CONMED CORPORATION
NOTICE OF CHANGE IN
LOCATION OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
As previously announced, the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of CONMED Corporation (the “Company”) will be held on
Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 1:30 p.m (Eastern Daylight Time
time). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, due to the public health and
safety concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the New York
State Executive Orders banning non-essential public gatherings, the
location and format of the Annual Meeting has been changed, and the
Annual Meeting will be conducted in a virtual-only format.
As described in the proxy materials for the Annual
Meeting distributed on April 10, 2020, shareholders of record
at the close of business on the record date of April 3, 2020,
may participate in the Annual Meeting remotely by accessing the
online meeting platform
at http://www.meetingcenter.io/244328739, clicking on
the “I have a login” button and entering the password CNMD2020,
along with the 16-digit
control number found on their proxy card. Beneficial holders who
hold their shares in “street name” (i.e., through an account at a
broker or other nominee), should follow their broker’s or nominee’s
instructions they previously received to obtain their 16-digit control number or otherwise
attend through the broker or nominee. Individuals who are not
shareholders of record as of April 3, 2020 or registered
beneficial holders may attend the Annual Meeting remotely as a
“Guest” in listen-only mode by accessing the online platform at
http://www.meetingcenter.io/244328739, clicking on the “I am
a Guest” button and entering the requested information on the
following screen. In order to ensure that there is sufficient time
to respond to questions from shareholders, guests will not be
permitted to ask questions.
Shareholders will be able to ask questions and vote
during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions provided on
the online platform. Questions may be submitted both in advance of
and during the Annual Meeting by accessing the online platform at
http://www.meetingcenter.io/244328739, logging in as a
“Shareholder” (as described above) and submitting the question
through the “Ask a Question” field. Questions and answers may be
grouped by topic and substantially similar questions may be grouped
and answered at once. Shareholders will also be able to access the
list of shareholders through the online platform during the Annual
Meeting.
We urge shareholders to log on 15 minutes prior to
the start of the Annual Meeting. Technical assistance will be
available beginning at 1:15 p.m. EDT on May 21, 2020 through
the online platform, and will remain available through the
completion of the Annual Meeting.
Copies of the Annual Meeting proxy materials,
including the proxy statement, Annual Report, Rules of Conduct and
Instructions for the Annual Meeting, are posted on the online
platform as well as CONMED’s Investor Relations webpage at
https://www.conmed.com/en/about-us/investors/investor-relations.
The proxy card included with the previously distributed proxy
materials will not be updated to reflect the change in format to
the Annual Meeting and may continue to be used to vote your shares
in connection with the Annual Meeting. Even if you plan to
participate in the Annual Meeting, we request that you vote your
shares as soon as possible so that your shares may be certain of
being represented and voted at the meeting. Any proxy given by a
shareholder may be revoked by that Shareholder at any time prior to
the voting of the proxy.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Daniel S. Jonas
Daniel S. Jonas
Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel &
Secretary
May 11, 2020
This Supplemental Notice relates to the definitive
proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) of CONMED
Corporation (the “Company”) dated April 10, 2020 and made
available to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the
Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 21,
2020. This supplement to the Proxy Statement is being filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and made available to the
Company’s shareholders on or about May 11, 2020. Except as
amended or supplemented by the information contained in this
supplement, all information in the Proxy Statement continues to
apply and should be considered in voting your shares.
THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE READ IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT