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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT> </B></P>
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  </DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONMED CORPORATION </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-0977505</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer<BR>Identification Number)</B></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>11311 Concept Blvd. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Largo, Florida 33773 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONMED Corporation 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hollie K. Foust, Esq. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONMED Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>11311
  Concept Blvd. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Largo, Florida 33773 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(727) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">392-6464</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service) </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
  filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;20, 2025 (the &#147;Effective Date&#148;), at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of CONMED Corporation (the
  &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;), the stockholders of the Company approved the CONMED Corporation 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;2025 Plan&#148;), which the Board of Directors of the Company had previously approved,
  subject to stockholder approval. The 2025 Plan provides, among other things, that a total of up to 3,600,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), is reserved for issuance under the
  2025 Plan (subject to equitable adjustment in the event of a change in the Company&#146;s capitalization). In addition, any shares subject to awards under the 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan of CONMED Corporation (the &#147;2018 Plan&#148;) or the
  Amended and Restated 2020 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director Equity Compensation Plan of CONMED Corporation (the &#147;2020 NED Plan&#148;, together with the 2018 Plan, the &#147;Prior Plans&#148;) that are outstanding at
  the Effective Date and that subsequently (i)&nbsp;expire unexercised, are forfeited or otherwise terminate or are canceled without the delivery of shares of Common Stock or (ii)&nbsp;are surrendered or withheld from any award under the Prior Plans
  to satisfy a participant&#146;s income tax or other withholding obligations, in each case, will again become available to be delivered pursuant to awards granted under the 2025 Plan, at the same ratio at which the corresponding award counted against
  the total shares available under the respective Prior Plan, as applicable, at the time of grant, but such shares are not at this time covered by this Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (this &#147;Registration
  Statement&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon stockholder approval of the 2025 Plan, the 2025 Plan replaced the Prior Plans, and no additional awards will be
  made under the Prior Plans. This Registration Statement is filed by the Company to register 3,554,896 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the 2025 Plan. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Concurrently with this Registration Statement, the Company is filing a post-effective amendment to each of its prior registration statements
  on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> in respect of the 2018 Plan (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-228171)</FONT> and the 2020 NED Plan (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-214299)</FONT> to deregister
  all shares of Common Stock that were previously authorized for issuance under such Prior Plans, and that, as of the Effective Date, were not issued and were not subject to outstanding awards granted under the Prior Plans, and such prior registration
  statements will only remain in effect with respect to previously granted awards under the Prior Plans. </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement omits the
  information specified in Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the plans covered by this Registration Statement as required
  by Rule 428(b). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities
  Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
  &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000081695625000004/cnmd-20241231.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;18, 2025; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000081695625000011/cnmd-20250331.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2025, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;1, 2025; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">c)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the
  Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000117494725000234/form8k-33666_cnmd.htm">February&nbsp;
  25, 2025</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000117494725000453/form8k-33918_cnmd.htm">April&nbsp;1, 2025</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">d)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000081695625000004/exhibit412024.htm">Exhibit
   4.1</A> to its Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;18, 2025, including all amendments and reports for the purpose of
  updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
  the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
  then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, except as to any portion of any future filings that are deemed furnished and not
  filed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified
  or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein) modifies or
  supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;4. Description of Securities </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;5. Interests of
  Named Experts and Counsel </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended, provides that under certain circumstances a corporation
  may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person
  is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at its request in such capacity in another corporation or business association, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts
  paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
  the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. The statute provides that indemnification pursuant to its provisions is not exclusive of other rights
  of indemnification to which a person may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is also empowered by Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware to include a provision in its
  certificate of incorporation to limit under certain circumstances a director&#146;s liability to it or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty as a director. Article EIGHTH of the Registrant&#146;s Certificate of
  Incorporation, as amended and restated on June&nbsp;1, 2023, states that a director or officer of the Registrant shall not be liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the
  extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware in effect or as the same may hereafter be amended. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As contemplated by Section&nbsp;145 and Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Registrant&#146;s <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-Laws,</FONT> effective April&nbsp;16, 2020, provide a broader basis for indemnification in accordance with and as permitted by Section&nbsp;145 and Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of
  Delaware. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.5 of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-Laws</FONT> of the Registrant (referred to in the <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-Laws</FONT> as the &#147;Corporation&#148;) provides as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Section&nbsp;6.5. Indemnification.
