UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 13 )
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. _____
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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
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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
1,254,480 Shares
6. Shares Voting Power
11,425,050 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
1,254,480 Shares
8. Shares Dispositive Power
11,425,050 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
12,679,530 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
26.2%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
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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
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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
1,269,380 Shares
6. Shares Voting Power
11,425,050 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
1,269,380 Shares
8. Shares Dispositive Power
11,425,050 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
12,694,430 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
26.2%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
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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
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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
1,260,160 Shares
6. Shares Voting Power
11,425,050 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
1,260,160 Shares
8. Shares Dispositive Power
11,425,050 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
12,685,210 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
26.2%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
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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
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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
405,383 Shares
6. Shares Voting Power
11,425,050 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
405,383 Shares
8. Shares Dispositive Power
11,425,050 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
11,830,433 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
24.4%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
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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
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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
316,909 Shares
6. Shares Voting Power
11,606,660 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
316,909 Shares
8. Shares Dispositive Power
11,606,660 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
11,923,569 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
24.6%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
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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
555 West Crosstown Parkway, Suite 101
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Gerard Thomas
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
444 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Elizabeth S. Upjohn
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, 1993, Jon L. Stryker, Patricia A. Stryker, Ronda
E. Stryker, Gerard Thomas and Elizabeth S. Upjohn, 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.
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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 1,254,480
Patricia A. Stryker 1,269,380
Ronda E. Stryker 1,260,160
Gerard Thomas 405,383
Elizabeth S. Upjohn 498,519 (1)
(b) Percent of Class:
The shares of Common Stock described in response to Item 4(a)
amounted to 33.3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on December 31,
1993.
(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 1,254,480 11,425,050 (2) 1,254,480 11,425,050 (2)
Patricia A. Stryker 1,269,380 11,425,050 (2) 1,269,380 11,425,050 (2)
Ronda E. Stryker 1,260,160 11,425,050 (2) 1,260,160 11,425,050 (2)
Gerard Thomas 405,383 11,425,050 (2) 405,383 11,425,050 (2)
Elizabeth S. Upjohn 316,909 11,606,660 (1&2) 316,909 11,606,660 (1&2)
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(1) The reporting person is a member of a three-person advisory
committee that has full voting and disposition power with respect to 181,610
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
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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: February 1, 1994 JON L. STRYKER
Jon L. Stryker
DATE: February 1, 1994 PATRICIA A. STRYKER
Patricia A. Stryker
DATE: February 1, 1994 RONDA E. STRYKER
Ronda E. Stryker
DATE: February 1, 1994 GERARD THOMAS
Gerard Thomas
DATE: February 1, 1994 ELIZABETH S. UPJOHN
Elizabeth S. Upjohn
