Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001387131-17-000913
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2017-02-14 20:40:24
- Filed By:
- Visium Asset Management
- Company:
- Conmed Corp (NASDAQ:CNMD)
- Filing Date:
- 2017-02-15
- SEC Url:
- 13G Filing
Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visium Asset Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | ||
| JG Asset | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | ||
| Jacob Gottlieb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
CONMED
Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share
(Title of Class of Securities)
207410101
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2016
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
| ☒ | Rule 13d-1(b)** |
| ☒ | Rule 13d-1(c)** |
| ☐ | Rule 13d-1(d) |
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
| ** | This Schedule is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) with respect to Visium Asset Management, LP, JG Asset, LLC and Jacob Gottlieb, and pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) with respect to certain advisory clients of Visium Asset Management, LP. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
| CUSIP No. 207410101 | Page 2 of 12 Pages |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)
Visium Asset Management, LP | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
| (a) ☐ (b) ☐ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
None
| ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 (See Item 4)
| |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
| |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (See Item 4)
| |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 (See Item 4)
| |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable
| ☐ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
| |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, PN | |||
Page 2 of 12 Pages
| CUSIP No. 207410101 | Page 3 of 12 Pages |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)
JG Asset, LLC | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
| (a) ☐ (b) ☐ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
None
| ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 (See Item 4)
| |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
| |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (See Item 4)
| |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 (See Item 4)
| |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable
| ☐ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
| |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, OO | |||
Page 3 of 12 Pages
| CUSIP No. 207410101 | Page 4 of 12 Pages |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)
Jacob Gottlieb | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
| (a) ☐ (b) ☐ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
None
| ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 (See Item 4)
| |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
| |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (See Item 4)
| |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 (See Item 4)
| |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable
| ☐ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
| |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, IN | |||
Page 4 of 12 Pages
CUSIP No. 207410101 | Page 5 of 12 Pages |
| Item 1 | (a) | Name of Issuer: |
| CONMED Corporation | ||
| (b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | |
525 French Road Utica, New York 13502 | ||
| Item 2 | (a) – (c) | This statement is filed on behalf of the following: |
| (1) | Visium Asset Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“VAM”), with its principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. |
| (2) | JG Asset, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JG Asset”), with its principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. JG Asset is the General Partner of VAM. |
| (3) | Jacob Gottlieb (“Gottlieb”), a natural person, with his principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. Gottlieb is the Managing Member of JG Asset. |
| (d) | Title of Class of Securities: | |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | ||
| (e) | CUSIP Number: | |
| 207410101 |
| Page 5 of 12 Pages |
CUSIP No. 207410101 | Page 6 of 12 Pages |
| Item 3 | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| ☐ | Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). |
| ☐ | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
| ☐ | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
| ☐ | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8). |
| ☒ | An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);* |
| ☐ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
| ☒ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);* |
| ☐ | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
| ☐ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
| ☐ | Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
| * | VAM is an “investment adviser” as described above and JG Asset and Gottlieb are each a “parent holding company or control person” as described above. |
| Item 4 | Ownership: |
VBMF
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: |
| 0 |
| (b) | Percent of Class: |
| 0% |
| (c) | Number of Shares as to which person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct vote: |
| None |
| Page 6 of 12 Pages |
CUSIP No. 207410101 | Page 7 of 12 Pages |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct vote: |
| 0 shares |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or direct disposition of: |
| None |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: |
| 0 shares |
VAM
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: | |
| By virtue of its position as investment manager to pooled investment vehicles, VAM may be deemed to beneficially own 0 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by the pooled investment vehicles. | ||
| (b) | Percent of Class: |
| 0% |
| (c) | Number of Shares as to which person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct vote: |
| None |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct vote: |
| 0 shares |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or direct disposition of: |
| None |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: |
| 0 shares |
| Page 7 of 12 Pages |
CUSIP No. 207410101 | Page 8 of 12 Pages |
JG Asset
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: | |
| By virtue of its position as General Partner to VAM, JG Asset may be deemed to beneficially own 0 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by VAM. | ||
| (b) | Percent of Class: |
| 0% |
| (c) | Number of Shares as to which person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct vote: |
| None |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct vote: |
| 0 shares |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or direct disposition of: |
| None |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: |
| 0 shares |
Gottlieb
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: | |
| By virtue of his position as the Managing Member of JG Asset, Gottlieb may be deemed to beneficially own 0 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by JG Asset. | ||
| (b) | Percent of Class: |
| 0% |
| Page 8 of 12 Pages |
CUSIP No. 207410101 | Page 9 of 12 Pages |
| (c) | Number of Shares as to which person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct vote: |
| None |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct vote: |
| 0 shares |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or direct disposition of: |
| None |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: |
| 0 shares |
VAM, JG Asset and Gottlieb disclaim beneficial ownership as to the Securities, except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interests therein. Neither the filing of this Schedule nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any of the other individual officers and members of VBMF, VAM or JG Asset is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the Securities.
| Item 5 | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: |
| This statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities. |
| Item 6 | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: |
| Not Applicable |
| Item 7 | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: |
| Not Applicable |
| Page 9 of 12 Pages |
CUSIP No. 207410101 | Page 10 of 12 Pages |
| Item 8 | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: |
| Not Applicable |
| Item 9 | Notice of Dissolution of Group: |
| Not Applicable |
| Page 10 of 12 Pages |
| CUSIP No. 207410101 | Page 11 of 12 Pages |
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 14, 2017
| VISIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP | ||
| By: | JG Asset, LLC, its General Partner | |
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| JG ASSET, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| JACOB GOTTLIEB | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
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| CUSIP No. 207410101 | Page 12 of 12 Pages |
Exhibit A
AGREEMENT
The undersigned agree that this Schedule 13G dated February 14, 2017 relating to the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of CONMED Corporation shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned.
| VISIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP | ||
| By: | JG Asset, LLC, its General Partner | |
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| JG ASSET, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| JACOB GOTTLIEB | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
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