-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, EvEGoPveQN5mp2t9gCv82J0Qd57+2FcTO/IVAQzeQaQzlMfyedSNOU4UrpvFi7Al Kvin8FFCpn02s7rPSNk5/w== 0000310764-96-000002.txt : 19960213 0000310764-96-000002.hdr.sgml : 19960213 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000310764-96-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960212 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STRYKER CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000310764 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841] IRS NUMBER: 381239739 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-31990 FILM NUMBER: 96515246 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2725 FAIRFIELD ROAD CITY: KALAMAZOO STATE: MI ZIP: 49002 BUSINESS PHONE: 6163852600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 4085 CITY: KALAMAZOO STATE: MI ZIP: 49003-4085 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STRYKER CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000310764 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841] IRS NUMBER: 381239739 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2725 FAIRFIELD ROAD CITY: KALAMAZOO STATE: MI ZIP: 49002 BUSINESS PHONE: 6163852600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 4085 CITY: KALAMAZOO STATE: MI ZIP: 49003-4085 SC 13G/A 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 15 ) ------- Stryker Corporation ___________________ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.10 Par Value ______________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 863667 10 1 ______________ (CUSIP Number) Check here if a fee is being paid with this statement. _____ CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person Jon L. Stryker ###-##-#### 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group N/A 3. SEC Use Only N/A 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. 5. Sole Voting Power 1,247,480 Shares 6. Shares Voting Power 11,425,050 Shares 7. Sole Dispositive Power 1,247,480 Shares 8. Shares Dispositive Power 11,425,050 Shares 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 12,672,530 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 26.1% 12. Type of Reporting Person IN CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person Patricia A. Stryker ###-##-#### 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group N/A 3. SEC Use Only N/A 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. 5. Sole Voting Power 1,252,380 Shares 6. Shares Voting Power 11,425,050 Shares 7. Sole Dispositive Power 1,252,380 Shares 8. Shares Dispositive Power 11,425,050 Shares 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 12,677,430 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 26.1% 12. Type of Reporting Person IN CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person Ronda E. Stryker ###-##-#### 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group N/A 3. SEC Use Only N/A 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. 5. Sole Voting Power 1,220,060 Shares 6. Shares Voting Power 11,425,050 Shares 7. Sole Dispositive Power 1,220,060 Shares 8. Shares Dispositive Power 11,425,050 Shares 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 12,645,110 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 26.0% 12. Type of Reporting Person IN CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 13G Page 5 of 9 Pages 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person Gerard Thomas ###-##-#### 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group N/A 3. SEC Use Only N/A 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. 5. Sole Voting Power 360,857 Shares 6. Shares Voting Power 11,425,050 Shares 7. Sole Dispositive Power 360,857 Shares 8. Shares Dispositive Power 11,425,050 Shares 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 11,785,907 Shares 10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares N/A 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 24.3% 12. Type of Reporting Person IN CUSIP No. 863667 10 1 13G Page 6 of 9 Pages 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason ###-##-#### 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group N/A 3. SEC Use Only N/A 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. 5. Sole Voting Power 263,373 Shares 6. Shares Voting Power 11,650,660 Shares 7. Sole Dispositive Power 263,373 Shares 8. Shares Dispositive Power 11,650,660 Shares 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 11,914,033 Shares 10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares N/A 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 24.5% 12. Type of Reporting Person IN Page 7 of 9 Pages 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 Patricia A. Stryker Ronda E. Stryker Kalamazoo Investment Group 3505 Greenleaf Blvd., Suite B Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Gerard Thomas Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason Upjohn National Leasing Company 3505 Greenleaf Blvd. Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (c) Citizenship: U.S. (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.10 Par Value (e) CUSIP Number: 863667 10 1 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1, or 134-2(b), check whether the persons filing are: N/A Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: At December 31, 1995, Jon L. Stryker, Patricia A. 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 11,425,050 shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Stryker Corporation. Page 8 of 9 Pages 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 1,247,480 Patricia A. Stryker 1,252,380 Ronda E. Stryker 1,220,060 Gerard Thomas 360,857 Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason 488,983(1) (b) Percent of Class: The shares of Common Stock described in response to Item 4(a) amounted to 32.9 % of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on December 31, 1995. (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 1,247,480 11,425,050(2) 1,247,480 11,425,050(2) Patricia A. Stryker 1,252,380 11,425,050(2) 1,252,380 11,425,050(2) Ronda E. Stryker 1,220,060 11,425,050(2) 1,220,060 11,425,050(2) Gerard Thomas 360,857 11,425,050(2) 360,857 11,425,050(2) Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason 263,373 11,650,660(1&2) 263,373 11,650,660(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 225,610 shares of Common Stock held by three trusts. (2) Includes 11,425,050 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 Page 9 of 9 Pages Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A Item 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I verify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATE: _____________, 1996 JON L. STRYKER __________________________________ Jon L. Stryker DATE: _____________, 1996 PATRICIA A. STRYKER ___________________________________ Patricia A. Stryker DATE: _____________, 1996 RONDA E. STRYKER ____________________________________ Ronda E. Stryker DATE: _____________, 1996 GERARD THOMAS _____________________________________ Gerard Thomas DATE: _____________, 1996 ELIZABETH S. UPJOHN-MASON ______________________________________ Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----