CONMED CORP
10-Q, 1998-08-13
ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 10-Q

            QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




For the Quarter Ended June 30, 1998               Commission File Number 0-16093



                               CONMED CORPORATION
           (Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)




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



   310 Broad Street, Utica, New York                               13501
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)



                                 (315) 797-8375
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes  [ X ]   No [  ]

         The number of shares  outstanding of  registrant's  common stock, as of
August 1, 1998 is 15,102,283 shares.
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                               CONMED CORPORATION

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                    FORM 10-Q

                          PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item Number

         Item 1.  Financial Statements

                           - Consolidated Statements of Income     

                           - Consolidated Balance Sheets  
  
                           - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     

                           - Notes to Consolidated Financial
                             Statements           

         Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis
                             of Financial Condition and Results
                             of Operations      

                            PART II OTHER INFORMATION

         Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K  


Signatures                           

Exhibit Index        
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<CAPTION>
                                       CONMED CORPORATION

                                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                             (in thousands except per share amounts)

                                           (unaudited)

                                        For three months ended          For six months ended
                                        June               June           June          June
                                        1997               1998           1997          1998
                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      ---------
<S>                                  <C>                <C>            <C>            <C>      
Net sales ......................     $  30,707          $  80,513      $  62,179      $ 160,755
                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      ---------

Cost and expenses:

  Cost of sales ................        16,259             40,874         32,734         85,264
  Selling and administrative ...         8,596             21,995         16,932         43,774
  Facility consolidation
    expense (Note 6) ...........          --                 --            2,328           --
  Research and development .....           791              2,874          1,542          5,601
                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      ---------

    Total operating expenses ...        25,646             65,743         53,536        134,639
                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      ---------

Income from operations .........         5,061             14,770          8,643         26,116

Interest income (expense),net ..           366             (7,666)           628        (15,181)
                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      ---------

Income before income taxes

  and extraordinary item .......         5,427              7,104          9,271         10,935

Provision for income taxes .....        (1,954)            (2,557)        (3,338)        (3,936)
                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      ---------

Income before extraordinary

  item .........................         3,473              4,547          5,933          6,999

Extraordinary item, net of

  income taxes (Note 5) ........          --                 --             --           (1,569)
                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      ---------

Net income .....................     $   3,473          $   4,547      $   5,933      $   5,430
                                     =========          =========      =========      =========
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
                                       CONMED CORPORATION

                                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                             (in thousands except per share amounts)

                                           (unaudited)
                                           (continued)

                                        For three months ended          For six months ended
                                        June               June           June          June
                                        1997               1998           1997          1998
                                     ---------          ---------      ---------      ---------
<S>                                  <C>                <C>            <C>            <C>      
Per share data:

Income before extraordinary item
         Basic .................     $     .23          $     .30      $     .40      $     .46
         Diluted ...............           .23                .30            .39            .46

Extraordinary item - (Note 5)
         Basic .................     $    --            $    --        $    --        $    (.10)
         Diluted ...............          --                 --             --             (.10)

Net Income
         Basic .................     $     .23          $     .30      $     .40      $     .36
         Diluted ...............           .23                .30            .39            .36

Weighted average common shares
         Basic .................        15,005             15,057         14,999         15,047
         Diluted ...............        15,193             15,326         15,227         15,286


</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   CONMED CORPORATION

                              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                          (in thousands except share amounts)

                   ASSETS

                                                               December        June
                                                                 1997          1998
                                                              ---------      ---------
                                                                           (unaudited)
<S>                                                           <C>            <C>      
Current assets:

  Cash and cash equivalents .............................     $  13,452      $   4,454
  Accounts receivable, net ..............................        47,188         49,055
  Income taxes receivable ...............................           245          1,326
  Inventories (Note 3) ..................................        61,971         68,774
  Deferred income taxes .................................         1,898          1,898
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets .............         1,186          2,573
                                                              ---------      ---------
         Total current assets ...........................       125,940        128,080
Property, plant and equipment, net ......................        55,339         57,442
Deferred income taxes ...................................        10,783         11,665
Goodwill, net ...........................................       153,360        158,489
Patents, trademarks, and other assets, net ..............       216,215        214,996
                                                              ---------      ---------
      Total assets ......................................     $ 561,637      $ 570,672
                                                              =========      =========

          LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:

  Current portion of long-term debt (Note 5) ............     $  11,000      $  15,011
  Accounts payable ......................................         9,556         18,259
  Accrued interest ......................................          --            4,832
  Accrued payroll and withholdings ......................         6,831          8,269
  Other current liabilities .............................         3,220          1,774
                                                              ---------      ---------
      Total current liabilities .........................        30,607         48,145
Long-term debt (Note 5) .................................       354,000        340,375
Deferred compensation ...................................         1,235          1,347
Accrued pension .........................................         3,276          3,276
Long-term leases ........................................         2,651          2,366
Other long-term liabilities .............................         7,132          6,581
                                                              ---------      ---------
         Total liabilities ..............................       398,901        402,090
                                                              ---------      ---------
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
                                   CONMED CORPORATION

                              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                          (in thousands except share amounts)
                                      (continued)
                    

                                                               December        June
                                                                 1997          1998
                                                              ---------      ---------
                                                                           (unaudited)
<S>                                                           <C>            <C>      
Shareholders' equity:

  Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share;
      authorized 500,000 shares; none outstanding .......          --             --

  Common stock, par value $.01 per share;
      40,000,000 authorized; 15,036,553 and
      15,076,050 issued and outstanding,in
      1997 and 1998, respectively .......................           151            151
  Paid-in capital .......................................       123,451        123,867
  Retained earnings .....................................        39,553         44,983
  Less 25,000 shares of common stock in treasury,

    at cost .............................................          (419)          (419)
                                                              ---------      ---------
         Total equity ...................................       162,736        168,582
                                                              ---------      ---------
      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity ........     $ 561,637      $ 570,672
                                                              =========      =========
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               CONMED CORPORATION

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                     Six Months Ended June 30 1997 and 1998

                                 (in thousands)

                                   (unaudited)

                                                          1997           1998
                                                       ---------      --------- 
<S>                                                    <C>            <C>      
Cash flows from operating activities:

  Net income .....................................     $   5,933      $   5,430
                                                       ---------      ---------
  Adjustments to reconcile net income
    to net cash provided by operations:

         Depreciation ............................         1,916          3,944
         Amortization ............................         1,604          7,849
         Extraordinary item, net of
           income taxes (Note 5) .................          --            1,569
         Increase (decrease) in cash flows
           from changes in assets and liabilities:

                  Accounts receivable ............         1,041         (1,867)
                  Income taxes receivable ........          --           (1,081)
                  Inventories ....................           230         (8,192)
                   Prepaid expenses and
                    other current assets .........          (593)        (1,387)
                  Other assets ...................          (147)          (574)
                  Accounts payable ...............          (106)         8,703
                  Income taxes payable ...........         1,876           --
                  Accrued interest ...............          --            4,832
                  Accrued payroll and withholdings          (742)         1,438
                  Other current liabilities ......         2,130         (1,731)
                  Deferred compensation and
                    other long-term liabilities ..           105           (439)
                                                       ---------      ---------
                                                           7,314         13,064

    Net cash provided by operations ..............        13,247         18,494
                                                       ---------      ---------

Cash flows from investing activities:

  Payment srelated to acquisition of Linvatec ....          --           (6,996)
  Acquisition of property, plant,
       and equipment .............................        (1,488)        (6,663)
                                                       ---------      ---------
    Net cash used by investing activities ........        (1,488)       (13,659)
                                                       ---------      ---------
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               CONMED CORPORATION

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                     Six Months Ended June 30 1997 and 1998

                                 (in thousands)

                                   (unaudited)
                                   (continued)

                                                          1997           1998
                                                       ---------      ---------
<S>                                                    <C>            <C>      
Cash flows from financing activities:

