CENTENE CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Sep 26, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK: 0001071739
Period of Report: 2013-09-25

Reporting Person: NEIDORFF MICHAEL F (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-09-25	Common Stock	M	100000	$17.85	Acquired	1755726	Direct
2013-09-25	Common Stock	F	60080	$64.76	Disposed	1695646	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-09-25	Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.85	M	100000	Disposed	2014-07-27	Common Stock (100000.0)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1800	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Stock	$0.0	2011-02-11	Common Stock (50569.001)	50569.001	Direct
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.4	2015-12-13	Common Stock (200000.0)	200000	Direct
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.21	2016-12-12	Common Stock (96034.0)	96034	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Ownership includes previous awards of 440,000 restricted stock units subject to vesting requirements.

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

F3: Each share of phantom stock represents the right to receive the fair market value of one share of Centene common stock.

F4: The phantom stock has no formal expiration date. The phantom stock will be settled in cash or other non-Company securities upon Mr. Neidorff's termination with the Company or on such other date Mr. Neidorff may elect.