UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013
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 13, 2013
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: 22
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:
$100,631 (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 2809 54,000 SH SOLE X
2 ALTRIA GROUP INC COMMON 02209S103 4092 119,000 SH SOLE X
3 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 025816109 5667 84,000 SH SOLE X
4 APPLE INC COMMON 037833100 2656 6,000 SH SOLE X
5 ARGO GROUP
INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS LTD COMMON G0464B107 437 10,561 SH SOLE X
6 AT&T INC. COMMON 00206R102 2055 56,000 SH SOLE X
7 BALL CORP COMMON 058498106 3045 64,000 SH SOLE X
8 CATERPILLAR INC COMMON 149123101 870 10,000 SH SOLE X
9 CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166764100 4990 42,000 SH SOLE X
10 CVS CORP COMMON 126650100 2695 49,000 SH SOLE X
11 DIRECTV COM COMMON 25490A309 4301 76,000 SH SOLE X
12 EXXON MOBIL CORP COMMON 30231G102 4551 50,500 SH SOLE X
13 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 1087 47,000 SH SOLE X
14 IBM CORP COMMON 459200101 14846 69,600 SH SOLE X
15 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COMMON 494368103 2352 24,000 SH SOLE X
16 MCDONALD'S CORP COMMON 580135101 2991 30,000 SH SOLE X
17 MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 3851 82,000 SH SOLE X
18 NATIONAL OILWELL
VARCO INC COMMON 637071101 3078 43,500 SH SOLE X
19 PHILIP MORRIS INTL
INC COMMON 718172109 1066 11,500 SH SOLE X
20 TARGET CORP COMMON 87612E106 5065 74,000 SH SOLE X
21 TORCHMARK CORP COMMON 891027104 20003 334,500 SH SOLE X
22 WAL-MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 8127 108,600 SH SOLE X