UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 13, 2026

CONMED CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(727) 392-6464

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 13, 2026, CONMED Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Andrew Moller, age 51, will be appointed Interim Principal Financial Officer of the Company effective March 15, 2026.

Mr. Moller joined the Company in January 2025 as Vice President, Corporate Controller and was appointed as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer in April 2025. Prior to joining the Company, he was employed by Smith & Nephew from May 2019 to December 2024, where he most recently served as Global Controller and CFO Asia-Pacific. Prior to those roles, Mr. Moller served in a variety of roles at Stanley Black & Decker from 2011 to 2019, including Director of Internal Audit. Mr. Moller is a certified public accountant, and he holds a Master of International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the College of Charleston.

There are no related-party transactions that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K with respect to Mr. Moller. There are no family relationships between Mr. Moller and the members of the Company’s Board of Directors. There was no change to Mr. Moller’s compensation arrangements in connection with his appointment as Interim Principal Financial Officer.

Signature

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 hereunto duly authorized.