GLOBE LIFE INC. — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 1, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TORCHMARK CORP (TMK)
CIK: 0000320335
Period of Report: 2013-02-27

Reporting Person: SMITH ROGER C (Exec. Officer of Principal Sub)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-02-27	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$56.10	A	60000	Acquired	2020-02-27	Common Stock (60000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	34532	Direct
Common Stock	1243	Indirect
Common Stock	312	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares in unitized fund in employee benefit plan - estimated conversion of $ balance to shares using $56.19 per share.

F2: Since the date of reporting person's last ownership report, 562 shares previously reported as indirectlyheld as constructive trustee for a former spouse pursuant to the divorce decree and accompanying QUADRO has vested and been transferred to the former spouse.

F3: First exercisable as to 50% of shares 2/27/2015 and as to remaining 50% of shares 2/27/2016.