GLOBE LIFE INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 1, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TORCHMARK CORP (TMK)
CIK: 0000320335
Period of Report: 2010-02-25

Reporting Person: STONE SPENCER H (Controller)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-02-25	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$46.31	A	3700	Acquired	2017-02-25	Common Stock (3700)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16000	Direct
Common Stock	11400	Indirect
Common Stock	12843	Indirect
Common Stock	1249	Indirect
Torchmark Capital Trust Preferred Securities III	100	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares in unitized fund in employee benefit plan - estimated conversion of $ balance to shares using $46.50 per share.

F2: First exercisable as to 50% of shares on and after 2-25-2012 and as to remaining 50% of shares on and after 2-25-2013.