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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 * GOLDEN JO ANN   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 CORP, 525 FRENCH ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/16/2012 (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 08/16/2012   M   500 A $ 16.46 10,117 D   Common Stock 08/16/2012   F   304 D $ 27.09 9,813 D   Common Stock 08/16/2012   S   1,100 D $ 27.0547 (1) 8,713 D   Common Stock 08/20/2012   S   100 D $ 27.18 8,613 D   Common Stock 08/20/2012   S   100 D $ 27.09 8,513 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

Sars (Stock Appreciation Rights)

$ 16.46

08/16/2012

M

500

(2)

06/01/2019

Common Stock

500

$ 0

1,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDEN JO ANN C/O CONMED CORP 525 FRENCH ROAD UTICA, NY 13502-5994	X

Signatures

Daniel S. Jonas for Jo Ann Golden by Power of Attorney		08/20/2012
**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)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $27.00 to $27.08. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request of the commission staff, ConMed or a ConMed security holder.
(2)	The stock appreciation rights ("SARs") were granted under the Company's 2007 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan, with the SARs generally vesting 20% per year over a five year period, with any unvested SARs to vest upon the Director's termination of service provided the Director has completed one full year of service since the date of the award in which case the SARS shall be exercisable at any time prior to the expiration date of the SAR or within one year after the date of such termination, whichever period is shorter.

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