SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Snyder Mark D (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CONMED CORPORATION 525 FRENCH ROAD (Street) UTICA NY 13502 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/25/2015	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CONMED CORP [ CNMD ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP Mfg. Operations & Supply	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	8,104	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	(1)	06/01/2020	Common Stock	800	0	D
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	(2)	06/01/2020	Common Stock	1,760	0	D
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	(1)	06/01/2021	Common Stock	1,600	0	D
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	(1)	06/01/2022	Common Stock	2,400	0	D
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	(1)	06/01/2023	Common Stock	3,200	0	D
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	(1)	06/01/2024	Common Stock	2,600	0	D
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	(3)	06/01/2020	Common Stock	6,000	19.26	D
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	(3)	06/01/2021	Common Stock	10,000	27.63	D
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	(3)	06/01/2022	Common Stock	10,000	26.09	D
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	(3)	06/01/2023	Common Stock	10,000	32.93	D
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	(3)	06/01/2024	Common Stock	6,500	44.9	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of ConMed Corporation (the "Company") and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's 1999 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan, with the RSUs generally vesting over a five year period with the first 20% of the RSU's vesting one year after the grant date.

2. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of ConMed Corporation (the "Company") and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's 1999 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan, with the RSUs vesting over a seven year period with 14% of the RSU's vesting in the first through the fifth year after the grant date and 15% vesting in the sixth and seventh year.

3. The stock appreciation rights ("SARs") were granted under the Company's 1999 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan and generally vest in equal amounts over a five year period.

	/s/ Daniel S. Jonas for Mark D. Snyder by Power of Attorney	03/05/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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