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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001174947-17-000927
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170524
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170525
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170525

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CONMED CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000816956
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845]
		IRS NUMBER:				160977505
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-16093
		FILM NUMBER:		17869268

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		525 FRENCH ROAD
		CITY:			UTICA
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			13502
		BUSINESS PHONE:		315-624-3215

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		525 FRENCH ROAD
		CITY:			UTICA
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			13502
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 24, 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CONMED CORPORATION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 279pt; text-indent: -279pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">525 French Road</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Utica, New York 13502</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>(315) 797-8375</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Registrant's telephone number, including area
code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction
A.2 below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote
of Security Holders.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The annual meeting of shareholders
of CONMED Corporation was held on May 24, 2017 (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;). Holders of Common Stock were entitled to elect
ten directors. On all matters which came before the Annual Meeting, holders of Common Stock were entitled to one vote for each
share held. Proxies for 26,626,550 of the 27,871,672 shares of Common Stock entitled to vote were received in connection with the
Annual Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The following table sets
forth the names of the ten persons elected at the Annual Meeting to serve as directors until the first annual meeting of shareholders
following the end of the Company&rsquo;s fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld
with respect to each person.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Election of Directors</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Votes Received</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Votes Withheld</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 26%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Broker Non-Votes</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">David Bronson</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,336,383</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;253,377</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Brian P. Concannon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,320,090</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;269,670</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Charles M. Farkas</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,297,823</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;291,937</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Martha Goldberg Aronson</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,283,154</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;306,606</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jo Ann Golden</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,269,494</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;320,266</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Curt R. Hartman</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,347,054</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;242,706</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dirk M. Kuyper</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,253,975</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;335,785 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jerome J. Lande</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,282,303</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;307,457</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mark E. Tryniski</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,319,847</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;269,913</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John L. Workman</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,347,109</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;242,651</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Management Proposals</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom">
        <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-decoration: underline"><B>&nbsp;<U>For</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom">
        <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-decoration: underline"><B>&nbsp;</B><U>Against</U></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom">
        <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-decoration: underline"><B>&nbsp;</B>Abstain</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Broker
    Non-Votes</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company
        for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">26,313,701</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">298,427</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">14,422</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Approve advisory vote on Named Executive Officer compensation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,169,847</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">395,495</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">24,418</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Approve the Executive Bonus Plan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,164,627</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">361,365</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">63,768</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1,036,790</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>One</U></B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Year</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Two</U></B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Years</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Three Years</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Abstain</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Broker</U></B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Non-Votes</U></B></P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Approval of advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">20,775,987</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">31,804</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">4,751,990</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">29,979</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">1,036,790</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 8.01 Other Events</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On May 24, 2017, CONMED Corporation announced
it will be paying a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on July 5, 2017 to all shareholders of record as of June 15, 2017.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">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 thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">CONMED CORPORATION</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;(Registrant)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 0.5in; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 0.1in; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 1.05pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>/s/ Luke A. Pomilio</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 1.05pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Luke A. Pomilio</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 1.05pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Executive Vice President &ndash; Finance and <BR>
Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Date: May 24, 2017</P>



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