GLOBE LIFE INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 25, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TORCHMARK CORP (TMK)
CIK: 0000320335
Period of Report: 2012-01-23

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-23	Common Stock	A	7000	—	Acquired	31600	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-01-23	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$45.49	A	50000	Acquired	2019-01-23	Common Stock (50000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	20512	Indirect
Common Stock	20512	Indirect
Common Stock	21410	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares in unitized fund in employee benefit plan - estimated conversion of $ balance to shares using $45.35 per share.

F2: First exercisable as to 50% of shares on and after 1/23/2014 and as to remaining 50% of shares on and after 01/23/2015.