GLOBE LIFE INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 13, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TORCHMARK CORP (TMK)
CIK: 0000320335
Period of Report: 2012-02-09

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-09	Common Stock	M	14000	$36.9867	Acquired	45600	Direct
2012-02-09	Common Stock	S	14000	$46.8133	Disposed	31600	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-09	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$36.9867	M	14000	Disposed	2012-12-13	Common Stock (14000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	20512	Indirect
Common Stock	20512	Indirect
Common Stock	21902	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Sales at prices ranging from $46.68 per share to $46.96 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 $47.20 per share.