King Debra 4

What Happened
Debra King, VP and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Stryker (SYK), was granted a derivative award on Feb 4, 2026: options covering 3,992 shares reported at $0.00 (award/grant, not a cash purchase). The Form 4 lists this as a stock option grant under Stryker’s 2011 Long‑Term Incentive Plan; no shares were sold or exercised in this filing.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-04; reported on Form 4 filed 2026-02-06 (timely filing).
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (derivative stock option) — 3,992 optioned shares reported as acquired at $0.00.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: F1 — Options granted under the 2011 Long‑Term Incentive Plan, exercisable 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant.
• Exhibit: Power of Attorney (Exhibit 24) attached.

Context
This is a grant of stock options, not an immediate cash purchase of shares. Options vest over five years (20% per year) per the footnote and must be exercised to convert to actual shares. Option grants are a common form of executive compensation and do not, by themselves, indicate buying or selling pressure.