UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2010
Check here if Amendment [_] Amendment Number: _________
This Amendment (Check only one):
[_] is a restatement.
[_] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Torchmark Corporation
Address: 3700 South Stonebridge Drive
McKinney, Texas 75070
Form 13F File Number: 28-1112
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person
by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the
report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained
herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that
all required items, statements, schedules, lists and tables are
considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Reporting Manager:
Name: Carol A. McCoy
Title: Vice President, Associate Counsel & Secretary
Phone: 205-325-4243
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Carol A. McCoy
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(Signature)
Birmingham, AL
May 7, 2010
Report Type (Check only one):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[_] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reporting are in this report and
all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[_] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
reporting by other reporting manager(s).)
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
REPORT SUMMARY:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 27
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:
$62,957 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: None
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of
all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report
is filed, other than the manager filing this report. [If there are no
entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and
list entries.]
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Voting authority
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Name of Title of Value Shrs or Investment Other
Issuer Class CUSIP (x $1000) prn amt SH/PRN Put/Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
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1 AFLAC INC COMMON 001055102 3475 64000 SH SOLE X
2 ALTRIA GROUP INC COMMON 02209S103 862 42000 SH SOLE X
3 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 025816109 2269 55000 SH SOLE X
4 AMERICAN ITALIAN PAST CO COMMON 027070101 389 10000 SH SOLE X
5 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COMMON 39483102 780 27000 SH SOLE X
6 ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS LTD. COMMON G0464B107 344 10561 SH SOLE X
7 AT&T INC COMMON 00206r102 517 20000 SH SOLE X
8 COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMMON 205363104 1853 34000 SH SOLE X
9 CVS CORP COMMON 126650100 1426 39000 SH SOLE X
10 ENCANA CORP COMMON 292505104 1272 41000 SH SOLE X
11 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 582 32000 SH SOLE X
12 GENERAL MILLS INC COMMON 370334104 2478 35000 SH SOLE X
13 IBM CORP COMMON 459200101 6413 50000 SH SOLE X
14 ITT INDUSTRIES INC COMMON 450911102 1555 29000 SH SOLE X
15 JM SMUCKER CO COMMON 832696405 904 15000 SH SOLE
16 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 978 15000 SH SOLE X
17 JOY GLOBAL INC COMMON 481165108 2433 43000 SH SOLE X
18 KELLOGG CO COMMON 487836108 1229 23000 SH SOLE X
19 KRAFT FOODS INC. COMMON 50075N104 2812 93000 SH SOLE X
20 L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HLDG INC COMMON 502424104 2566 28000 SH SOLE X
21 NASH FINCH CO. COMMON 631158102 404 12000 SH SOLE
22 NRG ENERGY INC COMMON 629377508 1797 86000 SH SOLE X
23 SEABOARD CORP COMMON 811543107 998 768 SH SOLE X
24 SPDR SER TR KBW BK ETF COMMON 78464A797 748 29000 SH SOLE X
25 TORCHMARK CORP COMMON 891027104 17177 321000 SH SOLE X
26 UNIVERSAL CORP COMMON 913456109 1660 31500 SH SOLE X
27 US BANCORP COMMON 902973304 5036 194600 SH SOLE X