Stryker (SYK) Director Mary K Brainerd Buys Shares

What Happened
Mary K. Brainerd, a director of Stryker Corp (SYK), reported multiple open-market or private purchases (transaction code P) of Stryker shares between 2019 and 2022. In total she acquired 131 shares for approximately $26,737. The purchases were: 63 shares at $202.21 on 2019-06-26 ($12,739); 11 shares at $221.03 on 2019-09-12 ($2,431); 36 shares at $193.21 on 2020-05-12 ($6,956); 3 shares at $185.65 on 2020-06-12 ($557); and 18 shares at $225.19 on 2022-11-22 ($4,054). These transactions are reported as purchases (code P).

Key Details

• Transaction dates and amounts:
  • 2019-06-26: 63 sh @ $202.21 = $12,739
  • 2019-09-12: 11 sh @ $221.03 = $2,431
  • 2020-05-12: 36 sh @ $193.21 = $6,956
  • 2020-06-12: 3 sh @ $185.65 = $557
  • 2022-11-22: 18 sh @ $225.19 = $4,054
• Total: 131 shares purchased for ~$26,737.
• Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the filing.
• Footnotes: F1/F2 state shares purchased in the Reporting Person’s IRA were transferred to her husband’s Revocable Trust on September 1, 2026 (includes 11 shares referenced in F2).
• Filing timing: Form 4 was filed on 2026-09-02 while the reported transactions occurred 2019–2022 — this appears to be a late filing, which reduces the transactions’ timeliness for investors.

Context

• These were purchases (not sales, exercises, or gifts). Purchases by insiders are often watched by investors as a potential positive signal, but they do not guarantee future performance.
• The later transfer of some IRA-held shares to a spousal revocable trust (per footnotes) is a change of ownership formality and not a new purchase.