  Except as provided in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;by-law,&nbsp;the</FONT> Corporation shall indemnify to the full extent permitted by Delaware law each person made or threatened to be made a party to any action or proceeding, whether
  civil or criminal, by reason of the fact that such person or such person&#146;s testator or intestate is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or serves or served at the request of the Corporation, any other corporation, partnership,
  joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise in any capacity, against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, incurred in connection with such action or
  proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
  reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful; provided, however, that no such indemnification shall be required with respect to any settlement or other nonadjudicated disposition of any threatened or pending action or
  proceeding unless the Corporation has given its prior consent to such settlement or other disposition. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
  shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
  proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Corporation may advance or promptly
  reimburse upon request any person entitled to indemnification hereunder for all expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, reasonably incurred in defending any action or proceeding in advance of the final disposition thereof upon receipt of an
  undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if such person is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification or, where indemnification is granted, to the extent the expenses so advanced or reimbursed exceed the amount to
  which such person is entitled, provided, however, that such person shall cooperate in good faith with any request by the Corporation that common counsel be utilized by the parties to an action or proceeding who are similarly situated unless to do so
  would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between or among such parties. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Anything in <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">these&nbsp;by-laws&nbsp;to</FONT> the contrary notwithstanding, no elimination of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;by-law,&nbsp;and</FONT> no amendment of
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;by-law&nbsp;adversely</FONT> affecting the right of any person to indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder shall be effective until the 60th day following notice to such person of such action,
  and no elimination of or amendment to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;by-law&nbsp;shall</FONT> deprive any person of his or her rights hereunder arising out of alleged or actual occurrences, acts or failures to act prior to such 60th day.
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Corporation shall not, except by elimination or amendment of <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;by-law&nbsp;in</FONT> a manner consistent with the preceding paragraph, take any corporate action or enter into any agreement which prohibits, or otherwise limits the rights of any person to, indemnification in
  accordance with the provisions of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;by-law.&nbsp;The</FONT> indemnification of any person provided by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;by-law&nbsp;shall</FONT> continue after such person has ceased
  to be a director, officer or employee of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of such person&#146;s heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Corporation is authorized to enter into agreements with any of its directors, officers or employees extending rights to indemnification
  and advancement of expenses to such person to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it currently exists, but the failure to enter into any such agreement shall not affect or limit the rights of such person pursuant to <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;by-law,&nbsp;it</FONT> being expressly recognized hereby that all directors, officers and employees of the Corporation, by serving as such after the adoption hereof, are acting in reliance hereon and that the
  Corporation is estopped to contend otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case any provision in
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;by-law&nbsp;shall</FONT> be determined at any time to be unenforceable in any respect, the other provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the affected provision shall be given
  the fullest possible enforcement in the circumstances, it being the intention of the Corporation to afford indemnification and advancement of expenses to its directors and officers, acting in such capacities or in the other capacities mentioned
  herein, to the fullest extent permitted by law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;by-law,&nbsp;the</FONT>
  Corporation shall be deemed to have requested a person to serve an employee benefit plan where the performance by such person of his or her duties to the Corporation also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, such person to the plan
  or participants or beneficiaries of the plan, and excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall be considered indemnifiable expenses. For purposes of
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;by-law,&nbsp;the</FONT> term &#147;Corporation&#148; shall include any legal successor to the Corporation, including any corporation which acquires all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation
  in one or more transactions.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;8. Exhibits
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000081695623000016/exhibit31.htm">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CONMED Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company&#146;s Quarterly
   Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;27, 2023). </A></TD></TR>
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   on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;22, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
  Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
  most recent post- effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
  securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
  the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Filing Fee Tables&#148; or &#147;Calculation
  of Registration Fee&#148; table, as applicable, in the effective Registration Statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material
  information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
  post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
  post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
  unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
  liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
  pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
  that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
  under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification
  is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
  director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
  will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
  the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Largo, State of Florida on this
  20th day of May, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Hollie Foust</TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Hollie K. Foust his or her true and lawful <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
  (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or
  she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
  cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, as amended, this Registration Statement has been
  signed by the following persons in the indicated capacities on this 20th day of May, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer); Director</TD>
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text: FORM S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2025
  Registration
  No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  CONMED CORPORATION
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  Delaware
  16-0977505
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of
  Incorporation or Organization)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification Number)
  11311 Concept Blvd.
  Largo, Florida 33773
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  CONMED Corporation 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan
  (Full Title of the Plan)
  Hollie K. Foust, Esq.
  CONMED Corporation
  11311
  Concept Blvd.
