UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 17, 2007 |
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STRYKER CORPORATION |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Michigan |
0-9165 |
38-1239739 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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of incorporation) |
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2825 Airview Boulevard, Kalamazoo, Michigan |
49002 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code 269.385.2600 |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 2.02 |
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
Stryker Corporation issued a press release on October 17, 2007 announcing its third quarter 2007 operating results. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
In its press release, the Company made references to the following financial measures: "constant currency," "adjusted net earnings from continuing operations" and "adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations." These financial measures do not replace the presentation of the Company's reported financial results under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Company has provided these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures because they provide meaningful information regarding the Company's results on a consistent and comparable basis for the periods presented. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for reviewing the operating results of its business segments, for analyzing potential future business trends in connection with its budget process and bases certain annual bonus plans on these non-GAAP financial measures. In order to measure the Company's sales performance on a constant currency basis, it is necessary to remove the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates which affects the comparability and trend of sales. In order to measure the Company's earnings performance on a consistent and comparable basis, it is necessary to exclude the intangible asset impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2007 and the purchased in-process research and development charge recorded in the first quarter of 2006, both of which affect the comparability of operating results and the trend of earnings. Given the nature of these items, management believes that excluding them from certain financial metrics is more representative of the Company's past and potential future operational performance. In addition, the Company believes investors will utilize this information to evaluate period-to-period results on a comparable basis and to better understand potential future operating results. The Company encourages investors and other users of these financial statements to review its consolidated financial statements and other publicly filed reports in their entirety and not to rely solely on any single financial measure. Reconciliations of reported net earnings from continuing operations to adjusted net earnings from continuing operations and reported diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations to adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations before the intangible asset impairment and the purchased in-process research and development charges are included in the Company's press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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ITEM 9.01 |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
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(d) |
Exhibits |
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99.1 Press release dated October 17, 2007 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
STRYKER CORPORATION
(Registrant)
October 17, 2007 /s/ DEAN H. BERGY
Date Dean H. Bergy
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 |
Press release dated October 17, 2007 |