GLOBE LIFE INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 21, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TORCHMARK CORP (TMK)
CIK: 0000320335
Period of Report: 2012-08-16

Reporting Person: BUCHAN MELISSA JANE (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-16	Common Stock	M	9000	$34.7334	Acquired	33205.965	Direct
2012-08-16	Common Stock	S	6180	$50.6435	Disposed	27025.965	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-16	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.7334	M	9000	Disposed	2012-10-26	Common Stock (9000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 70.83 additional dividend equivalent shares acquired on restricted stock units.

F2: Sales at prices ranging from $50.62 per share to $50.875 per share.

F3: 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.