CENTENE CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Apr 27, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK: 0001071739
Period of Report: 2011-04-26

Reporting Person: STEWARD DAVID L (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-04-26	Common Stock	A	3110	$32.15	Acquired	65288.227	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.84	2013-05-06	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.65	2014-05-04	Common Stock (10000)	10000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Mr. Steward's ownership includes 3,110 shares of restricted stock which will vest in full on the date of the April 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.