UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 2
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 24, 2016
CENTENE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-31826 | 42-1406317 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
7700 Forsyth Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63105 | ||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Office and zip code) | ||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 725-4477
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Explanatory Note
This Amendment to a Current Report on Form 8-K/A supplements the Current Report on Form 8-K of Centene Corporation (“Centene”) filed with the SEC on March 24, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on May 10, 2016, related to our completed acquisition of Health Net, Inc. (“Health Net”). The purpose of this Amendment is to include an updated consent from Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accountants of Health Net.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CENTENE CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: June 9, 2016 | By: | /s/ JEFFREY A. SCHWANEKE | ||||
| Jeffrey A. Schwaneke | ||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm | |