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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 25, 1996
CONMED CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 0-16093 16-0977505
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
310 Broad Street, Utica, New York 13501
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(315) 797-8375
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year
On November 25, 1996, the Board of Directors of the CONMED
Corporation (the "Company") adopted a resolution to change the fiscal year of
the Company from a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the last Friday in December
in each year to a calendar year ending on each December 31. The change in fiscal
year is effective for the 1996 fiscal year, which will end on December 31, 1996.
Because, pursuant to Financial Reporting Release No. 35, the
change from a 52-53 week fiscal year commencing within seven days of a month end
to a fiscal year ending as of the last day of the month is not deemed a change
in fiscal year for purposes of reporting subject to Rule 13a-10 or 15d-10 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 if the new fiscal year commences with the
end of the old fiscal year, a transition report is not required and, thus, no
transition report will be filed by the Company.
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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of 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
By:/s/ Robert D. Shallish, Jr.
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Robert D. Shallish, Jr.
Vice President-Finance
Dated: December 6, 1996
