Menon Viju 4

What Happened Viju Menon, Group President of Stryker Corp (SYK), was reported as acquiring 9,320 shares on March 9, 2026. The Form 4 records the transaction as an award/acquisition (code A) at $0.00 — these are performance-based shares earned after reaching pre-established three-year adjusted diluted EPS and sales goals. The earned shares are scheduled to vest on March 21, 2026.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-09; Filing date: 2026-03-11 (appears timely, within the typical two-business-day window).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Acquisition (A); price: $0.00; shares acquired: 9,320.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Notable footnote: Shares were acquired upon achievement of pre-established three-year adjusted diluted net earnings per share goals and sales performance goals; vesting on March 21, 2026 (Footnote F1).
• No indication this was a sale or open-market purchase — it is compensation-related.

Context This was a performance-based equity award that became reportable as an acquisition once metrics were met; the $0.00 price reflects that it was granted/earned rather than bought. Such awards are common executive compensation designed to align pay with multi-year company performance and do not, by themselves, signal a personal cash investment or immediate market action.