Centene (CNC)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-09-15 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: CENTENE CORP (CNC) CIK: 0001071739 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: PIENKOS THEODORE J CIK: 0002124623 Role: Officer (Corporate Controller & CAO) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-15 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -1,092 | Price: $69.41 Total Value: $75,795.72 Shares Owned After: 28,751.493 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of previously-reported grant of restricted stock units. [F2] Ownership includes 13,763 shares of previously-granted restricted stock units and performance stock units (reported at target level performance) subject to vesting requirements. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of previously-reported grant of restricted stock units. F2: Ownership includes 13,763 shares of previously-granted restricted stock units and performance stock units (reported at target level performance) subject to vesting requirements. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Christopher A. Koster (executed by attorney-in-fact) (2026-09-16)