secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CONMED Corp (CNMD)
CIK:        0000816956
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001174947-26-000017
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CONMED CFO Todd Garner to depart; transition to Special Advisor through Nov 2026
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- Garner's separation effective by Mar 15, 2026 or upon appointment of new CFO; he will serve as Special Advisor until Nov 2, 2026.
- Garner eligible for severance under Executive Severance Plan: 1.5x salary + 1.5x average bonus; equity continues vesting through Separation Date.
- Company retained executive search firm for permanent CFO; separation not due to disagreement on operations, policies, financial results.
- Garner will receive base salary and pro-rated bonus during advisory period but will not receive annual equity grant in Q1 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000117494726000017/0001174947-26-000017-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000117494726000017/form8k-35048_cnmd.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001174947-26-000017

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