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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-138200
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200511
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200511
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200511

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39218
		FILM NUMBER:		20862544

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		525 FRENCH ROAD
		CITY:			UTICA
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			13502
		BUSINESS PHONE:		315-624-3208

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		525 FRENCH ROAD
		CITY:			UTICA
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			13502
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed by a Party other than the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONMED
CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#0094ff"><B>NOTICE OF CHANGE IN LOCATION OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">As previously announced, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CONMED Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) will be held on
Thursday, May&nbsp;21, 2020 at 1:30 p.m (Eastern Daylight Time time). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, due to the public health and safety concerns arising from the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic, and the New York State
Executive Orders banning <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-essential</FONT> public gatherings, the location and format of the Annual Meeting has been changed, and the Annual Meeting will be conducted in a virtual-only format. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">As described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting distributed on April&nbsp;10, 2020, shareholders of record at the
close of business on the record date of April&nbsp;3, 2020, may participate in the Annual Meeting remotely by accessing the online meeting platform at&nbsp;<U>http://www.meetingcenter.io/244328739</U>, clicking on the &#147;I have a login&#148;
button and entering the password CNMD2020, along with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT> control number found on their proxy card. Beneficial holders who hold their shares in &#147;street name&#148; (i.e., through an account at a
broker or other nominee), should follow their broker&#146;s or nominee&#146;s instructions they previously received to obtain their <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT> control number or otherwise attend through the broker or nominee.
Individuals who are not shareholders of record as of April&nbsp;3, 2020 or registered beneficial holders may attend the Annual Meeting remotely as a &#147;Guest&#148; in listen-only mode by accessing the online platform at
<U>http://www.meetingcenter.io/244328739</U>, clicking on the &#147;I am a Guest&#148; button and entering the requested information on the following screen. In order to ensure that there is sufficient time to respond to questions from shareholders,
guests will not be permitted to ask questions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Shareholders will be able to ask questions and vote during the Annual
Meeting by following the instructions provided on the online platform. Questions may be submitted both in advance of and during the Annual Meeting by accessing the online platform at <U>http://www.meetingcenter.io/244328739</U>, logging in as a
&#147;Shareholder&#148; (as described above) and submitting the question through the &#147;Ask a Question&#148; field. Questions and answers may be grouped by topic and substantially similar questions may be grouped and answered at once.
Shareholders will also be able to access the list of shareholders through the online platform during the Annual Meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">We urge shareholders to log on 15 minutes prior to the start of the Annual Meeting. Technical assistance will be available
beginning at 1:15 p.m. EDT on May&nbsp;21, 2020 through the online platform, and will remain available through the completion of the Annual Meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Copies of the Annual Meeting proxy materials, including the proxy statement, Annual Report, Rules of Conduct and Instructions
for the Annual Meeting, are posted on the online platform as well as CONMED&#146;s Investor Relations webpage at <U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">https://www.conmed.com/en/about-us/investors/investor-relations</FONT></U>. The proxy card included
with the previously distributed proxy materials will not be updated to reflect the change in format to the Annual Meeting and may continue to be used to vote your shares in connection with the Annual Meeting. Even if you plan to participate in the
Annual Meeting, we request that you vote your shares as soon as possible so that your shares may be certain of being represented and voted at the meeting. Any proxy given by a shareholder may be revoked by that Shareholder at any time prior to the
voting of the proxy. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:55%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By Order of the Board of Directors, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:55%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Daniel S. Jonas </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:55%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Daniel S. Jonas </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:55%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel&nbsp;&amp; Secretary </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">May&nbsp;11, 2020 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">This Supplemental Notice
relates to the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148;) of CONMED Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) dated April&nbsp;10, 2020 and made available to the Company&#146;s shareholders in connection with the
Company&#146;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May&nbsp;21, 2020. This supplement to the Proxy Statement is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and made available to the Company&#146;s shareholders on or about
May&nbsp;11, 2020. Except as amended or supplemented by the information contained in this supplement, all information in the Proxy Statement continues to apply and should be considered in voting your shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#00b0f0">THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT </FONT></P>
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