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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2011
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 Birmingham, AL November 7, 2011
_______________________ ________________________ _______________________
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
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).)
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 28
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $63,697 (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
Name of Title of Value Shrs or Put/ Investment Other authority
Issuer Class CUSIP (x $1000) prn amt SH/PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
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1 AFLAC INC COMMON 001055102 1887 54000 SH SOLE X
2 ALTRIA GROUP INC COMMON 02209S103 2654 99000 SH SOLE X
3 AMERICAN
EXPRESS CO COMMON 025816109 2514 56000 SH SOLE X
4 ARCHER DANIELS
MIDLAND CO COMMON 39483102 968 39000 SH SOLE X
5 ARGO GROUP
INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS LTD. COMMON G0464B107 300 10561 SH SOLE X
6 AT&T INC. COMMON 00206R102 1426 50000 SH SOLE X
7 BALL CORP COMMON 058498106 1489 48000 SH SOLE X
8 BECTON
DICKINSON CO COMMON 075887109 733 10000 SH SOLE X
9 CVS CORP COMMON 126650100 1310 39000 SH SOLE X
10 GENERAL
ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 1020 67000 SH SOLE X
11 GENERAL MILLS
INC. COMMON 370334104 2463 64000 SH SOLE X
12 GILEAD SCIENCES
INC COMMON 375558103 388 10000 SH SOLE X
13 HARRIS CORP COMMON 413875105 444 13000 SH SOLE X
14 HORMEL FOODS
CORP COMMON 440452100 243 9000 SH SOLE X
15 IBM CORP COMMON 459200101 10755 61500 SH SOLE X
16 JOHNSON &
JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 3312 52000 SH SOLE X
17 KIMBERLY CLARK
CORP COMMON 494368103 1704 24000 SH SOLE X
18 KRAFT FOODS INC. COMMON 50075N104 672 20000 SH SOLE X
19 L-3
COMMUNICATIONS
HLDG INC COMMON 502424104 1735 28000 SH SOLE X
20 MCDONALD'S
CORP COMMON 580135101 527 6000 SH SOLE X
21 MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 1729 52000 SH SOLE X
22 MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 1941 78000 SH SOLE X
23 PHILIP MORRIS
INTL INC COMMON 718172109 593 9500 SH SOLE X
24 THE COCA COLA
CO COMMON 191216100 1419 21000 SH SOLE X
25 TORCHMARK CORP COMMON 891027104 13648 391500 SH SOLE X
26 UNIVERSAL CORP COMMON 913456109 1219 34000 SH SOLE X
27 US BANCORP COMMON 902973304 2660 113000 SH SOLE X
28 WAL-MART
STORES INC COMMON 931142103 3944 76000 SH SOLE X