be vested in whole or in part, and the Company shall not be obligated to issue any Shares subject to the RSUs, if such issuance would, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, violate the Securities Act of 1933 or any other U.S. federal, state or non-U.S. statute having similar requirements as it may be in effect at the time.  The RSUs are subject to the further requirement that, if at any time the Board of Directors shall determine in its discretion that the listing or qualification of the Shares subject to the RSUs under any securities exchange requirements or under any applicable law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of or in connection with the issuance of Shares pursuant to the RSUs, the RSUs may not be vested in whole or in part unless such listing, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Board of Directors.

10.    The grant of the RSUs shall not confer upon you any right to serve as a Director of the Company nor limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate your service as a Director at any time.  You shall have no rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares issuable upon the vesting of the RSUs until the date of issuance of such Shares.

11.     You acknowledge and agree that the 2011 Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, cancelled, or terminated by the Company, in its sole discretion, at any time.  The grant of the RSUs under the 2011 Plan is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a grant of RSUs or any other award under the 2011 Plan or other benefits in lieu thereof in the future.  Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company, including, but not limited to, the form and timing of any grant, the number of Shares subject to the grant, and the vesting provisions.  Any amendment, modification or 

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termination of the 2011 Plan shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of your service as a Director of the Company.

12.    Your participation in the 2011 Plan is voluntary.  

13.    These Terms and Conditions shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns and you and your estate in the event of your death.
    
14.    The Company is located at 2825 Airview Boulevard Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002, U.S.A. and grants RSUs under the 2011 Plan to employees and directors of the Company and Subsidiaries in its sole discretion. In conjunction with the Company’s grant of the RSUs under the 2011 Plan and its ongoing administration of such awards, the Company is providing the following information about its data collection, processing and transfer practices (“Personal Data Activities”). In accepting the grant of the RSUs, you expressly and explicitly consent to the Personal Data Activities as described herein.

(a)    The Company collects, processes and uses your personal data, including your name, home address, email address, and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, citizenship, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, and details of all RSUs or any other equity compensation awards granted, canceled, exercised, vested, or outstanding in your favor, which the Company receives from you. In granting the RSUs under the Plan, the Company will collect your personal data for purposes of allocating Shares and implementing, administering and managing the 2011 Plan. The Company’s legal basis for the collection, processing and usage of your personal data is your consent.

(b)     The Company transfers your personal data to UBS Financial Services Inc., an independent service provider based in the United States, which assists the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the 2011 Plan (the “Stock Plan Administrator”).  In the future, the Company may select a different Stock Plan Administrator and share your personal data with another company that serves in a similar manner.  The Stock Plan Administrator will open an account for you, if an account is not already in place, to receive and trade Shares acquired under the 2011 Plan. You will be asked to agree on separate terms and data processing practices with the Stock Plan Administrator, which is a condition to your ability to participate in the 2011 Plan.

(c)     The Company and the Stock Plan Administrator are based in the United States.  You should note that your country of residence may have enacted data privacy laws that are different from the United States. The Company’s legal basis for the transfer of your personal data to the United States is your consent.

(d)     Your participation in the 2011 Plan and your grant of consent is purely voluntary. You may deny or withdraw your consent at any time. If you do not consent, or if you withdraw your consent, you may be unable to participate in the 2011 Plan.  This would not affect your existing directorship or your annual cash retainer; instead, you merely may forfeit the opportunities associated with the 2011 Plan.

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You may have a number of rights under the data privacy laws in your country of residence. For example, your rights may include the right to (i) request access or copies of personal data the Company processes, (ii) request rectification of incorrect data, (iii) request deletion of data, (iv) place restrictions on processing, (v) lodge complaints with competent authorities in your country or residence, and/or (vi) request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of your personal data.  To receive clarification regarding your rights or to exercise your rights, you should contact the Company’s Human Resources Department.

15.    The grant of the RSUs is not intended to be a public offering of securities in your country of residence.  The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filing(s) with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law).  No employee of the Company is permitted to advise you on whether you should acquire Shares under the 2011 Plan or provide you with any legal, tax or financial advice with respect to the grant of the RSUs.  The acquisition of Shares involves certain risks, and you should carefully consider all risk factors and tax considerations relevant to the acquisition of Shares under the 2011 Plan or the disposition of them.  Further, you should carefully review all of the materials related to the RSUs and the 2011 Plan, and you should consult with your personal legal, tax and financial advisors for professional advice in relation to your personal circumstances.

 
    16.    All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of the RSUs and the 2011 Plan shall be governed and construed according to the laws of the state of Michigan, without regard to the application of the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.  Any disputes regarding the RSUs or the 2011 Plan shall be brought only in the state or federal courts of the state of Michigan.

17.    The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the RSUs or other awards granted to you under the 2011 Plan by electronic means.  You hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agree to participate in the 2011 Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

18.    The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the 2011 Plan or these Terms and Conditions shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the 2011 Plan or these Terms and Conditions.  

19.    If you are resident outside of the United States, you acknowledge and agree that it is your express intent that these Terms and Conditions, the 2011 Plan and all other documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant to the RSUs be drawn up in English.  If you have received these Terms and Conditions, the 2011 Plan or any other documents related to the RSUs translated into a language other than English and  the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.  

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20.    Notwithstanding any provisions of these Terms and Conditions to the contrary, the RSUs shall be subject to any special terms and conditions for your country of residence set forth in an addendum to these Terms and Conditions (an “Addendum”).  Further, if you transfer your residence to another country reflected in an Addendum to these Terms and Conditions at the time of transfer, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to you to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such special terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law, rules and regulations or to facilitate the operation and administration of the award and the 2011 Plan (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate your transfer).  In all circumstances, any applicable Addendum shall constitute part of these Terms and Conditions.
21.    The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the RSUs, any Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs, and your participation in the 2011 Plan to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that such other requirements are necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law, rules and regulations or to facilitate the operation and administration of the award and the 2011 Plan.  Such requirements may include (but are not limited to) requiring you to sign any agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

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STRYKER CORPORATION

ADDENDUM TO
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
RELATING TO RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS GRANTED
PURSUANT TO THE 2011 PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

In addition to the terms of the 2011 Plan and the Terms and Conditions, the RSUs are subject to the following additional terms and conditions (the “Addendum”).  All capitalized terms as contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the 2011 Plan and the Terms and Conditions.  Pursuant to Section 20 of the Terms and Conditions, if you transfer your residence and/or employment to another country reflected in an Addendum at the time of transfer, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to you to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law, rules and regulations, or to facilitate the operation and administration of the award and the 2011 Plan (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate your transfer).  

