---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001071739-24-000104"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNC"
cik: "0001071739"
company_name: "CENTENE CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T18:52:15.889818+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Centene shareholders elect all 10 directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify KPMG, reject climate proposal

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected with 460-476M votes for; broker non-votes of 16.99M on each.
- Say-on-pay approved: 433.8M for, 44.0M against, 0.27M abstain (excluding broker non-votes).
- KPMG LLP ratified as auditor for FY2024: 484.3M for, 10.5M against, 0.29M abstain.
- Shareholder proposal on climate-risk targets defeated: 171.6M for, 303.6M against, 2.86M abstain.
- Annual meeting held May 14, 2024; 495.1M shares represented (~83% of outstanding?).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001071739-24-000104
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNC
- cik: 0001071739
- company_name: CENTENE CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173924000104/0001071739-24-000104-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173924000104/cnc-20240514.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 03fafcda1a90aff0834f3957a11a9c7a68a93b58
  claim: CENTENE CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-05-14 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: 1. Election of Directors. The ten directors were elected at the Annual Meeting for a one-year term based upon the following votes:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173924000104/0001071739-24-000104-index.htm
- claim_id: 22a4b2633fa0e767dab5962eae5b62bf0375ada6
  claim: CENTENE CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal for managing climate risk through science-based targets and transition planning at the 2024-05-14 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: 4. Shareholder proposal for managing climate risk through science-based targets and transition planning. The shareholder proposal was not approved based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 171,606,594 303,602,455 2,859,738 16,990,125
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173924000104/0001071739-24-000104-index.htm
- claim_id: 69cb1621733085b2c550144d1f6229627cbe93df
  claim: CENTENE CORP shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2024-05-14 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: 2. Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation. The Company's executive compensation was approved by a non-binding advisory vote based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 433,825,369 43,973,709 269,709 16,990,125
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173924000104/0001071739-24-000104-index.htm
- claim_id: 977911c262f53d485ec082bb44be1a34f8249b03
  claim: CENTENE CORP shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP at the 2024-05-14 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: 3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified based upon the following votes: For Against Abstain 484,315,258 10,457,390 286,264
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173924000104/0001071739-24-000104-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.