UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2010
Check here if Amendment [ ] Amendment Number:
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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 Birmingham, AL August 9, 2010
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(Signature)
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: 26
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $56,534
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(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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Title of Value Shrs or SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting authority
Name of Issuer Class CUSIP (x $1000) prn amt PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
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1 AFLAC Inc. COMMON 001055102 2304 54000 SH SOLE X
2 ALTRIA GROUP INC COMMON 02209S103 1142 57000 SH SOLE X
3 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 025816109 1787 45000 SH SOLE X
4 AMERICAN ITALIAN PAST CO COMMON 027070101 529 100000 SH SOLE X
5 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COMMON 39483102 1084 42000 SH SOLE X
6 ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS LTD. COMMON G0464B107 323 10561 SH SOLE X
7 AT&T Inc. COMMON 00206r102 484 20000 SH SOLE X
8 COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMMON 205363104 1810 40000 SH SOLE X
9 CVS CORP COMMON 126650100 1143 39000 SH SOLE X
10 DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC COMMON 261608103 757 24000 SH SOLE X
11 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 461 32000 SH SOLE X
12 GENERAL MILLS INC COMMON 370334104 2486 70000 SH SOLE X
13 IBM CORP COMMON 459200101 6544 53000 SH SOLE X
14 ITT INDUSTRIES INC COMMON 450911102 1303 29000 SH SOLE X
15 JM SMUCKER CO COMMON 832696405 1265 21000 SH SOLE
16 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 2008 34000 SH SOLE X
17 JOY GLOBAL INC COMMON 481165108 801 16000 SH SOLE X
18 KELLOGG CO COMMON 487836108 1157 23000 SH SOLE X
19 KRAFT FOODS INC. COMMON 50075N104 2604 93000 SH SOLE X
20 L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HLDG INC COMMON 502424104 1984 28000 SH SOLE X
21 NRG ENERGY INC COMMON 629377508 1824 86000 SH SOLE X
22 SPDR SER TR KBW BK ETF COMMON 78464A797 664 29000 SH SOLE X
23 TORCHMARK CORP COMMON 891027104 15893 321000 SH SOLE X
24 UNIVERSAL CORP COMMON 913456109 1250 31500 SH SOLE X
25 US BANCORP COMMON 902973304 4014 179600 SH SOLE X
26 WAL-MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 913 19000 SH SOLE X