European Union (“EU”) / European Economic Area (“EEA”)

1.    Data Privacy.  If you reside and/or you work in the EU / EEA, the following provision replaces Section 14 of the Terms and Conditions:

The Company is located at 2825 Airview Boulevard Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002, U.S.A.  and grants RSUs under the 2011 Plan to employees and directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries in its sole discretion. You should review the following information about the Company’s data processing practices. 

(a)    Data Collection, Processing and Usage. Pursuant to applicable data protection laws, you are hereby notified that the Company collects, processes and uses certain personally-identifiable information about you for the legitimate interest of implementing, administering and managing the 2011 Plan and generally administering equity awards; specifically, including your name, home address, email address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, citizenship, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, and details of all options or any other awards granted, canceled, exercised, vested, or outstanding in your favor, which the Company receives from you. In granting the RSUs under the 2011 Plan, the Company will collect your personal data for purposes of allocating Shares and implementing, administering and managing the 2011 Plan.  The Company’s collection, processing, use and transfer of your personal data is necessary for the performance of the Company’s contractual obligations under the Plan and pursuant to the Company’s legitimate interest of managing and generally administering equity awards. Your refusal to provide personal data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect your ability to participate in the 2011 Plan. As such, by participating in the 

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2011 Plan, you voluntarily acknowledge the collection, processing and use of your personal data as described herein.

(b)    Stock Plan Administration Service Provider. The Company transfers participant data to UBS Financial Services Inc., an independent service provider based in the United States, which assists the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the 2011 Plan (the “Stock Plan Administrator”).  In the future, the Company may select a different Stock Plan Administrator and share your data with another company that serves in a similar manner. The Stock Plan Administrator will open an account for you, if an account is not already in place, to receive and trade Shares acquired under the 2011 Plan. You will be asked to agree on separate terms and data processing practices with the Stock Plan Administrator, which is a condition to your ability to participate in the 2011 Plan.

(c)    International Data Transfers. The Company and the Stock Plan Administrator are based in the United States. The Company can only meet its contractual obligations to you if your personal data is transferred to the United States. The Company’s legal basis for the transfer of your personal data to the United States is to satisfy its contractual obligations to you and/or its use of the standard data protection clauses adopted by the EU Commission.

(d)    Data Retention. The Company will use your personal data only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the 2011 Plan or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax and security laws. When the Company no longer needs your personal data, the Company will remove it from its systems.  If the Company keeps your data longer, it would be to satisfy legal or regulatory obligations and the Company’s legal basis would be for compliance with relevant laws or regulations.

(e)    Data Subject Rights. You may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in your country of residence. For example, your rights may include the right to (i) request access or copies of personal data the Company processes, (ii) request rectification of incorrect data, (iii) request deletion of data, (iv) place restrictions on processing, (v) lodge complaints with competent authorities in your country of residence, and/or (vi) request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Participant’s personal data.  To receive clarification regarding your rights or to exercise your rights, you should contact the Company’s Human Resources Department. 

AUSTRALIA

1.RSUs Conditioned on Satisfaction of Regulatory Obligations.  If you are (a) a director of a Subsidiary incorporated in Australia, or (b) a person who is a management-level executive of a Subsidiary incorporated in Australia and who also is a director of a Subsidiary incorporated outside of the Australia, the grant of the RSUs is conditioned upon satisfaction of the shareholder approval provisions of section 200B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in Australia.

The Australian Offer document can be accessed here [UBS INSERT LINK HERE]

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BRAZIL

1.    Compliance with Law.  By accepting the RSUs, you acknowledge and agree to comply with applicable Brazilian laws and to pay any and all applicable taxes associated with the vesting of the RSUs, the issuance and/or sale of Shares acquired under the 2011 Plan and the receipt of any dividends.

CANADA

1.    Settlement in Shares.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Terms and Conditions or the 2011 Plan, the RSUs shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

2.    Use of English Language.   If you are a resident of Quebec, by accepting your RSUs, you acknowledge and agree that it is your wish that the Terms and Conditions, this Addendum, as well as all other documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant to your RSUs, either directly or indirectly, be drawn up in English.  

Langue anglaise.  En acceptant l'allocation de vos RSUs, vous reconnaissez et acceptez avoir souhaité que le Termes et Conditions, le présent avenant, ainsi que tous autres documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, relatifs, directement ou indirectement, à l'allocation de vos RSUs, soient rédigés en anglais.

BY SIGNING BELOW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE 2011 PLAN, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THIS ADDENDUM.

PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS ADDENDUM VIA EMAIL NO LATER THAN APRIL 30, 2019 TO STOCKPLANADMINISTRATION@STRYKER.COM.

___________________________________                ______________________________
Signature                    Name (Printed)

_____________________
Date    

CHINA

1.    RSUs Conditioned on Satisfaction of Regulatory Obligations.  If you are a People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) national, the grant of the RSUs is conditioned upon the Company securing all necessary approvals from the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange to permit the operation of the 2011 Plan and the participation of PRC nationals, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.  

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2.    Sale of Shares.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the 2011 Plan, upon any termination of your relationship with the Company, you shall be required to sell all Shares acquired under the 2011 Plan within such time period as may be established by the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

3.      Exchange Control Restrictions.  You acknowledge and agree that you will be required immediately to repatriate to the PRC the proceeds from the sale of any Shares acquired under the 2011 Plan, as well as any other cash amounts attributable to the Shares acquired under the 2011 Plan (collectively, “Cash Proceeds”).  Further, you acknowledge and agree that the repatriation of the Cash Proceeds must be effected through a special bank account established by the local company, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, and you hereby consent and agree that the Cash Proceeds may be transferred to such account by the Company on your behalf prior to being delivered to you.  The Cash Proceeds may be paid to you in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion.  If the Cash Proceeds are paid to you in U.S. dollars, you understand that a U.S. dollar bank account must be established and maintained in China so that the proceeds may be deposited into such account.  If the Cash Proceeds are paid to you in local currency, you acknowledge and agree that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the Cash Proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions.  You agree to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the Cash Proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to you.  You further agree to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the local company, the Company and its Subsidiaries in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in the PRC.

