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, 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 *   Berge Terence M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/25/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CONMED CORP [CNMD] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CONMED CORPORATION, 525 FRENCH ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP Corp. Treasurer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) UTICA, NY 13502 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 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) 401 (K) Plan 1,231.172 I 401 (K) Plan (1) Common Stock 10,531 D Â

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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 of Derivative Security: 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)	  (2)	06/01/2020	Common Stock	800	$ 0	D	Â
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	  (3)	06/01/2020	Common Stock	1,760	$ 0	D	Â
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	  (2)	06/01/2021	Common Stock	1,600	$ 0	D	Â
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	  (2)	06/01/2022	Common Stock	2,400	$ 0	D	Â
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	  (2)	06/01/2023	Common Stock	3,200	$ 0	D	Â
Rsus (restricted Stock Units)	  (2)	06/01/2024	Common Stock	2,600	$ 0	D	Â
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	  (4)	05/17/2017	Common Stock	2,500	$ 29.92	D	Â
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	  (4)	06/01/2018	Common Stock	2,500	$ 26.69	D	Â
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	  (5)	06/01/2019	Common Stock	2,000	$ 16.46	D	Â
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	  (5)	06/01/2020	Common Stock	10,000	$ 19.26	D	Â
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	  (5)	06/01/2021	Common Stock	10,000	$ 27.63	D	Â
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	  (5)	06/01/2022	Common Stock	10,000	$ 26.09	D	Â
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	  (5)	06/01/2023	Common Stock	10,000	$ 32.93	D	Â
Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)	  (5)	06/01/2024	Common Stock	6,500	$ 44.9	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Berge Terence M C/O CONMED CORPORATION 525 FRENCH ROAD UTICA, NY 13502	Â	Â	  VP Corp. Treasurer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Daniel S. Jonas for Terence M. Berge by Power of Attorney		03/05/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	The 1,231.172 represent shares equivalent in a Company stock fund in the 401 (K) Plan.
(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)	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.
(4)	The stock appreciation rights ("SARs") were granted under the Company's 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and generally vest in equal amounts over a five year period.
(5)	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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