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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 7/30/20 |
| 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: 1193098 |
| | Owner Name: AYALA ORLANDO |
| 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: 7/30/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 9,878 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 65.36 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 151,052 |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Table: |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: This sale is pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan that was established on May 22, 2020. |
| Footnote - F2: The weighted average price for this transaction is reported within the form. Full information regarding the number of shares at each price is available upon request. |
| Footnote - F3: Ownership includes 3,300 shares of restricted stock vesting on the date of the April 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, subject to meeting Board of Director meeting attendance conditions. |
| Remarks: |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Jeffrey A Schwaneke (executed by attorney-in-fact) |
| Signature Date: 7/31/20 |
