Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2021
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 Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 725-4477
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report): N/A
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 Par Value
CNC
NYSE
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
On March 5, 2021, Christopher Isaak, Centene Corporation’s (the Company) Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer provided notice that he will retire from the Company effective April 30, 2021.
Katie Casso has been named Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller effective April 1, 2021, and will transition responsibilities from Mr. Isaak. It is expected that Ms. Casso will also be appointed by the Board of Directors as the Chief Accounting Officer at the next scheduled Board meeting. Ms. Casso has served in various positions of increasing responsibility during her career at the Company spanning the past 16 years. She most recently held the position of Vice President, Assistant Controller since January 2016.
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
A copy of the press release announcing the events described in Item 5.02 above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Cover page information from Centene Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 11, 2021 formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language).
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:
March 11, 2021
By:
/s/ Jeffrey A. Schwaneke
Jeffrey A. Schwaneke Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
