SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __)

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CONMED Corporation

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

Voce Catalyst Partners LP
Voce Capital LLC
Voce Capital Management LLC
James W. Green
Joshua H. Levine
J. Daniel Plants

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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On August 26, 2014, Voce Capital Management LLC and its affiliates (collectively, "Voce") issued a press release ("August 26 Press Release") announcing the failure by the board of directors (the "Board") of CONMED Corporation ("Conmed") to accept Voce's offer to settle the proxy contest by appointing two of Voce's independent nominees to the Board. The August 26 Press Release also announced that Voce filed a presentation with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on August 26, 2014 (the "August 26 Presentation") rebutting misleading and inaccurate information contained in a presentation filed by the Board with the SEC on August 22, 2014. A copy of the August 26 Press Release and a copy of the August 26 Presentation are filed herewith as Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2, respectively.