  Proceeds of long-term debt .....................          --          126,100
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock .........            89            416
  Payments related to issuance of long-term debt .          --           (4,635)
  Payments on long-term debt and
    other obligations ............................           (37)      (135,714)
                                                       ---------      ---------
    Net cash provided (used)
         by financing activities .................            52        (13,833)
                                                       ---------      ---------
Net increase (decrease) in cash

   and cash equivalents ..........................        11,811         (8,998)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period .        20,173         13,452
                                                       ---------      ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period .......     $  31,984      $   4,454
                                                       =========      =========
</TABLE>
                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                               CONMED CORPORATION

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 - Consolidation

         The consolidated  financial  statements  include the accounts of CONMED
Corporation (the "Company"), and its subsidiaries.  All significant intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  The Company is
a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of a range of medical instruments
and systems used in surgical and other medical procedures. The Company's product
offerings include electrosurgical systems,  electrocardiogram ("ECG") electrodes
and  accessories,  surgical  suction  instruments,  intravenous  ("IV")  therapy
accessories  and wound  care  products.  Through  its  acquisition  of  Linvatec
Corporation (Note 4), the Company has expanded its arthroscopic  surgery product
line and broadened its product offerings to include powered surgical instruments
and imaging products for minimally invasive surgery.  The Company's products are
used in a  variety  of  clinical  settings,  such as  operating  rooms,  surgery
centers, physicians' offices and critical care areas of hospitals.

Note 2 - Interim financial information

         The financial  statements  for the three and six months ended June 1997
and June 1998 are  unaudited;  in the  opinion  of the  Company  such  unaudited
statements  include  all  adjustments  (which  comprise  only  normal  recurring
accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such periods. The
consolidated  financial statements for the year ending December 1998 are subject
to  adjustment  at the end of the year when they will be audited by  independent
accountants.  The results of operations  for the three and six months ended June
1997 and 1998 are not necessarily  indicative of the results of operations to be
expected for any other  quarter nor for the year ending  December 31, 1998.  The
consolidated   financial   statements  and  notes  thereto  should  be  read  in
conjunction with the financial  statements and notes for the year ended December
1997 included in the  Company's  Annual  Report to the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission  on Form 10-K.  Certain 1997 amounts  previously  reported  have been
reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.

Note 3 - Inventories

         The components of inventory are as follows (in thousands):

                                                       December            June
                                                         1997              1998
                                                      --------          --------

                  Raw materials...............        $ 28,097          $ 30,706
                  Work-in-process............            6,569             8,378
                  Finished goods..............          27,305            29,690
                                                      --------          --------
                           Total.................     $ 61,971          $ 68,774
                                                      ========          ========
 
Note 4 - Business acquisitions

         On July 1, 1997, the Company  completed the acquisition of the surgical
suction  instrument  and tubing  product line from Davol,  Inc., a subsidiary of
C.R. Bard,  Inc., for a cash purchase price of $24,000,000.  This acquisition is
being  accounted  for using the  purchase  method.  Accordingly,  the results of
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operations of the acquired product line are included in the consolidated results
of the  Company  from  the date of  acquisition.  Goodwill  associated  with the
acquisition is being amortized on a straight-line basis over a 40-year period.

         On December  31,  1997,  the Company  acquired the business and certain
assets of Linvatec  Corporation,  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Bristol-Myers
Squibb Company,  for a cash purchase price of $370,000,000 and the assumption of
$16,608,000 of liabilities. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company also received a warrant
to purchase  1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $34.23 per share.
This warrant expires December 31, 2007, and was valued at $10,625,000.

