CENTENE CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Jul 1, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK: 0001071739
Period of Report: 2011-04-27

Reporting Person: ROBERTS JOHN R (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-04-27	Common Stock	G	5073	$34.18	Disposed	40261.01	Direct
2011-04-27	Common Stock	G	5073	$34.18	Acquired	30687	Indirect
2011-06-30	Common Stock	A	873.881	$35.76	Acquired	41134.891	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.91	2018-12-10	Common Stock (5000)	5000	Direct
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.65	2014-05-04	Common Stock (10000)	10000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On April 27, 2011, Mr. Robert's transferred 5,073 shares to his revocable trust.

F2: Mr. Robert's ownership includes 3,110 shares of restricted stock subject to vesting requirements.

F3: Owned by a revocable trust for the benefit of Mr. Roberts' spouse.