CENTENE CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 18, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK: 0001071739
Period of Report: 2013-03-14

Reporting Person: STEWARD DAVID L (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-03-14	Common Stock	M	15000	$10.84	Acquired	91495.31	Direct
2013-03-14	Common Stock	M	10000	$16.65	Acquired	101495.31	Direct
2013-03-14	Common Stock	F	12581	$47.02	Disposed	88914.31	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-03-14	Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.84	M	15000	Disposed	2013-05-06	Common Stock (15000.0)	Direct
2013-03-14	Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.65	M	10000	Disposed	2014-05-04	Common Stock (10000.0)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Mr. Steward's ownership includes 4,000 shares of restricted stock subject to vesting requirements.

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