FINLAND

1.    Withholding of Tax-Related Items.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 6 of the Terms and Conditions to the contrary, if you are a local national of Finland, any Tax-Related Items shall be withheld only in cash or other amounts payable to you in cash or such other withholding methods as may be permitted under the 2011 Plan and allowed under local law.

FRANCE

1.    Use of English Language.   By accepting your RSUs, you acknowledge and agree that it is your wish that the Terms and Conditions, this Addendum, as well as all other documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant to your RSUs, either directly or indirectly, be drawn up in English.  

Langue anglaise.  En acceptant l'allocation de vos RSUs, vous reconnaissez et acceptez avoir souhaité que le Termes et Conditions, le présent avenant, ainsi que tous autres documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, relatifs, directement ou indirectement, à l'allocation de vos RSUs, soient rédigés en anglais.

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BY SIGNING BELOW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE 2011 PLAN, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THIS ADDENDUM.

PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS ADDENDUM VIA EMAIL NO LATER THAN APRIL 30, 2019 TO STOCKPLANADMINISTRATION@STRYKER.COM.

___________________________________                ______________________________
Signature                    Name (Printed)

_____________________
Date    

HONG KONG

1.    Important Notice.  Warning: The contents of the Terms and Conditions, this Addendum, the 2011 Plan, and all other materials pertaining to the RSUs and/or the 2011 Plan have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong.  You are hereby advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer thereunder.  If you have any doubts about any of the contents of the aforesaid materials, you should obtain independent professional advice.

2.    Lapse of Restrictions.  If, for any reason, Shares are issued to you within six (6) months of the grant date, you agree that you will not sell or otherwise dispose of any such Shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the grant date.

3.    Settlement in Shares.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Addendum, the Terms and Conditions or the 2011 Plan, the RSUs shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

4.    Nature of the Plan.  The Company specifically intends that the 2011 Plan will not be treated as an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”).  To the extent any court, tribunal or legal/regulatory body in Hong Kong determines that the 2011 Plan constitutes an occupational retirement scheme for the purposes of ORSO, the grant of the RSUs shall be null and void.

INDIA

1.    Repatriation Requirements. You expressly agree to repatriate all sale proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the 2011 Plan in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company, the local company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from your failure to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations.

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NETHERLANDS

1.    Waiver of Termination Rights.  As a condition to the grant of the RSUs, you hereby waive any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of the termination of your relationship with the Company and the local company for any reason whatsoever, insofar as those rights result or may result from (a) the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements under the 2011 Plan, or (b) you ceasing to have rights under or ceasing to be entitled to any awards under the 2011 Plan as a result of such termination.

2.    Tax Deferral Upon Retirement. Unless you otherwise elect by contacting Stryker no later than April 30, 2019, you hereby agree that upon Retirement eligibility, the RSUs shall not become taxable until the date of settlement when Shares are actually delivered or otherwise made available.

RUSSIA

1.    IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION.  If you are a citizen of the Russian Federation, any cash proceeds derived from the 2011 Plan (including any dividend equivalents payable in cash but excluding cash dividends) must be remitted directly to a personal bank account opened with an authorized bank in the Russian Federation (an “Authorized Russian Account”). Thereafter, you may, in your sole discretion, personally transfer such amounts from your Authorized Russian Account to a bank account legally established outside of the Russian Federation with a non-Russian bank located in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development or the Financial Action Task Force countries (an “Authorized Foreign Account”).  Cash dividends (but not dividend equivalents payable in cash) can be remitted directly to an Authorized Foreign Account.  However, you are required to notify the Russian tax authorities within one month of opening or closing an Authorized Foreign Account or changing the account details. You also are required to file quarterly reports of any transactions involving any Authorized Foreign Account you hold with the Russian tax authorities.
2.    SECURITIES LAW NOTIFICATION.  The grant of RSUs and the issuance of Shares upon vesting are not intended to be an offering of securities with the Russian Federation, and the Terms and Conditions, the 2011 Plan, this Addendum and all other materials that you receive in connection with the grant of RSUs and your participation in the 2011 Plan (collectively, “Grant Materials”) do not constitute advertising or a solicitation within the Russian Federation.  In connection with your grant of RSUs, the Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filing with the Russian Federal Bank or any other governmental or regulatory body within the Russian Federation, and the Grant Materials expressly may not be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making a securities offering or public circulation of Shares within the Russian Federation.    

SINGAPORE

1.    Qualifying Person Exemption.  The following provision shall replace Section 15 of the Terms and Conditions: 

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The grant of the RSUs under the 2011 Plan is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption” under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2011 Ed.) (“SFA”).  The 2011 Plan has not been lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.  You should note that, as a result, the RSUs are subject to section 257 of the SFA and you will not be able to make (a) any subsequent sale of the Shares in Singapore or (ii) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the RSUs in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA (Chapter 289, 2011 Ed.).

SOUTH AFRICA

1.    Exchange Control Obligations.  You are solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa.  As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, you should consult your legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of Shares under the 2011 Plan to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from your failure to comply with applicable laws.

2.    Securities Law Information and Deemed Acceptance of RSUs.  Neither the RSUs nor the underlying Shares shall be publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in South Africa.  The offer is intended to be private pursuant to Section 96 of the Companies Act and is not subject to the supervision of any South African governmental authority. Pursuant to Section 96 of the Companies Act, the RSU offer must be finalized on or before the 60th day following the grant date.  If you do not want to accept the RSUs, you are required to decline the RSUs no later than the 60th day following the grant date.  If you do not reject the RSUs on or before the 60th day following the grant date, you will be deemed to accept the RSUs.

SOUTH KOREA

1.    Consent to Collection, Processing and Transfer of Personal Data.  By electronically accepting the Terms and Conditions, you agree to the collection, use, processing and transfer of Data as described in Section 14 of the Terms and Conditions; and you agree to the processing of your unique identifying information (resident registration number) as described in Section 14 of the Terms and Conditions.

TURKEY

1.    Securities Law Information.  Under Turkish law, you are not permitted to sell any Shares acquired under the 2011 Plan within Turkey.  The Shares are currently traded on the New York Stock Exchange, which is located outside of Turkey, under the ticker symbol “SYK” and the Shares may be sold through this exchange.

2.    Financial Intermediary Obligation.  You acknowledge that any activity related to investments in foreign securities (e.g., the sale of Shares) should be conducted through a bank or financial intermediary institution licensed by the Turkey Capital Markets Board and 

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should be reported to the Turkish Capital Markets Board.  You solely are responsible for complying with this requirement and should consult with a personal legal advisor for further information regarding any obligations in this respect.

