On December 14, 2021, Centene Corporation announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Politan Capital Management LP. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, no later than January 5, 2022, the board of directors of the Company will amend the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws to expand the maximum size of the Board from 13 directors to 14 directors and will adopt a resolution expanding the size of the Board from 13 directors to 14 directors. The Company stated that the Board will appoint (i) Kenneth Burdick and Theodore Samuels as Class III directors, each for a term expiring at the Company's 2022 annual meeting and (ii) Wayne DeVeydt and Christopher Coughlin as Class I directors, each for a term expiring at the Company's 2023 annual meeting.