GLOBE LIFE INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 15, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TORCHMARK CORP (TMK)
CIK: 0000320335
Period of Report: 2010-12-14

Reporting Person: HERBEL VERN D (EVP and Chief Admin. Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-14	Common Stock	M	12919	$41.26	Acquired	30519	Direct
2010-12-14	Common Stock	S	12919	$62.1495	Disposed	17600	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-14	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$41.26	M	12919	Disposed	2011-08-11	Common Stock (12919)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	10075	Indirect
Common Stock	10075	Indirect
Common Stock	13608	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Sales at prices ranging from $62.052 per share to $62.2167 per share.

F2: Reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer.

F3: Shares in unitized fund in employee benefit plan - estimated conversion of $ balance to shares using $61.50 per share.