         The  acquisition of Linvatec  Corporation is being  accounted for using
the purchase  method.  The allocation of purchase price resulted in identifiable
intangible assets, including patents and technology ($9,500,000), trademarks and
tradenames ($96,000,000) and customer relationships  ($97,000,000),  aggregating
$204,000,000,  which will be amortized over periods from 5 to 40 years. Goodwill
associated with the Linvatec  acquisition  approximated  $75,000,000 and will be
amortized  on a  straight-line  basis  over a 40-year  period.  Additionally,  a
portion of the purchase price was allocated to purchased in-process research and
development  ("R&D").  Purchased in-process R & D includes the value of products
in the  development  stage  and not  considered  to have  reached  technological
feasibility.   In  accordance  with  applicable   accounting  rules,   purchased
in-process  R&D is  required to be  expensed.  Accordingly,  $34,000,000  of the
acquisition cost was expensed on December 31, 1997.

         In connection with the Linvatec  acquisition,  the Company entered into
agreements with Zimmer, Inc., a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company, pursuant to which Zimmer has agreed to distribute certain of Linvatec's
products for periods ranging from six months to three years.

         The  allocation of the purchase  price for the Linvatec  acquisition is
based on management's  preliminary estimates. It is possible that re-allocations
will be required as additional  information  becomes available.  Management does
not  believe  that  such  re-allocations  will  have a  material  effect  on the
Company's financial position or results of operations.

On an unaudited  pro forma basis,  assuming the Davol and Linvatec  acquisitions
had occurred as of January 1, 1997, the consolidated  results of the Company for
the three and six months  ended June,  1997 are  estimated  to be as follows (in
thousands, except per share amounts):

                                                  For the Three     For the Six
                                                   Months Ended    Months Ended
                                                     June 1997       June 1997
                                                     ---------       ---------

         Pro forma revenues....................    $ 75,760          $152,284

         Pro forma net income (loss)...........    $  3,544          $(16,213)

         Pro forma earnings per share:

                  Basic........................    $    .24          $  (1.08)

                  Diluted......................    $    .23          $  (1.08)


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Note 5 - Subordinated Note Offering

         As  discussed  under  "Liquidity  and Capital  Resources",  the Company
completed a  subordinated  note  offering in the aggregate  principal  amount of
$130.0  million in March 1998.  Proceeds  from the offering  amounting to $126.1
million were used to reduce the Company's term loans under its Credit  Facility.
Deferred  financing  fees related to the portion of the Credit  Facility  repaid
amounting to $2.5 million ($1.6 million net of income taxes) were written-off as
an extraordinary charge.

Note 6 - Facility Consolidation

         During the first quarter of 1997, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge
of $2,328,000 related to the closure of the Company's Dayton, Ohio manufacturing
facility.  Operations of the Dayton facility,  were transferred to the Company's
manufacturing  location in Rome,  New York in 1997. The components of the charge
consisted primarily of costs associated with employee severance and termination,
and the impairment of the carrying value of fixed assets.

Note 7 - Subsidiary Guarantees

         The Company's Credit Facility and subordinated  notes (the "Notes") are
guaranteed (the "Subsidiary  Guarantees") by each of the Company's  subsidiaries
in  existence  on the closing  dates of the Credit  Facility  and the Notes (the
"Subsidiary Guarantors"). The Subsidiary Guarantees provide that each Subsidiary
Guarantor will fully and unconditionally  guarantee the Company's obligations on
a joint and several basis.  Each  Subsidiary  Guarantor is  wholly-owned  by the
Company.

Separate  financial  statements and other disclosures  concerning the Subsidiary
Guarantors are not presented  because  management has determined  such financial
statements  and other  disclosures  are not material to investors.  The combined
condensed  financial  information of the Company's  Subsidiary  Guarantors is as
follows (in thousands):

                                                     December            June
                                                       1997              1998
                                                     --------          --------

         Current assets............................. $ 54,799          $ 71,062
         Non-current assets.........................  327,751           333,603
         Current liabilities........................   15,339            22,906
         Non-current liabilities....................  345,826           344,915

                                                   For the Three    For the Six
                                                    Months Ended    Months Ended
                                                      June 1998      June 1998
                                                     ----------      ---------

         Revenues................................... $ 56,671        $113,579
         Operating income...........................   10,586          17,973
         Net income.................................    1,825              90

