CENTENE CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 9, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK: 0001071739
Period of Report: 2012-02-07

Reporting Person: Imholz Donald G (EVP, Chief Information Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-07	Common Stock	F	1948	$45.60	Disposed	99164	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$18.84	2018-11-03	Common Stock (9000)	9000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of previously reported stock grant.

F2: Ownership includes 65,667 restricted stock units subject to vesting requirements.