GLOBE LIFE INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 1, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TORCHMARK CORP (TMK)
CIK: 0000320335
Period of Report: 2012-02-29

Reporting Person: HINTZ ALAN SCOTT (Officer of Principal Sub.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-29	Common Stock	M	3750	$42.4667	Acquired	3765	Direct
2012-02-29	Common Stock	M	3750	$43.06	Acquired	7515	Direct
2012-02-29	Common Stock	M	7500	$41.7867	Acquired	15015	Direct
2012-02-29	Common Stock	M	3750	$15.6667	Acquired	18765	Direct
2012-02-29	Common Stock	S	18750	$48.5985	Disposed	15	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-29	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$42.4667	M	3750	Disposed	2013-12-12	Common Stock (3750)	Direct
2012-02-29	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$43.06	M	3750	Disposed	2014-01-19	Common Stock (3750)	Direct
2012-02-29	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$41.7867	M	7500	Disposed	2015-02-26	Common Stock (7500)	Direct
2012-02-29	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$15.6667	M	3750	Disposed	2016-02-26	Common Stock (3750)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	0	Indirect
Torchmark Capital Trust Preferred Securities III	4200	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Sales at prices ranging from $48.53 per share to $48.68 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.