UNITED KINGDOM

1.    Income Tax and Social Insurance Contribution Withholding.  The following provision shall supplement Section 6 of the Terms and Conditions:

Without limitation to Section 6 of the Terms and Conditions, you agree that you are liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenant to pay all such Tax-Related Items, as and when requested by the Company, the local company or by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). You also agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and/or the local company against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay to HMRC on your behalf (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).
2.    Exclusion of Claim. You acknowledge and agree that you will have no entitlement to compensation or damages in consequence of the termination of your service with the Company and the local company for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of contract, insofar as any purported claim to such entitlement arises or may arise from your ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to vest in the RSUs as a result of such termination of service (whether the termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the RSUs.  Upon the grant of the RSUs, you shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived any such entitlement.

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Exhibit 10(vi)

STRYKER CORPORATION 
SUPPLEMENTAL SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
(As Amended Effective January 1, 2008)

		
	1.
	Purpose of the Plan and Effective Date

		
	1.01
	Purpose. The purpose of this Stryker Corporation Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan is to provide a select group of the Company’s executives with an opportunity to defer a portion of their annual pay and to receive the benefit of Company contributions, to the extent such benefits are unavailable to such executives under the Savings Plan (as hereinafter defined) as a result of limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other limitations imposed by the terms of such plan.

		
	1.02
	Effective Date. This amendment and restatement of the Plan, which is intended to implement the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, is generally effective January 1, 2008; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary the Pre-2005 Plan shall continue to apply to the portion (if any) of a Participant’s Account that was vested as of December 31, 2004, including credited earnings and losses with respect thereto, and the Pre-2005 Plan shall be deemed to constitute a separate plan for purposes of Section 409A.

		
	2.
	Definitions

		
	2.01
	“Account” shall mean the bookkeeping account maintained for a Participant to record his or her Pay Deferrals, Matching Contributions, and Company Discretionary Contributions, together with earnings and losses with respect thereto credited pursuant to Section 7.03.

		
	2.02
	“Administrator” shall mean the Company. The Company may periodically delegate some or all of its duties as Administrator to a committee appointed by the Board.

		
	2.03
	“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

		
	2.04
	“Bonus” shall mean Compensation consisting of a bonus with respect to a Service Year under the Company’s annual bonus program that meets the following requirements:

		
	(a)
	The Service Year begins on or after the date his or her participation in the Plan commences;

		
	(b)
	The amount of, or entitlement to, such bonus is contingent on the satisfaction of preestablished organizational or individual performance criteria relating to the full 12-month period comprising such Service Year.

		
	(c)
	Such preestablished criteria are established in writing by the 90th day of the Service Year and their outcome remains substantially uncertain through June 30 of the Service Year.

		
	(d)
	With respect to any criteria that are subjective, such criteria relate either to the Participant, to a group of employees that includes the Participant, or to a business unit (which may be the entire Company) for which the Participant performs services, and the determination that any subjective criteria have been met is not made by the Participant, a member of the Participant’s family, or a person under the effective control of the Participant or a member of his or her family and no amount of the compensation of the person making such determination is effectively controlled by the Participant or a member of his or her family.

		
	2.05
	“Bonus Deferral Election” shall mean an election described in Section 4.03(b).

		
	2.06
	“Change in Control” shall mean a “Change in Control” as defined in the Stryker Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, or successor thereto.

		
	2.07
	“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

		
	2.08
	“Company” shall mean Stryker Corporation and any successor thereto. Where the context requires, “Company” shall also include any employer related to the Company any of whose employees have been designated as eligible to participate in the Plan.

		
	2.09
	“Company Discretionary Contribution” shall mean the amount credited to a Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 6.

		
	2.10
	“Compensation” shall mean the following elements of compensation received from the Company:

		
	(a)
	A Participant’s wages, salaries, professional service fees and other amounts received that are included in the Participant’s taxable income (regardless of whether paid in cash) during a Plan Year for personal services provided to the Company;

		
	(b)
	Commissions, payments based upon profits, commissions on insurance premiums, tips, and cash bonuses; and

		
	(c)
	Pay reduction contributions under this Plan or under Sections 125, 132(f), or 402(e)(3) of the Code;

provided, however, that “Compensation” shall not include any of the following items: (i) amounts paid to the Participant before the requirements  for participation in the Plan were satisfied; (ii) employer contributions to a plan of deferred compensation not includible in taxable income, except as otherwise provided in this Section; (iii) employer contributions to a simplified employee pension plan that are deductible by an Employee; (iv) income realized upon the exercise of a nonqualified stock option; (v) income under Section 83 of the Code which is realized because the property becomes transferable or not forfeitable;
(vi) income realized on the sale, exchange, or other disposition of stock acquired under a qualified stock option; (vii) amounts subject to special tax benefits which are not includible in income; (viii) reimbursements or other expense allowances, fringe benefits (cash and noncash), moving expenses, deferred compensation, and welfare benefits; or (ix) severance pay.

		
	2.11
	“Deferrable Non-Bonus Compensation” shall mean a Participant’s Non-Bonus Compensation for a Plan Year that is payable after the Participant’s pay deferrals under the Savings Plan have attained the dollar limitation under Section 402(g)(1) of the Code (or such other limitation on pay deferrals as may apply to the Participant under the terms of the Savings Plan, after giving effect to any catch-up contributions for which the Participant may be eligible) for such Plan Year.

		
	2.12
	“Disabled” shall mean that the Employee has been receiving, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, income replacement benefits for a period of not less than six months under the Company's short and/or long-term disability plans. The determination that a Participant has become Disabled shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

		
	2.13
	“Discretionary Contribution Percentage” shall mean the employer’s discretionary contribution for a Plan Year under the Savings Plan, expressed as a percentage of a Participant’s includible compensation for such Plan Year under the Savings Plan.

		
	2.14
	“Employee” shall mean a common law employee of the Company.

		
	2.15
	“Entry Date” shall mean January 1 of any Plan Year.

		
	2.16
	“Investment Election” shall mean a Participant’s election under Section 7 of the investment fund or funds used to measure the investment performance of the Participant’s Account.

		
	2.17
	“Matching Contribution” shall mean the amount credited to a Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 5.

		
	2.18
	“Non-Bonus Compensation” shall mean a Participant’s Compensation other than Bonuses.

