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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): December 6, 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, 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 2.06 MATERIAL IMPAIRMENTS
 
On December 6, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing a 2007 fourth quarter pre-tax charge of $12 million.  Approximately $8 million of the charge represents impairment of the value of certain real estate assets associated with the Company's previously planned headquarters development in Clayton, Missouri.  The full text of the press release was included as Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2007.  The information contained in the website cited in the press release is not a part of this report.
 
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
    
    (d) Exhibits.
 
    99.1 Press release of Centene Corporation issued December 6, 2007, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed December 6, 2007.
   
 
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: December 12, 2007
CENTENE CORPORATION
 
 
 
By:  
/s/ J. PER BRODIN
 
 
  
J. Per Brodin
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
 


 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX 
 
 
 
Exhibit
 
 
Number
 
Description
 
99.1
 
 
Press release of Centene Corporation issued December 6, 2007, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed December 6, 2007.