UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2014

 

 

CONMED CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

New York	0-16093	16-0977505
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

 

 

525 French Road

Utica, New York 13502

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

 

 

(315) 797-8375

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Section 2

Financial Information

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On April 24, 2014, CONMED Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results for the first quarter of 2014. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is furnished under “Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)

Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is included herewith:

 

 

	Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
	99.1	Press Release dated April 24, 2014, issued by CONMED Corporation.

 

 

Signature

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

	CONMED CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
	By:	Robert  D. Shallish, Jr.
		Executive Vice President-Finance and
		Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: April 24, 2014

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release, dated April 24, 2014, issued by CONMED Corporation.