CENTENE CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK: 0001071739
Period of Report: 2012-03-06

Reporting Person: SCHEFFEL WILLIAM N (Exec VP, CFO & Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-06	Common Stock	S	24000	$45.64	Disposed	103341	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This sale is pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan established on February 21, 2012. The weighted average price for this transaction is reported within the form. Full information regarding the number of shares at each price is available upon request.

F2: Ownership includes previous awards of 44,999 restricted stock units subject to vesting requirements.