		
	2.19
	“Non-Bonus Deferral Election” shall mean an election described in Section 4.02(a).

		
	2.20
	“Participant” shall mean an Employee who satisfies the requirements for participation in the Plan pursuant to Section 3.01 and whose Account has not been distributed.

		
	2.21
	“Pay Deferral Election” shall mean a Bonus Deferral Election or a Non-Bonus Deferral Election.

		
	2.22
	“Pay Deferrals” shall mean the amount of a Participant’s Compensation deferred under the Plan.

		
	2.23
	“Payment Election” shall mean an election made pursuant to Section 9.02, as such election may be changed from time to time pursuant to Section 9.03.

		
	2.24
	“Plan” shall mean this Stryker Corporation Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan, as amended from time to time.

		
	2.25
	“Plan Year” shall mean the calendar year.

		
	2.26
	“Pre-2005 Plan” shall mean the Plan as in effect prior to January 1, 2005.

		
	2.27
	“Savings Plan” shall mean the Stryker Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan, as amended from time to time.

		
	2.28
	“Section 401(a)(17) Limitation” shall mean the dollar limitation under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code in effect for a Plan Year.

		
	2.29
	“Select Group” shall mean, with respect to a Plan Year, the select group of senior management or highly compensated Employees who are designated by the Board as eligible to participate in this Plan.

		
	2.30
	“Separation from service” or “separates from service” means that a Participant dies, retires, or otherwise has a termination of employment with the Company. The determination of whether a Participant has separated from service shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

		
	2.31
	“Service Year” shall mean the calendar year during which services to which an item of Compensation relates are performed.

		
	2.32
	“Specified Employee” shall mean a Participant who was a “key employee” within the meaning of Section 416(i) (as determined under applicable Treasury regulations but without regard to Section 416(i)(5)) at any time during (i) the calendar year next preceding the year in which the Participant separates from service, if such separation occurs between April 1 and December 31, or (ii) the second calendar year next preceding the year in which the Participant separates

from service, if such separation occurs between January 1 and March 31. In applying the preceding sentence, all employees who are nonresident aliens during the entire 12-month testing year shall be excluded from consideration. For purposes of identifying a Specified Employee, the definition of compensation under Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c)-2(a) shall be used without regard to (a) any safe harbor provided in Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c)-2(d), (b) any of the special timing rules provided in Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c)-2(e), and (c) any of the special rules provided in Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c)-2(g).

		
	2.33
	“Unforeseeable Emergency” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.03.

		
	2.34
	“Valuation Date” shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.

		
	3.
	Participation

		
	3.01
	Participation. Any Employee who is a member of the Select Group shall become  a Participant in the Plan as of the Entry Date coincident with or next following the date he or she becomes a member of the Select Group. Participation in the Plan shall terminate when all amounts credited to a Participant’s Account have been distributed.

		
	3.02
	Change in Status. As of the first day of a Service Year coinciding with or next following the date a Participant ceases to be a member of the Select Group, he or she shall be ineligible to make a Pay Deferral Election or to receive Matching Contributions with respect to Compensation earned in such Service Year, or Company Discretionary Contributions with respect to Compensation payable in such Service Year, but shall otherwise continue as a Participant in accordance with Section 3.01. Any Pay Deferral Elections previously in effect for such Participant with respect to Compensation earned in such Service Year shall be canceled.

		
	4.
	Pay Deferrals

		
	4.01
	Timing of Pay Deferral Elections.

		
	(a)
	Non-Bonus Deferral Elections. A Participant’s election to defer Non- Bonus Compensation earned in a Service Year shall be made by such deadline prior to the first day of such Service Year as the Administrator shall establish.

		
	(b)
	Bonus Deferral Elections. A Participant’s election to defer a Bonus  earned in a Service Year shall be made by such deadline on or before June 30 of such Service Year as the Administrator shall establish.

		
	4.02
	Non-Bonus Deferral Elections.

		
	(a)
	A Participant may elect to defer a portion of his or her Deferrable Non- Bonus Compensation earned in a Service Year by making a written election on such form as the Administrator shall designate on or before the deadline described in Section 4.01(a). Such election shall specify a whole percentage of the Participant’s Deferrable Non-Bonus Compensation which the Participant elects to defer, which percentage may not exceed the maximum percentage of compensation that may be deferred by nonhighly compensated employees under the terms of the Savings Plan.

		
	(b)
	An amount deferred pursuant to a Non-Bonus Deferral Election shall be withheld from the Deferrable Non-Bonus Compensation otherwise payable to the Participant, and shall be credited to the Participant’s Account as of the date on which such amount was withheld or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.

		
	(c)
	A Non-Bonus Deferral Election in effect with respect to a Plan Year shall be irrevocable (except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.02(c) and Section 11.01) and shall automatically remain in effect with respect to each succeeding Plan Year until the earliest to occur of (i) a change in such election pursuant to this Section 4.02(c), (ii) the termination of such election pursuant to Section 11.01, or (iii) the Participant’s ceasing to be eligible to make Pay Deferral Elections pursuant to Section 3.02. A Participant may, on or before the applicable deadline under Section 4.01(a) for a Non-Bonus Deferral Election for a Service Year, change or revoke his or her Non-Bonus Deferral Election effective as of the first day of such Service Year.

		
	4.03
	Bonus Deferral Elections.

		
	(a)
	A Participant shall be eligible to make a Bonus Deferral Election with respect to a Service Year only if he or she performs services as an Employee continuously throughout the first six months of such Service Year.

		
	(b)
	A Participant described in Section 4.03(a) may elect to defer a portion of his or her Bonus earned in the Service Year by making a written election on such form as the Administrator shall designate on or before the deadline described in Section 4.01(b). Such election shall specify a whole percentage of the Participant’s Bonus which the Participant elects to defer (as described in Section 4.03(c)), which percentage may not exceed the maximum percentage of compensation that may be deferred by nonhighly compensated employees under the terms of the Savings Plan with respect to such Service Year.

		
	(c)
	The Participant’s “Gross Deferred Bonus” for a Service Year shall be the percentage elected by the Participant pursuant to Section 4.03(b) for such Service Year multiplied by the Participant’s Bonus for such Service Year. The entire Gross Deferred Bonus shall be withheld from the Participant’s Bonus and shall be contributed to the Savings Plan as an elective deferral; provided, however, that in the event such Gross Deferred Bonus exceeds the maximum amount that can be so contributed without causing the Savings Plan’s limit on elective deferrals to be exceeded, the amount of such excess shall instead be credited to the Participant’s Account as a Pay Deferral under this Plan.

