Centene (CNC) Form 3 CENTENE / CYNTHIA J BRINKLEY ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BRINKLEY CYNTHIA J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

7700 FORSYTH BOULEVARD

(Street)

ST. LOUIS MO 63105

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/28/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTENE CORP [ CNC ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, International Operations

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	70,000(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Ownership includes 70,000 restricted stock units. 15,000 units will vest in three annual installments on the anniversary of the grant date beginning on December 9, 2015; 15,000 are performance stock units. The number of performance stock units vesting over three annual installments is predicated on meeting a one year performance condition. The remaining 40,000 restricted stock units vest in three annual installments on the anniversary of the grant date beginning on November 10, 2015.

Remarks:

	/s/ William N. Scheffel (executed by attorney-in-fact)	05/06/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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