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CENTENE CORP 8-K Report, Financial Results (Jan 8, 2018)

Filed January 8, 2018For Securities:CNC

Summary

Centene Corporation (CNC) filed an 8-K on January 8, 2018, to disclose information presented at the J.P. Morgan Annual Healthcare Conference. The primary focus for investors is the company's confirmation of its previously issued 2017 guidance, which notably excludes the anticipated financial benefit from tax reform. This guidance was initially announced on December 14, 2017, and further discussed during their Investor Day. Investors should note that the company explicitly states it will not provide updates on this guidance outside of its regular quarterly or yearly earnings disclosures.

Key Highlights

  • 1Centene confirmed its 2017 financial guidance at the J.P. Morgan Annual Healthcare Conference.
  • 2The confirmed 2017 guidance *excludes* the expected benefit from tax reform legislation.
  • 3The guidance being confirmed was previously announced on December 14, 2017, and discussed at Investor Day.
  • 4Centene states it has no obligation to update earnings guidance outside of quarterly or yearly earnings disclosures.
  • 5Silence on guidance from the company or its officials should not be interpreted as a change in guidance.
  • 6Information in this 8-K is not considered 'filed' for Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, limiting liability.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to report information Centene Corporation presented at the J.P. Morgan Annual Healthcare Conference, specifically confirming its 2017 financial guidance.

No, the 2017 guidance confirmed in this filing explicitly excludes the expected benefit from the then-recent tax reform legislation.

Centene explicitly states that it undertakes no obligation to update its earnings guidance outside of its regular quarterly or yearly earnings disclosures. Any silence regarding guidance should not be interpreted as a change.

No, the information contained in this Form 8-K is not deemed 'filed' for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, meaning it is not subject to the liabilities of that section.