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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0508 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 3/15/24 |
| 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: 1853379 |
| | Owner Name: CASSO KATIE |
| 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? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Corporate Controller & CAO |
| | Other Text: |
| Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/15/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: F |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,539 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 76.05 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 50,105 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/15/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 11,834 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 61,939 |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Table: |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of previously-reported grant of restricted stock units. |
| Footnote - F2: This award includes 4,142 restricted stock units that vest in three annual installments on the anniversary of the grant date. This award also includes 7,692 performance stock units reported at target level performance. The actual number of performance stock units vesting on March 15, 2027, is predicated on meeting three-year performance conditions. |
| Footnote - F3: Ownership includes 22,826 shares of previously-granted restricted stock units and performance stock units (reported at target level of performance) subject to vesting requirements. |
| Remarks: |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Christopher A. Koster (executed by attorney-in-fact) |
| Signature Date: 3/19/24 |
