Stryker Announces Correction of Dividend Record Date

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Kalamazoo, Michigan - February 14, 2013 - Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) announced today that the
record date for its quarterly dividend of $0.265 per share payable on April 30, 2013, will be
March 28, 2013, instead of the previously announced record date of March 29, 2013.

Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and is dedicated to helping
healthcare professionals perform their jobs more efficiently while enhancing patient care. The
Company offers a diverse array of innovative medical technologies, including reconstructive,
medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine products to help people lead more active and
more satisfying lives. For more information about Stryker, please visit www.stryker.com
http://www.stryker.com/ .

For investor inquiries please contact:
Katherine A. Owen, Stryker Corporation, 269-385-2600 or katherine.owen@stryker.com
mailto:katherine.owen@stryker.com

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