UNITED STATES
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): February 5, 2020


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 Blvd.,
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
  
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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ITEM 8.01.
Other Events.

On February 5, 2020, Centene Corporation, (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the offering of $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) to be issued by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of this offering, together with available cash on hand, to complete a redemption of all of its outstanding 4.75% Senior Notes due 2022 and all of its outstanding 6.125% Senior Notes due 2024, including all premiums, accrued interest and costs and expenses related to the redemptions. Pending the application of the net proceeds of the offering for the foregoing purposes, net proceeds may temporarily be used for general corporate purposes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number.
Description
Press release, dated February 5, 2020
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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: February 5, 2020
By:
/s/ Jeffrey A. Schwaneke
   
Jeffrey A. Schwaneke
   
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer