CENTENE CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK: 0001071739
Period of Report: 2012-03-31

Reporting Person: STEWARD DAVID L (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-31	Common Stock	A	714.723	$48.97	Acquired	69509.80	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: Ownership includes 3,555 shares of restricted stock subject to vesting requirements.