  Largo, Florida 33773
  (727)
  392-6464
  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
  Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated
  filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  On May 20, 2025 (the "Effective Date"), at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of CONMED Corporation (the
  "Company" or the "Registrant"), the stockholders of the Company approved the CONMED Corporation 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2025 Plan"), which the Board of Directors of the Company had previously approved,
  subject to stockholder approval. The 2025 Plan provides, among other things, that a total of up to 3,600,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), is reserved for issuance under the
  2025 Plan (subject to equitable adjustment in the event of a change in the Company's capitalization). In addition, any shares subject to awards under the 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan of CONMED Corporation (the "2018 Plan") or the
  Amended and Restated 2020
  Non-Employee
  Director Equity Compensation Plan of CONMED Corporation (the "2020 NED Plan", together with the 2018 Plan, the "Prior Plans") that are outstanding at
  the Effective Date and that subsequently (i) expire unexercised, are forfeited or otherwise terminate or are canceled without the delivery of shares of Common Stock or (ii) are surrendered or withheld from any award under the Prior Plans
  to satisfy a participant's income tax or other withholding obligations, in each case, will again become available to be delivered pursuant to awards granted under the 2025 Plan, at the same ratio at which the corresponding award counted against
  the total shares available under the respective Prior Plan, as applicable, at the time of grant, but such shares are not at this time covered by this Registration Statement on Form
  S-8
  (this "Registration
  Statement").
  Upon stockholder approval of the 2025 Plan, the 2025 Plan replaced the Prior Plans, and no additional awards will be
  made under the Prior Plans. This Registration Statement is filed by the Company to register 3,554,896 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the 2025 Plan.
  Concurrently with this Registration Statement, the Company is filing a post-effective amendment to each of its prior registration statements
  on Form
  S-8
  in respect of the 2018 Plan (File
  No. 333-228171)
  and the 2020 NED Plan (File
  No. 333-214299)
  to deregister
  all shares of Common Stock that were previously authorized for issuance under such Prior Plans, and that, as of the Effective Date, were not issued and were not subject to outstanding awards granted under the Prior Plans, and such prior registration
  statements will only remain in effect with respect to previously granted awards under the Prior Plans.
  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
  As permitted by Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement omits the
  information specified in Part I of Form
  S-8.
  The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the plans covered by this Registration Statement as required
  by Rule 428(b). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities
  Act.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference
  The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
  "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
  a)
  The Company's Annual Report on
  Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on February 18, 2025;
  b)
  The Company's Quarterly Report on
  Form
  10-Q
  for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025, filed with the Commission on May 1, 2025;
  c)
  The Company's Current Reports on Form
  8-K
  filed with the
  Commission on
  February 
  25, 2025
  and
  April 1, 2025
  ; and
  d)
  The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in
  Exhibit
   4.1
  to its Annual Report on Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on February 18, 2025, including all amendments and reports for the purpose of
  updating such description.
  All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
  the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
  then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, except as to any portion of any future filings that are deemed furnished and not
  filed.
  Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified
  or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein) modifies or
  supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
  Item 4. Description of Securities
  Not applicable.
  Item 5. Interests of
  Named Experts and Counsel
  Not applicable.
  Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
  Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended, provides that under certain circumstances a corporation
  may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person
  is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at its request in such capacity in another corporation or business association, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts
  paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
  the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was unlawful. The statute provides that indemnification pursuant to its provisions is not exclusive of other rights
  of indemnification to which a person may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
  The Company is also empowered by Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware to include a provision in its
  certificate of incorporation to limit under certain circumstances a director's liability to it or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty as a director. Article EIGHTH of the Registrant's Certificate of
  Incorporation, as amended and restated on June 1, 2023, states that a director or officer of the Registrant shall not be liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the
  extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware in effect or as the same may hereafter be amended.
  As contemplated by Section 145 and Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Registrant's
  By-Laws,
  effective April 16, 2020, provide a broader basis for indemnification in accordance with and as permitted by Section 145 and Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of
  Delaware.
  Section 6.5 of the
  By-Laws
  of the Registrant (referred to in the
  By-Laws
  as the "Corporation") provides as follows:
  "Section 6.5. Indemnification.
  Except as provided in
  this by-law, the
  Corporation shall indemnify to the full extent permitted by Delaware law each person made or threatened to be made a party to any action or proceeding, whether
  civil or criminal, by reason of the fact that such person or such person's testator or intestate is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or serves or served at the request of the Corporation, any other corporation, partnership,
  joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise in any capacity, against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with such action or
  proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
  reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful; provided, however, that no such indemnification shall be required with respect to any settlement or other nonadjudicated disposition of any threatened or pending action or
  proceeding unless the Corporation has given its prior consent to such settlement or other disposition. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
  shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
  proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful.
