UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
(Amendment No. 11)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
STRYKER CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.10 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
863667 10 1
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2020
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
| CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1. | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | ||||||||||
| John W. Brown | |||||||||||
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | ||||||||||
| N/A | |||||||||||
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY | ||||||||||
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||||||||
| U.S. | |||||||||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER | |||||||||
| 19,796,245 | |||||||||||
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||||||||
| 260,000 | |||||||||||
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||||||||
| 19,796,245 | |||||||||||
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||||||||
| 260,000 | |||||||||||
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||||||||
| 20,056,245 Shares | |||||||||||
| 10. | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ||||||||||
| N/A | |||||||||||
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 | ||||||||||
| 5.3% | |||||||||||
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | ||||||||||
| IN | |||||||||||
| CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Item 1. | (a) | Name of Issuer: | ||||||
| Stryker Corporation | ||||||||
| (b) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: | |||||||
| 2825 Airview Boulevard, Kalamazoo, MI 49002 | ||||||||
| Item 2. | (a) | Name of Person Filing: | ||||||
| John W. Brown | ||||||||
| (b) | Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence: | |||||||
| 3060 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 1260, Atlanta, GA 30305 | ||||||||
| (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(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: | |||||||
| N/A | ||||||||
| CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Item 4. | Ownership. | ||||||||||
| Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. | |||||||||||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: | ||||||||||
| 20,056,245 shares | |||||||||||
| (b) | Percent of class: | ||||||||||
| 5.3% | |||||||||||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | ||||||||||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 19,796,245 shares, | ||||||||||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 260,000 shares, | ||||||||||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 19,796,245 shares, | ||||||||||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 260,000 shares | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Item 10. | Certification. | ||||||||||
| By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. | |||||||||||
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 9, 2021 | /s/ JOHN W. BROWN | |||||||
John W. Brown | ||||||||