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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0306 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 2/7/20 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1071739 |
| Issuer Name: CENTENE CORP |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: CNC |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1181794 |
| | Owner Name: ROBERTS JOHN R |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 7700 FORSYTH BOULEVARD |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: ST. LOUIS |
| | Owner State: MO |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 63105 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: |
| | Other Text: |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/7/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 916 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 31,804 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/7/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 916 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 8,396 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/10/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 7,645 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 127,603 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/10/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 7,645 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 39,449 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/11/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 15 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 127,588 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/11/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 15 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 39,464 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/18/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1960 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 37,504 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/18/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1960 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 129,548 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/31/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 514.997 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 60.68 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 211,561.19 |
| Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Derivative Table: |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Owned by a revocable trust held in the name of Mr. Roberts' spouse of which he serves as co-trustee and beneficiary. |
| Footnote - F2: Owned by a family trust of which Mr. Roberts serves as co-trustee. |
| Footnote - F3: Owned by a grantor retained annuity trust of which Mr. Roberts is the trustee. |
| Footnote - F4: Ownership includes 3,300 shares of restricted stock subject to vesting requirements |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Jeffrey A Schwaneke (executed by attorney-in-fact) |
| Signature Date: 4/2/20 |