Edgar Filing: CONMED CORP

Ownership Submission

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 ^*

Â Cohen Heather L

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/02/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONMED CORP [CNMD]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

105 ARLINGTON 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 HR & Deputy Gen. Couns

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

UTICA,Â NYÂ 13501

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)
Common Stock	2,570	D	Â
Common Stock	300	I	spouse

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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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options	03/07/2003	03/07/2012	Common Stock	4,000	$ 22.25	D	Â
Stock Options	05/14/2003	05/14/2012	Common Stock	1,200	$ 25.89	D	Â
Stock Options	05/20/2004	05/20/2013	Common Stock	4,000	$ 17.74	D	Â
Stock Options	05/18/2005	05/18/2014	Common Stock	5,000	$ 25.03	D	Â
Stock Options	05/17/2006	05/17/2015	Common Stock	5,000	$ 31.4	D	Â
RSUs (Restricted Stock Units) ⁽¹⁾	05/16/2007⁽¹⁾	05/16/2016⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	600	$ ⁽³⁾	D	Â
SARs (Stock Appreciation Rights) ⁽²⁾	05/16/2007⁽²⁾	05/16/2016⁽²⁾	Common Stock	2,500	$ 19.93	D	Â
SARs (Stock Appreciation Rights) ⁽²⁾	05/17/2008⁽²⁾	05/17/2017⁽²⁾	Common Stock	2,500	$ 29.92	D	Â
RSUs(Restricted Stock Units) ⁽¹⁾	05/17/2008⁽¹⁾	05/17/2017⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	800	$ ⁽³⁾	D	Â
SARs (Stock Appreciation Rights) ⁽²⁾	06/01/2009⁽²⁾	06/01/2018⁽²⁾	Common Stock	2,500	$ 26.69	D	Â
RSUs (Restricted Stock Units) ⁽¹⁾	06/01/2009⁽¹⁾	06/01/2018⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	1,000	$ ⁽³⁾	D	Â
RSUs (Restricted Stock Units) ⁽¹⁾	06/02/2009⁽¹⁾	06/02/2018⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	3,000	$ ⁽³⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cohen Heather L 105 ARLINGTON ROAD UTICA,Â NYÂ 13501	Â	Â	Â VP-Corp HR & Deputy Gen. Couns	Â

Signatures

Heather L. Cohen		06/04/2008
^**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)	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 vesting in equal amounts over a ten year period.
(2)	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.
(3)	The RSUs and SARs were granted at no cost to the Reporting Person

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