GLOBE LIFE INC. — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 8, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TORCHMARK CORP (TMK)
CIK: 0000320335
Period of Report: 2013-02-08

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-08	Common Stock	M	30000	$43.06	Acquired	56700	Direct
2013-02-08	Common Stock	S	30000	$55.4378	Disposed	26700	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-02-08	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$43.06	M	30000	Disposed	2014-01-19	Common Stock (30000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	23962	Indirect
Common Stock	23962	Indirect
Common Stock	22607	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Sales at prices ranging from $55.32 per share to $55.57 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 $55.48 per share.