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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001174947-18-000866
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180523
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180524
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180524

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:		18858607

	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: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 23, 2018</P>

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

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

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; text-align: center">&#9; <U>0-16093</U>&#9;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center"> <U>16-0977505</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&#9;(State or other jurisdiction
of</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">incorporation or organization)</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 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: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&#9;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Emerging growth company &#9744;</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &#9744;</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 5.02 Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers.</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On May 23, 2018, the
Compensation Committee recommended, and the full Board of Directors approved the participation of Todd W. Garner, CONMED&rsquo;s
Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer (&ldquo;CFO&rdquo;), as a participant in the Company&rsquo;s Executive Severance
Plan as a Senior Officer, as that term is defined in the Executive Severance Plan. The CFO&rsquo;s benefit under the Executive
Severance Plan is one and one-half (1.5) times salary and the two-year average of the non-equity, annual incentive award or bonus
earned for a non-change in control involuntary termination and two and one-half (2.5) times salary and the three-year average of
the non-equity, annual incentive award or bonus earned for a change in control involuntary termination. The other terms and conditions
for such payments are as specified in the Executive Severance Plan.</P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The annual meeting
of shareholders of CONMED Corporation was held on May 23, 2018 (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;). Holders of Common Stock were
entitled to elect nine 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 26,880,968 of the 28,041,953 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: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The following table
sets forth the names of the nine 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, 2018 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: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; 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"><B><U>Director</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 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>
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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: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,374,386</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">528,458</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">978,124</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">25,368,626</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">534,218</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">978,124</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: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25,362,543</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">540,301</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">978,124</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">25,250,263</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">652,581</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">978,124</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">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">25,524,993</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">377,851</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">978,124</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">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">25,215,972</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">686,872</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">978,124</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">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">25,395,703</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">507,141</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">978,124</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">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">25,356,674</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">546,170</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">978,124</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">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">25,492,457</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">410,387</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">978,124</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Management Proposals</B></P>

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

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>For</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Against</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Abstain</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Broker Non-</U></B></FONT></P>
                                                                                <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><U>Votes</U></B></FONT></P></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the
        Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018</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">26,379,443</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">490,681</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">10,844</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">-</FONT></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>
    </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">25,340,071</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">543,366</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">19,407</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">978,124</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
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    <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>
    </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 2018 Long-Term Incentive 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">23,024,294</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">2,867,800</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">10,750</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">978,124</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 8.01 Other Events</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On May 24, 2018, CONMED Corporation announced
it will be paying a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on July 5, 2018 to all shareholders of record as of June 15, 2018.</P>

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

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

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">CONMED CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%"><U>/s/ Daniel S. Jonas</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Name:</P>
        <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Title:</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Daniel S. Jonas<BR>Executive Vice President, General Counsel &amp; Secretary</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: May 24, 2018</P>



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