GLOBE LIFE INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 26, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TORCHMARK CORP (TMK)
CIK: 0000320335
Period of Report: 2012-12-21

Reporting Person: COLEMAN GARY L (Director, Co-CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-21	Common Stock	M	16500	$29.9267	Acquired	329292	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	M	16000	$42.4667	Acquired	345292	Direct
2012-12-21	Common Stock	S	31000	$52.0962	Disposed	314292	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-18	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$29.9267	M	16500	Disposed	2013-12-13	Common Stock (16500)	Direct
2012-12-21	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$42.4667	M	16000	Disposed	2013-12-12	Common Stock (16000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	31355	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Sales at prices ranging from $51.79 per share to $52.59 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 $52.97 per share.