ST. LOUIS, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene
Corporation ("Centene" or "the Company") announced today that, due
to the evolving COVID-19 outbreak, and in an effort to protect the
health and wellbeing of Centene stockholders and employees, the
Company's 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held in
a virtual format only. The date and time of the 2020
Annual Meeting remain unchanged.
Virtual meeting date: Tuesday, April 28,
2020
Virtual meeting time: 10:00 A.M.,
central daylight savings time
Virtual meeting link:
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CNC2020
Stockholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2020, may attend the meeting and
vote their shares during the meeting at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CNC2020. Stockholders will have
the same opportunities to participate as they would at an in-person
meeting and will have the opportunity to submit questions during
the virtual meeting using the directions on the meeting website.
Stockholders will need their control number to vote or ask
questions during the meeting. The control number can be found on
the proxy cards, voting instruction forms or other notices they
received previously. Those without a control number may attend as
guests of the meeting, but will not have the option to vote their
shares or ask questions.
Stockholders may continue to vote in advance of the Annual
Meeting using the instructions provided with their proxy materials
that were issued beginning March 16,
2020. The proxy card included with the proxy materials
previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in
location and may continue to be used to vote shares in connection
with the Annual Meeting. A list of stockholders of record will be
available electronically during the Annual Meeting.
Access to the Audio Webcast of the Annual Meeting. The live
audio webcast of the 2020 Annual Meeting will begin promptly at
10:00 a.m. Central Time. Online
access to the audio webcast will open 15 minutes prior to the start
of the 2020 Annual Meeting to allow time for log-in and testing of
device audio systems. We encourage participants to access the
meeting in advance of the designated start time.
Log-in Instructions. To be admitted to the virtual 2020
Annual Meeting, participants will enter at the following website:
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CNC2020. Those who plan to vote
or ask a question will need the 16-digit control number found on
the proxy card or voting instruction form previously mailed or made
available to stockholders entitled to vote at the 2020 Annual
Meeting. Those without a control number may attend as guests of the
meeting, but will not have the option to vote their shares or ask
questions.
Technical Assistance. Beginning 15 minutes prior to, and
during, the 2020 Annual Meeting, support will be available to
assist stockholders with any technical difficulties they may have
accessing or hearing the virtual meeting. If participants encounter
any difficulty accessing, or during, the virtual meeting, they
should call the support team at the numbers listed on the log-in
screen.
About Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is a leading
multi-national healthcare enterprise that is committed to helping
people live healthier lives. The Company takes a local approach –
with local brands and local teams - to provide fully integrated,
high-quality, and cost-effective services to government-sponsored
and commercial healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and
uninsured individuals. Centene offers affordable and high-quality
products to nearly 1 in 15 individuals across the nation, including
Medicaid and Medicare members (including Medicare Prescription Drug
Plans) as well as individuals and families served by the Health
Insurance Marketplace, the TRICARE program, and individuals in
correctional facilities. The Company also serves several
international markets, and contracts with other healthcare and
commercial organizations to provide a variety of specialty services
focused on treating the whole person. Centene focuses on long-term
growth and the development of its people, systems and capabilities
so that it can better serve its members, providers, local
communities, and government partners.
Centene uses its investor relations website to publish important
information about the company, including information that may be
deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about
Centene is routinely posted and is accessible on Centene's investor
relations website, http://www.centene.com/investors.
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