X0202 4 2004-06-30 0 0001054833 COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC CVH 0001236154 STARK CHARLES R 111 CORPORATE OFFICE DR EARTH CITY MO 63045 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Common Stock 2004-06-30 5 J 0 E 49 39.423 A 121703 D Shares Purchased through Coventry's Employee Stock Purchase Program. Includes the following: Table I- Non-Derivative Securities comprised of 248 shares held outright, 394 shares held indirectly, 1,326 shares held indirectly by Managed Account, 49,735 shares held outright as awards of restricted common stock vesting over 4 year periods; Table II- Derivative Securities comprised of stock options representing 70,000 shares of common stock granted at various times and vesting schedules, held directly. See Footnote #2 for shares held directly and indirectly. /s/ Charles R. Stark 2004-08-06