CONMED CORP
10-Q, 1998-05-15
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 March 31, 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
May 1, 1998 is 15,074,308 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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Item 1.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                               CONMED CORPORATION
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                     Three Months Ended March 1997 and 1998
                     (in thousands except per share amounts)
                                   (unaudited)

                                                            1997         1998
                                                         --------      --------
<S>                                                      <C>           <C>
Net sales ..........................................     $ 31,472      $ 80,242
                                                         --------      --------

Cost and expenses:
  Cost of sales ....................................       16,475        44,390
  Facility consolidation expense (Note 6) ..........        2,328          --
  Selling and administrative .......................        8,336        21,779
  Research and development .........................          751         2,727
                                                         --------      --------

         Total operating expenses ..................       27,890        68,896
                                                         --------      --------

Income from operations .............................        3,582        11,346

Interest income (expense), net .....................          262        (7,515)
                                                         --------      --------

Income before income taxes
  and extraordinary item ...........................        3,844         3,831

Provision for income taxes .........................       (1,384)       (1,379)
                                                         --------      --------

Income before extraordinary item ...................        2,460         2,452

Extraordinary item, net of income taxes(Note 5) ....         --          (1,569)
                                                         --------      --------

Net income .........................................     $  2,460      $    883
                                                         ========      ========

Per share data:
  Income before extraordinary item
         Basic .....................................     $    .16      $    .16
         Diluted ...................................          .16           .16

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

  Net income
         Basic .....................................     $    .16      $    .06
         Diluted ...................................          .16           .06

</TABLE>
                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               CONMED CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                       (in thousands except share amounts)

                                                                             (unaudited)
                                                                December        March
                                                                  1997           1998
                                                               ---------      ---------
<S>                                                            <C>            <C>
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents ..............................     $  13,452      $  13,504
  Accounts receivable, net ...............................        47,188         53,277
  Income taxes receivable ................................           245           --
  Inventories, net (Note 3) ..............................        61,971         60,667
  Deferred income taxes ..................................         1,898          1,898
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets ..............         1,186          2,070
                                                               ---------      ---------
         Total current assets ............................       125,940        131,416
Property, plant and equipment, net .......................        55,339         56,341
Deferred income taxes ....................................        10,783         10,783
Goodwill, net ............................................       153,360        154,544
Patents, trademarks, and other assets, net ...............       216,215        216,033
                                                               ---------      ---------
         Total assets ....................................     $ 561,637      $ 569,117
                                                               =========      =========


             LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt (Note 5) .............     $  11,000      $  11,020
  Accrued interest .......................................          --            1,938
  Accounts payable .......................................         9,556         15,943
  Income taxes payable ...................................          --            1,103
  Accrued payroll and withholdings .......................         7,014          8,027
  Accrued pension ........................................          --              246
  Other current liabilities ..............................         3,037            764
                                                               ---------      ---------
         Total current liabilities .......................        30,607         39,041
Long-term debt (Note 5) ..................................       354,000        351,123
Accrued pension ..........................................         3,276          3,276
Deferred compensation ....................................         1,235          1,291
Long-term leases .........................................         2,651          2,518
Other long-term liabilities ..............................         7,132          8,175
                                                               ---------      ---------
                                                                 398,901        405,424
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               CONMED CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                       (in thousands except share amounts)

                                                                             (unaudited)
                                                                December        March
                                                                  1997           1998
                                                               ---------      ---------
<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 shares authorized; 15,061,538 and
      15,068,208 shares issued and outstanding in
      1997 and 1998, respectively ........................           151            151
  Paid-in capital ........................................       123,451        123,525
  Retained earnings ......................................        39,553         40,436
  Less 25,000 shares of common stock in treasury,
    at cost, .............................................          (419)          (419)
                                                               ---------      ---------
                                                                 162,736        163,693
                                                               ---------      ---------
         Total liabilities and shareholders' equity ......     $ 561,637      $ 569,117
                                                               =========      =========

</TABLE>

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               CONMED CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                     Three Months Ended March 1997 and 1998
                                 (in thousands)
                                   (unaudited)
                                                          1997           1998
                                                       ---------      ---------
<S>                                                    <C>            <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income .....................................     $   2,460      $     883
                                                       ---------      ---------
  Adjustments to reconcile net income
    to net cash provided by operations:
         Depreciation ............................           946          1,959
         Amortization ............................           799          3,629
         Extraordinary write-off of deferred
           financing fees (Note 5) ...............          --            2,451
         Increase (decrease) in cash flows
           from changes in assets and liabilities:
                  Accounts receivable ............          (279)        (6,089)
                  Inventories ....................         1,213            600
                  Prepaid expenses and
                    other current assets .........          (354)          (884)
                  Other assets ...................           (19)         1,855
                  Accounts payable ...............          (112)         6,387
                  Income taxes payable ...........         2,192          1,348
                  Accrued payroll and withholdings          (239)         1,013
                  Accrued pension ................           294            109
                  Accrued facility consolidation .         2,328           --
                  Accrued interest ...............          --            1,938
                  Other current liabilities ......          (410)        (2,269)
                  Deferred compensation and
                    other long-term liabilities ..            52          1,099
                                                       ---------      ---------
                                                           6,411         13,146
         Net cash provided by operating activities         8,871         14,029
                                                       ---------      ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Payments related to acquisition of Linvatec ....          --           (4,180)
  Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment ..          (950)        (2,961)
                                                       ---------      ---------
         Net cash used by investing activities ...          (950)        (7,141)
                                                       ---------      ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds of long term debt .....................          --          126,100
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock .........            81             74
  Payments related to issuance of debt ...........          --           (4,053)
  Payments on long-term debt and leases ..........          --         (128,957)
                                                       ---------      ---------
      Net cash provided (used) by financing
          activities .............................            81         (6,836)
                                                       ---------      ---------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents ........         8,002             52
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period .        20,173         13,452
                                                       ---------      ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period .......     $  28,175      $  13,504
                                                       =========      =========
</TABLE>
                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
                               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  statements  for the three  months  ended  March  1997 and 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  months  ended March 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  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           March
                                              1997              1998

                  Raw materials.........    $28,097           $28,200
                  Work-in-process.......      6,569             7,154
                  Finished goods........     27,305            25,313
                                            -------           -------
                           Total........... $61,971           $60,667
                                            =======           =======
 
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
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.
<PAGE>
         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.

         This acquisition 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    ($102,000,000),    aggregating
$204,000,000,  which will be amortized over periods from 5 to 40 years. Goodwill
associated with the Linvatec  acquisition  approximated  $70,000,000 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  Davol  and  Linvatec
acquisitions  are based on management's  preliminary  estimates.  It is possible
that re-allocation 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 months ended March 31, 1997 are estimated to be as follows
(in thousands, except per share amounts):

         Pro forma revenues.......................            $ 76,525

         Pro forma net income.....................            $  2,588

         Pro forma earnings per share:

                  Basic..............................         $    .17

                  Diluted............................         $    .17



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 were written-off as an extraordinary charge.
<PAGE>
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,  which was acquired in connection
with the February 1996  acquisition  of NDM, 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  existance  on the  closing  date 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
as of and for the three months ended March 1997 is as follows (in thousands):


         Current assets..........................................      $ 69,344
         Non-current assets......................................       329,256
         Current liabilities.....................................        19,770
         Non-current liabilities.................................       345,267


         Revenues................................................      $ 56,908
         Operating income........................................         7,680
         Net income..............................................            24

<PAGE>
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 March 1998 compared to three months ended March 1997

         Sales for the quarter ended March 1998 were $80,242,000, an increase of
155%  compared  to sales of  $31,472,000  in the quarter  ended March 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.

         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.   Zimmer's
distribution  of a significant  number of these  products will end in the second
quarter of 1998 as the Company assumes  responsibility  for distribution of such
products.

         Cost of sales increased to $44,390,000 in the current quarter  compared
to the $16,475,000 in the same quarter a year ago as a result of increased sales
volume. The Company's gross margin percentage was 44.7% for the first quarter of
1998 as  compared  to 47.7% in the first  quarter of 1997.  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 3.7 percentage points.  Excluding the impact of this nonrecurring adjustment,
the Company's  gross margin  percentage was 48.4%  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  $21,779,000  in the
current  quarter  as  compared  to  $8,336,000  in the  first  quarter  of 1997,
primarily as a result of the  Linvatec  acquisition.  As a percentage  of sales,
selling and  administrative  expense  was 27.1% in the first  quarter of 1998 as
compared to 26.5% in the  comparable  1997  period.  The  Linvatec  business has
required a higher level of selling and administrative expense as a percentage of
sales as compared to the Company's historic levels.  Additionally,  goodwill and
intangible   amortization   related  to  the  Linvatec  acquisition  amounts  to
approximately  $2.0 million or 2.5% of the Company's  consolidated sales for the
current quarter.

