CENTENE CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 13, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK: 0001071739
Period of Report: 2011-12-10

Reporting Person: Imholz Donald G (EVP, Chief Information Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-10	Common Stock	F	2705	$37.56	Disposed	83339	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$18.84	2018-11-03	Common Stock (9000)	9000	Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: Mr. Imholz's ownership includes previous awards of 57,333 restricted stock units subject to vesting requirements.