UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2012
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
April 17, 2012
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: 24
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $87,684
(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
Title of Value Shrs or Investment Other ------------------
Name of 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 2483 54000 SH SOLE X
2 ALTRIA GROUP INC COMMON 02209S103 3674 119000 SH SOLE X
3 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 025816109 4108 71000 SH SOLE X
4 ARGO GROUP
INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS LTD. COMMON G0464B107 315 10561 SH SOLE X
5 AT&T INC COMMON 00206R102 1749 56000 SH SOLE X
6 BALL CORP COMMON 058498106 2744 64000 SH SOLE X
7 BECTON DICKINSON CO COMMON 075887109 2407 31000 SH SOLE X
8 CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166764100 4074 38000 SH SOLE X
9 CVS CORP COMMON 126650100 2195 49000 SH SOLE X
10 DIRECTTV COMMON 25490A101 1678 34000 SH SOLE X
11 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 1345 67000 SH SOLE X
12 IBM CORP COMMON 459200101 14522 69600 SH SOLE X
13 INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 1518 54000 SH SOLE
14 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 3430 52000 SH SOLE X
15 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COMMON 494368103 1773 24000 SH SOLE X
16 MCDONALD'S CORP COMMON 580135101 589 6000 SH SOLE X
17 MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 3214 82000 SH SOLE X
18 MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 3064 95000 SH SOLE X
19 PHILIP MORRIS INTL
INC COMMON 718172109 1462 16500 SH SOLE X
20 TARGET CORP COMMON 87612E106 3729 64000 SH SOLE X
21 THE COCA COLA CO COMMON 191216100 1554 21000 SH SOLE X
22 TORCHMARK CORP COMMON 891027104 19516 391500 SH SOLE X
23 UNIVERSAL CORP COMMON 913456109 1584 34000 SH SOLE X
24 WAL-MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 4957 81000 SH SOLE X