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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Lande Jerome J.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CONMED CORP [CNMD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CONMED CORPORATION, 525 FRENCH ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/30/2016 (Street) UTICA, NY 13502 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               7,000 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options To Purchase Common Stock

$ 41.06

09/30/2016

D(1)

5,396

06/01/2017(2)

06/01/2026

Common Stock

5,396

$ 41.06

0

D

Rsus (restricted Stock Units)

$ 0

09/30/2016

D(1)

2,739

06/01/2017(3)

06/01/2026

Common Stock

2,739

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lande Jerome J. C/O CONMED CORPORATION 525 FRENCH ROAD UTICA, NY 13502	X

Signatures

/s/ Daniel S. Jonas for Jerome J. Lande by Power of Attorney		10/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	At Mr. Lande's request, the Board cancelled his 2016 RSUs and Stock Options. Mr. Lande received no value for the cancellation of these RSUs and Stock Options.
(2)	The incentive stock options ("ISOs") were granted under the Company's 2016 Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan and otherwise would have vested 100% after a one year period.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represented a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of ConMed Corporation (the "Company") and were subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's 2016 Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan, with the RSUs otherwise generally vesting 100% after a one year period.

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