UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 15 )
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Stryker Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.10 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
863667 10 1
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(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
1,247,480 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
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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
1,252,380 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
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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
1,220,060 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
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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
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
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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-Mason
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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
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
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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
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.
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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
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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)
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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 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
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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: _____________, 1996 JON L. STRYKER
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Jon L. Stryker
DATE: _____________, 1996 PATRICIA A. STRYKER
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Patricia A. Stryker
DATE: _____________, 1996 RONDA E. STRYKER
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Ronda E. Stryker
DATE: _____________, 1996 GERARD THOMAS
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Gerard Thomas
DATE: _____________, 1996 ELIZABETH S. UPJOHN-MASON
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Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason