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Item 2.        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
               AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         The following discussion includes certain  forward-looking  statements.
Such  forward-looking  statements are subject to a number of factors,  including
material  risks,  uncertainties  and  contingencies,  which could  cause  actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

Three months ended June 1998 compared to three months ended June 1997

         Sales for the quarter ended March 1998 were $80,513,000, an increase of
162%  compared  to sales of  $30,707,000  in the  quarter  ended June 1997.  The
increase was the result of the  acquisition of Linvatec on December 31, 1997 and
the surgical  suction  instrument and tubing product line acquired from Davol on
July 1, 1997.

         In connection with the Linvatec  acquisition,  the Company entered into
agreements with Zimmer, Inc., a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company,  pursuant to which Zimmer  agreed to  distribute  certain of Linvatec's
products  for  periods  ranging  from  six  months  to  three  years.   Zimmer's
distribution  of the majority of these  products  ended in the second quarter of
1998 as the Company assumed responsibility for distribution of such products.

         Cost of sales increased to $40,874,000 in the current quarter  compared
to the $16,259,000 in the same quarter a year ago as a result of increased sales
volume.  The Company's gross margin  percentage was 49.2% for the second quarter
of 1998 as  compared  to 47.1% in the  second  quarter  of 1997  reflecting  the
overall higher gross margin percentage of the Linvatec product lines as compared
to the Company's other products.

         Selling  and  administrative  costs  increased  to  $21,995,000  in the
current  quarter  as  compared  to  $8,596,000  in the  second  quarter of 1997,
primarily as a result of the  Linvatec  acquisition.  As a percentage  of sales,
selling and  administrative  expense was 27.3% in the second  quarter of 1998 as
compared to 28.0% in the comparable 1997 period.

         Research and  development  expense was $2,874,000 in the second quarter
of 1998 as  compared to $791,000  in the second  quarter of 1997.  The  increase
reflects expense related to the Linvatec research and development activities.

         The second quarter of 1998 had interest expense of $7,666,000  compared
to interest income of $366,000 in the second quarter of 1997. As discussed under
Liquidity and Capital  Resources,  the Company acquired Linvatec  Corporation on
December 31, 1997 for $370 million that was borrowed under its Credit  Facility.
The Company had no borrowings outstanding during the second quarter of 1997.

Six months ended June 1998 compared to six months ended June 1997

         Sales for the six months ended June 1998 were $160,755,000, an increase
of 159% compared to sales of $62,179,000 in the six months ended June, 1997. The
increase was the result of the  acquisition of Linvatec on December 31, 1997 and
the surgical  suction  instrument and tubing product line acquired from Davol on
July  1,  1997.   Offsetting  the  incremental   sales   associated  with  these
acquisitions was decreased sales related to the Company's ECG electrode  product
line. The Company believes that its line of ECG electrodes will continue to face
pricing  and other  competitive  pressures  due to cost  containment  efforts by
health care providers.
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         Cost of sales  increased to $85,264,000 in the first six months of 1998
as  compared  to the  $32,734,000  in the same  period a year ago as a result of
increased sales volume.  The Company's gross margin percentage was 47.0% for the
first six months of 1998 as compared to 47.4% in the 1997 period.  In connection
with purchase accounting for the Linvatec acquisition, the Company increased the
acquired  value of  inventory by $2.9 million  over its  production  cost.  This
inventory  was sold during the quarter ended March 1998 and,  accordingly,  this
non-recurring  adjustment served to reduce the Company's gross margin percentage
by 1.9 percentage points.  Excluding the impact of this nonrecurring adjustment,
the Company's gross margin  percentage was 48.9% in the first six months of 1998
reflecting  the overall higher gross margin  percentage of the Linvatec  product
lines as compared to the Company's other products.

         Selling and administrative  costs increased to $43,774,000 in the first
six months of 1998 as compared to  $16,932,000  in the first six months of 1997,
primarily as a result of the  Linvatec  acquisition.  As a percentage  of sales,
selling and administrative expense was 27.2% in the first six months of 1998 and
in the comparable 1997 period.

         Research and development expense was $5,601,000 in the first six months
of 1998 as compared to $1,542,000 in the first six months of 1997.  The increase
reflects expense related to the Linvatec research and development activities.

         During the first  quarter  of 1997,  the  Company  recorded a charge of
$2,328,000 related to the closure of its Dayton,  Ohio  manufacturing  facility.
Operations   of  the  Dayton   facility  were   transferred   to  the  Company's
manufacturing location in Rome, New York.

         The  first six  months  of 1998 had  interest  expense  of  $15,181,000
compared  to interest  income of  $628,000  in the first six months of 1997.  As
discussed under Liquidity and Capital  Resources,  the Company acquired Linvatec
Corporation  on December 31, 1997 for $370  million that was borrowed  under its
Credit Facility.  The Company had no borrowings outstanding during the first six
months of 1997. The Company  completed an offering of subordinated  notes during
the quarter ended March 1998 and used the net proceeds to repay a portion of the
Company's term loans under its Credit Facility. Deferred financing fees relating
to the portion of the Credit  Facility  repaid  amounting to $2.5 million  ($1.6
million net of income taxes) were written-off as an extraordinary item.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

         Net cash  provided  by  operations  was  $18,494,000  for the first six
months of 1998 as  compared  to  $13,247,000  for the first six  months of 1997.
Operating cash flow for the first six months of 1998 was negatively  impacted by
lower net income resulting from  acquisition  related charges as compared to the
first six  months  of 1997.  Depreciation  and  amortization  increased  in 1998
primarily as a result of the completed  acquisitions.  Additionally,  during the
first  quarter of 1998,  the Company  recorded a non-cash  extraordinary  charge
related to the write-off of deferred financing fees. Operating cash flow for the
first six  months of 1998 was  positively  impacted  by an  increase  in accrued
interest and accounts payable.  Adversely impacting operating cash flows for the
first six months of 1998 was an increase in inventories  related  primarily to a
buildup of Linvatec  inventories in  anticipation  of an announced plant closing
and  inventory  requirements  related to the  startup of sales and  distribution
operations previously managed by Zimmer.
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         Net cash used by investing  activities for the first six months of 1998
included  $6,996,000 of transaction  costs related to the Linvatec  acquisition.
Capital  expenditures  for the first six  months  of 1998 and 1997  amounted  to
$6,663,000 and $1,488,000, respectively.

          Financing  activities during the first six months of 1998 involved the
completion of a subordinated note offering in the aggregate  principal amount of
$130.0 million in March 1998. Net proceeds from the offering amounting to $126.1
million  were used to repay a portion of the  Company's  loans  under its Credit
Facility. In addition to the net proceeds of the subordinated note offering, the
Company  made  payments  on loans  under its Credit  Facility  aggregating  $9.6
million during the first six months of 1998.

         In  connection  with the  Linvatec  acquisition,  the Company  borrowed
$350.0  million under its Credit  Facility.  Upon the  application  of mandatory
principal payments including the subordinated note proceeds,  the Company's term
loans at June 30, 1998 aggregate $220.4 million and are repayable quarterly over
terms of five and seven years.  The  Company's  Credit  Facility also includes a
$100 million revolving credit facility which expires December 2002, of which $95
million was available on June 30, 1998.  The Credit  Facility  borrowings  carry
interest  rates based on LIBOR plus 2.00% on the revolving  credit  facility and
five-year  term  loan,  and LIBOR plus 2.25% on the  seven-year  term loan.  The
interest  rates at June 30, 1998 were  7.69%,7.94%  and 7.69% for the  five-year
term loan, the seven-year term loan and revolving credit facility, respectively.
Additionally,  during the commitment  period,  the Company is obligated to pay a
fee of .5% per annum on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility.

         The Company does not use derivative  financial  instruments for trading
or other speculative  purposes.  Interest rate swaps, a form of derivative,  are
used to manage  interest  rate risk.  Currently the Company has entered into two
interest rate swaps expiring in June 2001 which convert $100 million of floating
rate debt  under the  Company's  Credit  Facility  into fixed rate debt at rates
ranging  from  7.18% to 8.25%.  Provisions  in one of the  interest  rate  swaps
cancels such agreement when LIBOR exceeds 7.35%.

         The Credit  Facility is  collateralized  by all the Company's  personal
property.  The Credit Facility contains covenants and restrictions  which, among
other  things,  require  maintenance  of  certain  working  capital  levels  and
financial  ratios,  prohibit  dividend  payments and restrict the  incurrence of
indebtedness   and  certain  other   activities,   including   acquisitions  and
dispositions.  The Company is also required to make mandatory  prepayments  from
net cash  proceeds  from any issue of equity  and asset  sales and also from any
excess cash flow, as defined.

         The  subordinated  notes  are in  aggregate  principal  amount  of $130
million and have a maturity date of March 15, 2008. The subordinated  notes bear
interest  at 9.0%  per  annum  which is  payable  semi-annually.  The  indenture
governing the subordinated notes has certain restrictive  covenants and provides
for, among other things, mandatory and optional redemptions by the Company.

         The Credit Facility and subordinated notes (the "Notes") are guaranteed
(the "Subsidiary Guarantees") by each of the Company's subsidiaries in existence
on the  closing  dates of the Credit  Facility  and the Notes  (the  "Subsidiary
Guarantors").  The Subsidiary  Guarantees provide that each Subsidiary Guarantor
will fully and  unconditionally  guarantee the Company's  obligations on a joint
and several basis.  Each  Subsidiary  Guarantor is  wholly-owned by the Company.
Under the  Credit  Facility  and  subordinated  note  indenture,  the  Company's
subsidiaries  are subject to the same covenants and  restrictions  that apply to
the  Company  (except  that the  Subsidiary  Guarantors  are  permitted  to make
dividend payments and distributions,  including cash dividend  payments,  to the
Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor).

         Management  believes that cash generated from  operations,  its current
cash  resources  and funds  available  under its Credit  Facility  will  provide
sufficient  liquidity to ensure continued  working capital for operations,  debt
service and funding of capital expenditures in the foreseeable future.
<PAGE>

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         List of Exhibits

         Exhibit No.                               Description 
         -----------                               ----------- 

              11                    Computation of weighted average number
                                    of shares of common stock

         Reports on Form 8-K

         None

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

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)

Date:  August 13, 1998

                                                /s/Robert D. Shallish, Jr.
                                                --------------------------
                                                Robert D. Shallish, Jr.
                                                Vice President - Finance
                                                (Principal Financial Officer)


<PAGE>





                                  Exhibit Index

                                                                              
                                                                 

          Exhibit                                                

             11                 - Computations of weighted average
                                  number of shares of common stock     




                                   EXHIBIT 11

        Computation of weighted average number of shares of common stock



                                    For the three months      For the six months
                                           ended                      ended

                                      June       June           June       June
                                      1997       1998           1997       1998 
                                     ------     ------         ------     ------
                                                                                
                                                                                
Shares outstanding at                                                           
  beginning of period                                                           
  (net of 25,000 shares                                                         
   held in treasury) ..............  14,999     15,043         14,989     15,037
                                                                                
Weighted average shares                                                         
  issued ..........................       6         14             10         10
                                     ------     ------         ------     ------
                                                                                
Shares used in the                                                              
  calculation of basic EPS                                                      
  (weighted average shares                                                      
  outstanding) ....................  15,005     15,057         14,999     15,047
                                                                                
Effect of dilutive                                                              
  securities ......................     188        269            228        239
                                     ------     ------         ------     ------
                                                                                
Shares used in the                                                              
  calculation of diluted                                                        
  EPS .............................  15,193     15,326         15,227     15,286
                                     ======     ======         ======     ======
                                                              


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