  The Corporation may advance or promptly
  reimburse upon request any person entitled to indemnification hereunder for all expenses, including attorneys' fees, reasonably incurred in defending any action or proceeding in advance of the final disposition thereof upon receipt of an
  undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if such person is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification or, where indemnification is granted, to the extent the expenses so advanced or reimbursed exceed the amount to
  which such person is entitled, provided, however, that such person shall cooperate in good faith with any request by the Corporation that common counsel be utilized by the parties to an action or proceeding who are similarly situated unless to do so
  would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between or among such parties.
  Anything in
  these by-laws to
  the contrary notwithstanding, no elimination of
  this by-law, and
  no amendment of
  this by-law adversely
  affecting the right of any person to indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder shall be effective until the 60th day following notice to such person of such action,
  and no elimination of or amendment to
  this by-law shall
  deprive any person of his or her rights hereunder arising out of alleged or actual occurrences, acts or failures to act prior to such 60th day.
  The Corporation shall not, except by elimination or amendment of
  this by-law in
  a manner consistent with the preceding paragraph, take any corporate action or enter into any agreement which prohibits, or otherwise limits the rights of any person to, indemnification in
  accordance with the provisions of
  this by-law. The
  indemnification of any person provided by
  this by-law shall
  continue after such person has ceased
  to be a director, officer or employee of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives.
  The Corporation is authorized to enter into agreements with any of its directors, officers or employees extending rights to indemnification
  and advancement of expenses to such person to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it currently exists, but the failure to enter into any such agreement shall not affect or limit the rights of such person pursuant to
  this by-law, it
  being expressly recognized hereby that all directors, officers and employees of the Corporation, by serving as such after the adoption hereof, are acting in reliance hereon and that the
  Corporation is estopped to contend otherwise.
  In case any provision in
  this by-law shall
  be determined at any time to be unenforceable in any respect, the other provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the affected provision shall be given
  the fullest possible enforcement in the circumstances, it being the intention of the Corporation to afford indemnification and advancement of expenses to its directors and officers, acting in such capacities or in the other capacities mentioned
  herein, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  For purposes of
  this by-law, the
  Corporation shall be deemed to have requested a person to serve an employee benefit plan where the performance by such person of his or her duties to the Corporation also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, such person to the plan
  or participants or beneficiaries of the plan, and excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall be considered indemnifiable expenses. For purposes of
  this by-law, the
  term "Corporation" shall include any legal successor to the Corporation, including any corporation which acquires all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation
  in one or more transactions."
  Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
  Not applicable.
  Item 8. Exhibits
  Exhibit
  No.
  Description
  4.1
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CONMED Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Quarterly
   Report on Form
  10-Q
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2023).
  4.2
  By-laws
  of CONMED Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Current Report
   on Form
  8-K
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2020).
  4.3
  CONMED Corporation 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan.*
  5
  Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, with respect to the securities being registered hereunder.*
  23.1
  Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5 hereto).*
  23.2
  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.*
  24
  Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement).*
  107
  Filing Fee Table*
  *
  Filed herewith.
  Item 9. Undertakings
  (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
  Statement:
  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
  most recent post- effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
  securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
  the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" or "Calculation
  of Registration Fee" table, as applicable, in the effective Registration Statement; and
  (iii) To include any material
  information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
  provided
  ,
  however
  , that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
  post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement.
  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
  post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
  unsold at the termination of the offering.
  (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
  liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
  pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
  that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
  under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification
  is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
  director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
  will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
  SIGNATURES OF CONMED CORPORATION
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
  the requirements for filing on Form
  S-8
  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Largo, State of Florida on this
  20th day of May, 2025.
  CONMED Corporation
  By:
  /s/ Hollie Foust
  Name:
  Hollie Foust
  Title:
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  POWERS OF ATTORNEY
  Each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Hollie K. Foust his or her true and lawful
  attorney-in-fact
  and agent with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
  (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said
  attorney-in-fact
  and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or
  she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
  attorney-in-fact
  and agent or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
  cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, as amended, this Registration Statement has been
  signed by the following persons in the indicated capacities on this 20th day of May, 2025.
  Name
  Title
  /s/ Patrick J. Beyer
  Patrick J. Beyer
  President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer); Director
  /s/ Todd W. Garner
  Todd W. Garner
  Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
  /s/ Andrew Moller
  Andrew Moller
  Vice President – Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
  /s/ Martha Goldberg Aronson
  Martha Goldberg Aronson
  Director
  /s/ David Bronson
  David Bronson
  Director
  /s/ Brian P. Concannon
  Brian P. Concannon
  Director
  /s/ Laverne Council
  Laverne Council
  Director
  /s/ Charles M. Farkas
  Charles M. Farkas
  Director
  /s/ Mark Kaye
  Mark Kaye
  Director
  /s/ Barbara Schwarzentraub
  Barbara Schwarzentraub
  Director