         Research and development expense was $2,727,000 in the first quarter of
1998 as compared to $751,000 in the first quarter of 1997. The increase reflects
expense related to the Linvatec research and development activities.
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         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,  which was acquired in  connection  with the
February  1996   acquisition   of  NDM,  were   transferred   to  the  Company's
manufacturing location in Rome, New York.

         The first quarter of 1998 had interest  expense of $7,515,000  compared
to interest  income of $262,000 in the first 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 first quarter 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 were  written-off as an
extraordinary item.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

         Net cash provided by  operations  was  $14,029,000  for the first three
months of 1998 as compared  to  $8,871,000  for the first three  months of 1997.
Operating  cash flow for the three  months of 1998 were  negatively  impacted by
lower net income resulting from  acquisition  related charges as compared to the
first three  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  charge  related to the
write-off of deferred  financing  fees.  Operating cash flow for the first three
months of 1998 were positively  impacted by an increase in accrued  interest and
accounts payable, and a reduction in other assets. Adversely impacting operating
cash  flows  for the first  three  months of 1998 was an  increase  in  accounts
receivable  which  reflects  a  one-time   buildup  of  Linvatec   international
receivables as no such receivables were acquired with the Linvatec acquisition.

         Net cash used by  investing  activities  for the first three  months of
1998  included   $4,180,000  of  transaction   costs  related  to  the  Linvatec
acquisition.  Capital  expenditures  for the first three months of 1998 and 1997
amounted to $2,961,000 and $950,000, respectively.

          Financing  activities  during the first  quarter of 1998  involved the
completion of a subordinated note offering in the aggregate  principal amount of
$130.0 million.  Net proceeds from the offering amounting to $126.1 million were
used to repay a portion of the Company's term loans under its Credit Facility.

         In  connection  with the  Linvatec  acquisition,  the Company  borrowed
$350.0 in term loans available under its Credit  Facility.  Upon the application
of mandatory  principal payments  including the subordinated note proceeds,  the
Company's  term  loans  at March  31,  1998  aggregate  $222.1  million  and are
repayable  quarterly  commencing  March 31,  1998  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 $90 million was available
on March 31, 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 March 31,
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.
<PAGE>
         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 existance
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 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 of Instrument
         -----------                        -------------------------

             11                     Computation of weighted average
                                    number of shares of common stock


Reports on Form 8-K



         (1)      On January 8, 1998 (as  amended on  February  17,  1998),  the
                  Company  filed a report  on Form 8-K which  included:  (a) the
                  financial  statements  of  a  business  acquired  and  related
                  proforma  financial  information,  (b) Exhibits  related to an
                  acquired  business  including  the Stock  and  Asset  Purchase
                  Agreement and (c) Exhibits  related to the  Company's  current
                  Credit Agreement.



         (2)      On March  10,  1998,  the  Company  filed a report on Form 8-K
                  which reported the issuance of a press release  related to the
                  completion  of a $130 million  subordinated  note offering and
                  unusual  charges  which  would be  recorded  in the  Company's
                  results for the first quarter of 1998.

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                                   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:  May 13, 1998




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



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                                  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
                                                                ended March
                                                              (in thousands)

                                                              1997       1998

Shares outstanding at beginning of period
  (net of 25,000 shares held in treasury).. ......           14,989     15,036 
                                                               
Weighted average shares issued ...................               10          2 
                                                             ------     ------ 
                                                                               
Shares used in the calculation of                                              
   Basic EPS (weighted average shares                                          
   outstanding) ..................................           14,999     15,038 
                                                                               
Effect of dilutive securities ....................              206        282 
                                                             ------     ------ 
                                                                               
Shares used in the calculation of                                              
  Diluted EPS ....................................           15,205     15,320 
                                                             ======     ====== 
                                                           

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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1998
<CASH>                                          13,504
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   55,513
<ALLOWANCES>                                   (2,236)
<INVENTORY>                                     60,667
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               131,416
<PP&E>                                          56,341
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 569,117
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           35,049
<BONDS>                                        351,123
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                           151
<OTHER-SE>                                     163,274
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   569,117
<SALES>                                         80,242
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                80,242
<CGS>                                           44,390
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   68,896
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               7,515
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  3,831
<INCOME-TAX>                                     1,379
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              2,452
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                  1,569
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                       883
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                      .06
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      .06
        

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