CENTENE CORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Feb 8, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK: 0001071739
Period of Report: 2010-02-08

Reporting Person: Hunter Jesse N (Exec VP, Corporate Development)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-02-08	Common Stock	F	1353	$18.40	Disposed	81279	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$6.29	2012-02-21	Common Stock (3000)	3000	Direct
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.58	2013-08-26	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.40	2015-12-13	Common Stock (8000)	8000	Direct
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.21	2016-12-12	Common Stock (12000)	12000	Direct
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.84	2018-04-28	Common Stock (10000)	10000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of previously reported stock grant.

F2: Ownership includes previous awards of 66,500 restricted stock units which are subject to vesting requirements.