		
	(d)
	An amount deferred pursuant to a Bonus Deferral Election shall be withheld from the Bonus otherwise payable to the Participant, and shall be credited to the Participant’s Account as of the date on which such amount was withheld or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.

		
	(e)
	A Bonus Deferral Election in effect with respect to a Service Year shall be irrevocable (except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.03(e) and Section 11.01) and shall apply to the Service Year for which it is made only. A Participant may, on or before the applicable deadline under Section 4.01(b) for a Bonus Deferral Election for a Service Year, change or revoke his or her Bonus Deferral Election effective as of the first day of such Service Year.

		
	(f)
	If a Participant fails to make a Bonus Deferral Election (or to elect a 0% Bonus deferral) with respect to a Service Year by the deadline described in Section 4.01(b), he or she shall be deemed to have made a Bonus Deferral Election in the same percentage as the Non-Bonus Deferral Election percentage in effect for such Service Year (or, if no such Non-Bonus Deferral Election percentage is in effect, 0%).

		
	4.04
	 Participants’ 401(k) Elections. Notwithstanding anything in the Savings Plan to the contrary:

		
	(a)
	if a Participant has made a Non-Bonus Deferral Election under this Plan with respect to Non-Bonus Compensation otherwise payable in a Plan Year, then unless the Participant’s Non-Bonus Deferral Election under this Plan is canceled pursuant to Section 11.01 no change or revocation of such Participant’s Savings Plan non-bonus pay deferral election in effect on the first day of such Plan Year shall be effective until the first day of the following Plan Year; and

		
	(b)
	if a Participant has made a Bonus Deferral Election under this Plan with respect to a Bonus otherwise payable in a Plan Year, then unless the Participant’s Bonus Deferral Election under this Plan is canceled pursuant to Section 11.01, such Bonus Deferral Election shall automatically constitute such Participant’s Savings Plan deferral election with respect to such Bonus and shall be irrevocable.

		
	5.
	Matching Contributions

		
	5.01
	For each Plan Year, the Company shall credit to the Account of each eligible Participant a Matching Contribution equal to the Gross Match minus the Savings Plan Match. The “Gross Match” means 50% of the sum of such Participant’s Pay Deferrals under the Plan and elective deferrals under the Savings Plan for such Plan Year (but only to the extent such sum does not exceed 8% of such Participant’s Compensation for such Plan Year, exclusive of Compensation for any period preceding his or her commencement of participation in the Savings Plan). The “Savings Plan Match” means the matching contribution amount contributed to such Participant’s Savings Plan account for such Plan Year. Such Matching Contribution shall be credited to the Participant’s Account on or before the deadline (including extensions) for the filing of the Company’s Federal income tax return for such Plan Year.

		
	5.02
	A Participant shall be eligible for a Matching Contribution with respect to a Plan Year only if he or she is eligible for a matching contribution under the Savings Plan for such Plan Year and only if Pay Deferrals under this Plan have been made with respect to such Participant during such Plan Year.

		
	6.
	Company Discretionary Contributions

		
	6.01
	In General. For each Plan Year, the Company shall credit to the Account of each eligible Participant a Company Discretionary Contribution equal to such Participant’s Compensation in excess of the Section 401(a)(17) Limitation for such Plan Year, multiplied by the Discretionary Contribution Percentage for such Plan Year. Such Company Discretionary Contribution shall be credited to the Participant’s Account on or before the deadline (including extensions) for the filing of the Company’s Federal income tax return for such Plan Year.

		
	6.02
	Eligibility for Contribution. A Participant shall be eligible for a Company Discretionary Contribution with respect to a Plan Year only if he or she is eligible for an employer discretionary contribution under the Savings Plan for such Plan Year.

		
	7.
	Investment Performance Elections

		
	7.01
	Initial Election. Prior to the commencement of his or her participation in the Plan, each Participant shall file an initial Investment Election which shall designate from among the investment funds available for selection under the Plan the investment fund or funds which shall be used to measure the investment performance of the Participant’s Account.

		
	7.02
	Change in Election. A Participant may change his or her Investment Election effective at any time. Any such change shall be implemented as soon as administratively feasible.

		
	7.03
	Crediting of Investment Return. As of each Valuation Date, each Participant’s Account shall, under such procedures as the Administrator shall establish, be credited with any income, and debited with any loss, that would have been realized if the amounts credited to his or her Account had been invested in accordance with his or her Investment Election; provided, however, that the Administrator reserves the right to decline to follow a Participant’s Investment Election in its sole discretion. References in the Plan to Investment Elections are for the sole purpose of attributing hypothetical investment performance to each Participant’s Account. Nothing herein shall require the Company to invest, earmark, or set aside its general assets in any specific manner.

		
	7.04
	Available Investment Funds. The investment funds available for selection under the Plan shall be the investment funds (other than the employer stock fund and Vanguard Targeted Retirement Funds) available for investment under the Savings Plan.

		
	8.
	Accounts

		
	8.01
	Maintenance of Accounts. The Administrator shall maintain or cause to be maintained records showing the individual balances of each Account. At least once per quarter each Participant shall be furnished with a statement setting forth the value of his or her Account.

		
	8.02
	Vesting.

		
	(a)
	In General. A Participant’s Account balance shall be payable under this Plan only to the extent that it is vested. The portion of a Participant’s Account attributable to Pay Deferrals, together with credited earnings or losses thereon, shall be fully vested at all times. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.02(b), the portion of a Participant’s Account attributable to Matching Contributions and Company Discretionary Contributions, and credited earnings and losses with respect thereto, shall be vested only to the extent that matching contributions and employer discretionary contributions credited to the Participant’s account under the Savings Plan are vested. The nonvested portion of a Participant’s Account shall be forfeited at the same time, and under the same conditions, as the nonvested portion of his or her account under the Savings Plan is forfeited.

		
	(b)
	Change in Control. A Participant’s entire Account shall immediately become fully vested upon a Change in Control.

		
	9.
	Payments

		
	9.01
	Timing of Payments.

		
	(a)
	Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9.01, Section 10, and Section 11.02, a Participant’s vested Account balance shall be paid in accordance

with the Participant’s valid Payment Election made pursuant to this Section 9.

