CENTENE CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 28, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK: 0001071739
Period of Report: 2012-11-13

Reporting Person: Williamson Keith H (EVP, Secr. & General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-13	Common Stock	G	352	$42.50	Disposed	74380	Direct
2012-11-26	Common Stock	M	7500	$24.11	Acquired	81880	Direct
2012-11-26	Common Stock	F	4164	$43.43	Disposed	77716	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-11-26	Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.11	M	7500	Disposed	2016-11-13	Common Stock (7500)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Ownership includes previous awards of 29,167 restricted stock units subject to vesting requirements.

F2: Shares withheld for payment of exercise price of previously reported stock grant.