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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: June 30, 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
August 10, 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).)
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
REPORT SUMMARY:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 22
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $88,563
(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 2300 54000 SH SOLE X
2 ALTRIA GROUP INC COMMON 02209S103 4111 119000 SH SOLE X
3 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 025816109 4133 71000 SH SOLE X
4 ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS LTD. COMMON G0464B107 309 10561 SH SOLE X
5 AT&T Inc. COMMON 00206R102 1997 56000 SH SOLE X
6 BALL CORP COMMON 058498106 2627 64000 SH SOLE X
7 BECTON DICKINSON CO COMMON 075887109 1944 26000 SH SOLE X
8 CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166764100 4431 42000 SH SOLE X
9 CVS CORP COMMON 126650100 2290 49000 SH SOLE X
10 DIRECTTV COMMON 25490A101 2880 59000 SH SOLE X
11 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 1396 67000 SH SOLE X
12 IBM CORP COMMON 459200101 13612 69600 SH SOLE X
13 INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 2185 82000 SH SOLE
14 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 3513 52000 SH SOLE X
15 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COMMON 494368103 2010 24000 SH SOLE X
16 MCDONALD'S CORP COMMON 580135101 1594 18000 SH SOLE X
17 MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 3176 82000 SH SOLE X
18 MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 3640 119000 SH SOLE X
19 PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COMMON 718172109 1003 11500 SH SOLE X
20 TARGET CORP COMMON 87612E106 3724 64000 SH SOLE X
21 TORCHMARK CORP COMMON 891027104 19790 391500 SH SOLE X
22 WAL-MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 5898 84600 SH SOLE X