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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 * SHALLISH ROBERT D JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CONMED CORP [CNMD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President/Finance/CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CONMED CORP, 525 FRENCH ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/01/2013 (Street) UTICA, NY 13502-5994 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 06/01/2013   M   800 A $ 0 40,771 D   Common Stock 06/01/2013   F   290 D $ 32.93 40,481 D   Common Stock 06/01/2013   M   800 A $ 0 41,281 D   Common Stock 06/01/2013   F   290 D $ 32.93 40,991 D   Common Stock 06/01/2013   M   1,200 A $ 0 42,191 D   Common Stock 06/01/2013   F   435 D $ 32.93 41,756 D   Common Stock 06/01/2013   M   1,200 A $ 0 42,956 D   Common Stock 06/01/2013   F   435 D $ 32.93 42,521 D   Common Stock 06/01/2013   M   1,200 A $ 0 43,721 D   Common Stock 06/01/2013   F   435 D $ 32.93 43,286 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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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
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	$ 0	06/01/2013		M			800	(1)	06/01/2018	Common Stock	800	$ 0	0	D
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	$ 0	06/01/2013		M			800	(2)	06/01/2019	Common Stock	800	$ 0	800	D
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	$ 0	06/01/2013		M			1,200	(2)	06/01/2020	Common Stock	1,200	$ 0	2,400	D
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	$ 0	06/01/2013		M			1,200	(2)	06/01/2021	Common Stock	1,200	$ 0	3,600	D
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	$ 0	06/01/2013		M			1,200	(2)	06/01/2022	Common Stock	1,200	$ 0	4,800	D
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	$ 0	06/01/2013		A		7,000		(2)	06/01/2023	Common Stock	7,000	$ 0	7,000	D
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	$ 32.93	06/01/2013		A		15,000		(3)	06/01/2023	Common Stock	15,000	$ 0	15,000	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHALLISH ROBERT D JR C/O CONMED CORP 525 FRENCH ROAD UTICA, NY 13502-5994			Vice President/Finance/CFO

Signatures

Daniel S. Jonas for Robert D. Shallish by Power of Attorney		06/04/2013
**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)	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 2006 Stock 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 generally vesting over a five year period with the first 20% of the RSU's vesting one year after the grant date.
(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.

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