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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Centene (CNC)

Centene shareholders elect nine directors; independent chair proposal fails

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 shareholder Written later

At its May 12, 2026 annual meeting, Centene's shareholders re-elected all nine director nominees to one-year terms, approved the non-binding executive compensation vote, and ratified KPMG LLP as auditor for 2026. A shareholder proposal for an independent board chairman was not approved. The company also named its executive officers, including CEO Sarah London and CFO Drew Asher, in a related Item 5.02 filing.

Key points

  • All nine directors were elected for one-year terms; Jessica L. Blume received the most against votes, at 51,797,084.
  • Executive compensation was approved in a non-binding advisory vote, with 349,896,589 for and 31,993,126 against.
  • The independent board chairman proposal failed, with 72,839,667 for and 308,562,931 against.
  • Executive officers named on May 12, 2026 include Sarah London (CEO), Drew Asher (CFO), Daniel Finke and Michael Carson (Group Presidents).

The filing

CompanyCentene (CNC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 15, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
Accession number0001071739-26-000117

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 15, 2026.

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