UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 24)
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STRYKER CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.10 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
863667 10 1
(CUSIP Number)
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CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 13G Page 2 of 9
1. Name of Reporting Person
Jon L. Stryker
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.
5. Sole Voting Power
8,800,520 Shares
6. Shared Voting Power
82,277,368 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
8,800,520 Shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power
82,277,368 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
91,077,888 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class
Represented by Amount in Row 9
22.5%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 13G Page 3 of 9
1. Name of Reporting Person
Pat Stryker
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.
5. Sole Voting Power
3,897,075 Shares
6. Shared Voting Power
82,277,368 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
3,897,075 Shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power
82,277,368 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
86,174,443 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
21.3%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 13G Page 4 of 9
1. Name of Reporting Person
Ronda E. Stryker
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.
5. Sole Voting Power
6,477,250 Shares
6. Shared Voting Power
82,277,368 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
6,477,250 Shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power
82,277,368 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
88,754,618 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
21.9%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 13G Page 5 of 9
1. Name of Reporting Person
Gerard Thomas
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.
5. Sole Voting Power
1,952,526 Shares
6. Shared Voting Power
82,277,368 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
1,952,526 Shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power
82,277,368 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
84,229,894 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
20.8%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 13G Page 6 of 9
1. Name of Reporting Person
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason
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.
5. Sole Voting Power
876,329 Shares
6. Shared Voting Power
84,082,248 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
876,329 Shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power
84,082,248 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
84,958,577 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
21.0%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 13G Page 7 of 9
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Stryker Corporation
(b) Address
of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2725
Fairfield Road
Kalamazoo,
MI 49002
Item 2.
(a) Name
of Persons Filing:
(b) Addresses of Principal Business Office or,
if none, Residence:
Jon L. Stryker
Greenleaf Trust
490 W. South Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Pat Stryker
Bohemian Companies
103 W. Mountain Avenue
Ft. Collins, CO 80524
Ronda E. Stryker
Greenleaf Trust
490 W. South Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Gerard Thomas
4201 Lake Terrace Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason
Greenleaf Trust
490 W. South Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(c) Citizenship: U.S.
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.10 Par Value
(e) CUSIP Number: 863667 10 1
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1, or 134-2(b), check whether the persons filing are:
N/A
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Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
At December 31, 2005 Jon L. Stryker, Pat Stryker, Ronda E. Stryker, Gerard Thomas and Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason, as members of the Advisory Committee under the L. Lee Stryker Trust (the "Stryker Trust") executed September 10, 1974, beneficially owned 82,277,368 shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Stryker Corporation.
The following table shows the beneficial ownership (other than indirect beneficial ownership through the Stryker Trust) of shares of Common Stock by the persons (other than the Stryker Trust) named in response to Item 2(a):
| Name |
Number of Shares |
|||
| Jon L. Stryker | 8,800,520 | |||
| Pat Stryker | 3,897,075 | |||
| Ronda E. Stryker | 6,477,250 | |||
| Gerard Thomas | 1,952,526 | |||
| Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason | 876,329 |
(1) |
||
(b) Percent of Class:
The shares of Common Stock described in response to Item 4(a) amounted to 26.2% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on December 31, 2005.
(c) The following table sets forth, for each of the persons named in response to Item 2(a), the number of shares of Common Stock as to which such person has (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote, (ii) shared power to vote or to direct to vote, (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of or (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of.
| Power to Vote or | Power to Dispose or to | ||||||
| to Direct the Vote | Direct the Disposition of | ||||||
| Name | Sole | Shared | Sole | Shared | |||
| Jon L. Stryker | 8,800,520 | 82,277,368 | (2) | 8,800,520 | 82,277,368 | (2) | |
| Pat Stryker | 3,897,075 | 82,277,368 | (2) | 3,897,075 | 82,277,368 | (2) | |
| Ronda E. Stryker | 6,477,250 | 82,277,368 | (2) | 6,477,250 | 82,277,368 | (2) | |
| Gerard Thomas | 1,952,526 | 82,277,368 | (2) | 1,952,526 | 82,277,368 | (2) | |
| Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason | 876,329 | 84,082,248 | (1&2) | 876,329 | 84,082,248 | (1&2) | |
(1) The reporting person is a member of a three-person advisory committee that has full voting and disposition power with respect to 1,804,880 shares of Common Stock held by three trusts.
(2) Includes 82,277,368 shares of Common Stock owned by the Stryker Trust as to which such person, as a member of the Advisory Committee, may be deemed to share voting power and the power to direct the disposition.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
N/A
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
N/A
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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
N/A
Item 10. Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I verify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 14, 2006 /s/ JON L. STRYKER
Jon L. Stryker
Date: February 14, 2006 /s/ PAT STRYKER
Pat Stryker
Date: February 14, 2006 /s/ RONDA E. STRYKER
Ronda E. Stryker
Date: February 14, 2006 /s/ GERARD THOMAS
Gerard Thomas
Date: February 14, 2006 /s/ ELIZABETH S. UPJOHN-MASON
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason