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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting
Person*		 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading
Symbol		 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
  Drozda Joseph P.
(Last) (First) (Middle) 		  Centene Corporation (CNTE)
  
     
  c/o Centene Corporation
7711 Carondelet Avenue,
Suite 800
(Street) 		4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    December 4, 2002
  
     
    6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check All Applicable)		 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
  St. Louis, MO 63105
(City)        (State)        (Zip) 		  o  Director o  10% Owner   x Form Filed by One Reporting Person
    x  Officer (give title below)   o Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
    o  Other (specify below)  
      Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs
      
Reminder:   Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
 
*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

 

                                               
Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 2A. Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or
Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Sec-
urities Beneficially
Owned Following
Reported Trans-
action(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership
Form:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
              Code V   Amount (A)
or
(D)		 Price          
  Common Stock   12/4/02     M     14,000   A   $1.33            
  Common Stock   12/4/02     S     9,500   D   $30.25     5,500(1)     D  
                                           
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
  (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise
Price of Derivative
Security		 3. Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3A.  Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)		 4. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
                      Code V   (A) (D)
Employee Stock Option
(right to buy)		   $1.33     12/4/02     M   14,000
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
6. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities
Beneficially Owned Following
Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
  Date
Exercisable		 Expiration
Date		   Title Amount or
Number of
Shares		                        
  (2) 1/3/2010   Common Stock 14,000   $1.33     21,000     D  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   

Explanation of Responses:

(1) On 12/4/02 Mr. Drozda gifted 14,000 shares to The Joseph P. Drozda, Jr. and Donna L. Drozda Revocable Living Trust, dated June 17, 1993, Joseph P. Drozda, Jr. and Donna L. Drozda, Trustees. On 12/4/02 the trust sold 9,500 shares. Currently, Mr. Drozda personally owns 1,000 shares and the trust owns 4,500 shares.

(2) These options were granted on 1/3/2000 and vest ratably over 5 years.

/s/ Joseph P. Drozda, Jr.   December 6, 2002
**Signature of Reporting Person 		 
Date

**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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