		
	(b)
	Except as provided in Section 9.01(d), no portion of the vested Account of a Specified Employee shall be paid before the earlier of (i) six months from the date of the Specified Employee’s separation from service, or (ii) such Specified Employee’s death. The restriction in this Section 9.01(c) shall not affect the timing of any lump-sum or installment payment scheduled to be made more than six months from the date of the Specified Employee’s separation from service.

		
	(c)
	In the event that a Participant becomes Disabled (within the meaning of Section 2.12) without having separated from service, then (i) for purposes of applying such Participant's Payment Election he or she shall be deemed to have separated from service on the date the Participant becomes Disabled and (ii) such Participant's vested Account shall be paid in accordance with such election but without regard to the six-month restriction on payments to Specified Employees following a separation from service.

		
	(d)
	In the event that a Participant other than a Specified Employee separates from service at a time when the vested amount in his or her Account does not exceed the dollar limit under Section 402(g)(1)(B), such amount shall be paid within 2 1⁄2 months following such separation from service.

		
	9.02
	Initial Payment Election. Prior to the commencement of his or her participation in the Plan, each Participant shall file a Payment Election with the Administrator on such form as the Administrator shall prescribe specifying (i) whether the Participant’s vested Account is to be paid in a lump sum, in substantially equal annual installments, or in a combination thereof, (ii) either (x) the year relative to the Participant’s separation from service (which shall be not less than one year and not more than 10 years after such separation from service) during the first 90 days of which such lump-sum payment is to be made and/or such installments are to commence or (y) that such lump-sum payment and/or installments are to commence within 90 days following such Participant’s separation from service, and (iii) if installments are elected, the number of such installments. Except as provided in Section 11.02, no portion of a Participant’s Account may be paid  prior to his or her separation from service. Lump-sum payments may not be made later than, and installment payments may not extend beyond, the 90th day of the tenth year following the year in which the Participant’s separation from service occurs.

		
	9.03
	Change in Payment Election.

		
	(a)
	Except to the extent that a Participant changes his or her Payment Election in accordance with this Section 9.03, and except as provided in Section 11.02, a Participant’s Payment Election shall be irrevocable.

		
	(b)
	A Participant may change his or her Payment Election (with respect to form of payment, date of commencement of payment, or both) from time to time, by filing an election with the Administrator on such form as the Administrator shall prescribe. The Payment Election resulting from such change shall be irrevocable, except as provided in Section 9.03(a). A Participant’s ability to change his or her Payment Election shall be subject to the following limitations:

		
	1.
	Such change in Payment Election shall not take effect until 12 months after it is made.

		
	2.
	The payment with respect to which the change in Payment Election is made must be deferred by at least five years beyond the date the payment otherwise would have been made (or, in the case of installment payments, five years from the date the first installment was scheduled to be paid). For this purpose, the date a payment or first installment otherwise would have been made means the first date on which such payment or first installment could have been made pursuant to the Participant’s Payment Election in effect prior to the change.

		
	10.
	Death of a Participant

		
	10.01
	In General. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.02, in the event of a Participant’s death prior to the payment of his or her entire Account balance, the remaining balance in his or her Account shall be paid in accordance with his or her benefit Payment Election made pursuant to Section 9.02 (after giving effect to any modifications to such election pursuant to Section 9.03). Such payment shall be made to the beneficiary designated by the Participant under the Savings Plan, unless the Participant has specifically designated a different beneficiary under this Plan in a writing filed with the Administrator prior to his or her death.

		
	10.02
	Lump Sum Election. A Participant may elect to have any amount remaining in  the Participant’s Account upon his or her death paid to his or her beneficiary in a lump sum within 60 days after the Administrator has received notification of his or her death, rather than in accordance with his or her benefit Payment Election under Sections 9.02 and 9.03. Such a lump-sum death benefit election may be made or revoked at any time, provided, however, that such election or revocation shall not take effect until 12 months after it is made.

		
	11.
	Unforeseeable Emergencies; Savings Plan Hardship Withdrawals

		
	11.01
	Cancellation of Deferral Elections.

		
	(a)
	In the event of a Participant’s Unforeseeable Emergency, such Participant may request a cancellation of all of his or her Pay Deferral Elections in 

accordance with Section 4.02. Any such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrator, which approval shall not be granted unless
such need cannot be relieved (i) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or (ii) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship). If the request is granted, such suspension shall be effective as of such date as the Administrator shall prescribe.

		
	(b)
	As required pursuant to the terms of the Savings Plan, a Participant’s Pay Deferral Elections under this Plan shall automatically be canceled in the event of his or her receipt of a hardship withdrawal from the Savings Plan.

		
	11.02
	Emergency Withdrawal. In the event of a Participant’s  Unforeseeable Emergency, such Participant may request an emergency withdrawal from his or her Account. Any such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrator, which approval (a) shall not be granted unless the Participant’s Pay Deferral Elections have been canceled pursuant to Section 11.01, (b) shall only be granted to the extent reasonably needed to satisfy the need created by the Unforeseeable Emergency, and (c) shall not be granted to the extent that such need may be relieved (i) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or (ii) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship).

		
	11.03
	Unforeseeable Emergency. An “Unforeseeable Emergency” means a severe financial hardship of the service provider or beneficiary resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant or his or her spouse or dependent (as defined in section 152(a) of the Code, without regard to section 152(b)(1), (b)(2), or (d)(1)(B)), loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by insurance), or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the Participant’s control. Circumstances that may constitute an Unforeseeable Emergency include the imminent foreclosure of or eviction from the Participant’s primary residence; the need to pay for medical expenses, including non-refundable deductibles, as well as for the costs of prescription drug medication; and the need to pay for the funeral expenses of a spouse or a dependent (as defined in section 152(a) of the Code, without regard to section 152(b)(1), (b)(2), or (d)(1)(B)). The purchase of a home and the payment of college tuition generally are not Unforeseeable Emergencies. Whether the Participant is faced with an Unforeseeable Emergency permitting an emergency withdrawal shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, based on the relevant facts and circumstances and applying regulations and other guidance under Section 409A of the Code. In no event may a withdrawal on account of Unforeseeable Emergency be made to the extent that such emergency is or may be relieved (i) through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise, (ii) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not cause severe financial hardship), or (iii) by cessation of deferrals under the Plan.

		
	11.04
	Limit on Amount Withdrawn. An emergency withdrawal on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency may not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need (which may include amounts necessary to pay any Federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution). The determination of the amounts reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need shall take into account any additional compensation that is available as a result of the cancellation of the Participant’s Pay Deferral Elections upon a payment due to an Unforeseeable Emergency.

