Form 8-K
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
  
 
FORM 8-K 
 
 
Current Report 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 11, 2007
 
CENTENE CORPORATION 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 
 
000-33395
(Commission file number) 
 
42-1406317
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
7711 Carondelet Avenue, Suite 800, St. Louis, Missouri 63105
(Address of principal executive office and zip code) 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 725-4477 
 
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
 
As indicated in the Company’s most recent Proxy Statement, Mr. Tommy Thompson has been a member of the Company’s board of directors since April 2005 and has been nominated by the board for re-election at the Company’s annual stockholder meeting on April 24, 2007.

On April 1, 2007, Mr. Thompson announced his candidacy for the office of President of the United States. Mr. Thompson has informed the Company that he will be able to continue to serve on the board and will continue to stand for re-election. Mr. Thompson expects to remain an active participant in board meetings and all board activities.

Mr. Thompson became a member of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s board on October 24, 2006 and was a member at the time of the filing of the Company’s Proxy Statement on March 12, 2007. The Proxy Statement inadvertently omitted Mr. Thompson from the list of Compensation Committee members and as a signatory to the Compensation Committee Report.
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: April 12, 2007
CENTENE CORPORATION
 
 
 
By:  
/s/ J. PER BRODIN
 
 
 
J. Per Brodin  
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer