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 30, 2003
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CENTENE CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-33395 04-1406317
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
7711 Carondelet Avenue, Suite 800, St. Louis, Missouri 63105
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(Address of principal executive office and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (314) 725-4477
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press release of Centene Corporation issued April 30, 2003 as
to financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (information furnished pursuant to "Item 12.
Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition").
On April 30, 2003, we issued a press release announcing our financial
results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. The full text of the press release
is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information contained in the
website cited in the press release is not a part of this report.
In accordance with the procedural guidance in SEC Release No. 33-8216, the
information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto is being furnished
under "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure" rather than under "Item 12. Disclosure
of Results of Operations and Financial Condition." This information shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933
or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
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 30, 2003 CENTENE CORPORATION
By: /s/ MICHAEL F. NEIDORFF
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Michael F. Neidorff
President and Chief Executive Officer