		
	12.
	Administration

The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator, which may from time to time may establish rules for the administration of this Plan. The Administrator shall have the sole discretion to make decisions and take any action with respect to questions arising in connection with the Plan, including, but not limited to, the construction and interpretation of the Plan, the resolution of any ambiguities, the determination of the conditions subject to which any benefits may be payable, the resolution of all questions concerning the status and rights of a Participant and others under the Plan, and whether a claimant is eligible for benefits under the Plan, the determination of the amount of benefits, if any, a claimant is entitled to receive, and making any other determinations which it believes necessary or advisable for the administration and operation of the Plan. Any such decision or action shall be final and binding upon all Participants and beneficiaries, and benefits under the Plan shall be paid only if the Administrator decides in its discretion that the claimant is entitled to them. The Administrator’s decision or action in respect of any of the above shall be conclusive and binding upon all Participants and their beneficiaries, heirs, assigns, administrators, executors and any other person claiming through or under them, subject to such individual’s rights to a review of the denial of any benefit claim under the claims procedures set forth in Section 18.

		
	13.
	General Provisions

		
	13.01
	No Contract of Employment. The establishment of the Plan shall not be  construed as conferring any legal rights upon any Participant for a continuation of employment, nor shall it interfere with the rights of the Company to discharge a Participant and to treat him or her without regard to the effect which such treatment might have upon him or her as a Participant in the Plan.

		
	13.02
	Withholding. As a condition to a Participant’s entitlement to benefits hereunder, the Company shall have the right to deduct from any amounts otherwise payable to a Participant, whether pursuant to the Plan or otherwise, or otherwise to collect from the Participant, any required withholding taxes with respect to benefits under the Plan.

		
	13.03
	Non-Assignability of Benefits. Subject to any applicable law, no benefit under  the Plan shall be subject in any manner to, nor shall the Company be obligated to recognize, any purported anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge, and any attempt to do so shall be void. No such

benefit shall in any manner be liable for or subject to garnishment, attachment, execution, or a levy, or liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of the Participant.

		
	13.04
	Successor Employers. The Plan shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, and whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by written agreement to expressly assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations under the Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform them if no such succession had taken place. The provisions of this Section 13.04 shall continue to apply to each subsequent employer of the Participant hereunder in the event of any subsequent merger, consolidation, or transfer of assets of such subsequent employer.

		
	13.05
	Governing Law. The laws of the State of Michigan shall govern the construction of this Plan and the rights and the liabilities hereunder of the parties hereto.

		
	14.
	Source of Benefits

The Plan is an unfunded plan maintained by the Company for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees. Benefits under the Plan shall be payable from the general assets of the Company except to the extent paid from the Stryker Corporation Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan Trust (a grantor trust of the type commonly known as a “rabbi trust”). The Plan shall not  be construed as conferring on a Participant any right, title, interest, or claim in or to any specific asset, reserve, account, or property or any kind possessed by the Company. To the extent that a Participant or any other person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor.

		
	15.
	Section 409A Compliance

This Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted and administered in a manner consistent therewith.

		
	16.
	Effective Date of Restated Plan

This Plan, as amended and restated as set forth herein, shall be effective as of January 1, 2008.

		
	17.
	Amendment or Termination

The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this Plan at any time; provided, however, that without such Participant’s written consent, no amendment or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect the right of any Participant to receive, or otherwise result in a material adverse effect on such Participant’s rights under the Plan with respect to, his or her accrued vested benefits as determined as of the date of amendment or termination. In the event of a termination of the Plan, Participants’ vested Account balances shall be distributed

in such manner as the Administrator shall determine consistent with the requirements of Section 409A.

		
	18.
	Claims Procedures

		
	18.01
	Claims. Any claims for benefits under the Plan shall be made to the Administrator. If a claim for benefits is denied in whole or in part, the Administrator shall provide the claimant written notice within 30 days following that denial. In no case shall that notice be provided later than 90 days after the Administrator receives the claim unless special circumstances require an extension of the time limit, in which event the Administrator shall notify the claimant of the need and reasons for any such extension before the end of the 90- day period. The written notice shall set forth:

		
	(a)
	the specific reasons for denial of the claim;

		
	(b)
	reference to the particular provisions of the Plan on which denial of the claim is based;

		
	(c)
	a statement as to any additional facts or information necessary to perfect the claim and an explanation as to why the same is required; and

		
	(d)
	a reference to the procedures (described below) for review of the denial of the claim, including a statement of the Participant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following a denial of a claim.

		
	18.02
	Appeals. If a Participant’s claim for benefits under the Plan is denied in whole or in part by the Administrator, the Participant shall be entitled to a full and fair review of the claim and the adverse benefit decision. The review shall be granted upon written request, which must be filed by the Participant with the Administrator within 60 days following receipt of written notice of the denial (or at such later time as may be reasonable in view of the nature of the benefit subject to claim and other circumstances). The Participant shall be permitted to submit written comments, records, and other information relating to the claim and provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claim. The Administrator shall consider all comments, documents and other information the Participant submitted, without regard to whether that information was submitted or considered in the initial determination. The Administrator shall decide the matter with reasonable promptness and in any event within 60 days following receipt of a request for review unless special circumstances exist which require an extension of such time limit. The Administrator shall notify the Participant before the end of the 60-day period of the need and reasons for such extension and the date by which the Plan expects to render a decision. Its decision will be provided to the Participant in writing and shall set forth its reasons for the decision; the provisions of the Plan on which the decision is based; a statement that the Participant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to

Lim, SanSan <SanSan.Lim@stryker.com>the claim; and a statement of the Participant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

		
	18.03
	Applicability. The foregoing claims procedures apply not only to  a Participant but also to a beneficiary or other person who submits a claim for benefits.

IN WITNESS OF WHICH, the Company has adopted the Plan, as amended and restated, this
7th day of November, 2007.

STRYKER CORPORATION

		
	By:
	 Michael W. Rude, Vice President

AMENDMENT
To the Stryker Corporation Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan

The Stryker Corporation Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan (the "Plan") is hereby amended, effective January 1, 2019, as follows:

		
	1.
	Section 11.0l(b) of the Plan is deleted in its entirety.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has executed this instrument as of this 4th day of January, 2019.
                                
STRYKER CORPORATION

By:         
_____________________
Katy Fink
Vice President, Chief Human
Resources Officer

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