UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2004
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: 2001 Third Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
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
November 11, 2004
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: 18
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:
$ 106,183 (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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Name of Title of Value Shrs or Investment Other Voting authority
Issuer Class CUSIP (x $1000) prn amt SH/PRN Put/Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
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Ambac Finl Group, Inc. Common 023139108 2,323 29,050 SH Sole X
Bank of America Corp Common 060505104 6,550 151,170 SH Sole X
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Common 128030202 592 54,000 SH Sole X
DR Horton, Inc. Common 23331A109 4,503 136,000 SH Sole X
Federated Dept.
Stores Inc. Common 3140H101 2,453 54,000 SH Sole X
Flagstar Bancorp Inc. Common 337930101 4,224 198,500 SH Sole X
Indymac Bancorp,Inc. Common 456607100 8,453 233,500 SH Sole X
Land America Finl Grp
Inc. Common 514936103 4,732 104,000 SH Sole X
MBIA, Inc. Common 55262C100 5,547 95,300 SH Sole X
MGIC Invt Corp Wis Common 552848103 6,189 93,000 SH Sole X
M/I Schottenstein
Homes, Inc. Common 55305B101 8,021 189,000 SH Sole X
New York Cmmty
Bancorp, Inc. Common 649445103 2,754 134,100 SH Sole X
Old Rep Intl Corp Common 680223104 14,530 580,500 SH Sole X
Stanley Furniture Inc. Common 854305208 2,420 55,000 SH Sole X
Torchmark Corp Common 891027104 2,925 55,000 SH Sole X
Whirlpool Corp Common 963320106 4,507 75,000 SH Sole X
Fresh Del Monte
Produce Inc. Common G36738105 20,556 825,200 SH Sole X
General Maritime Corp Common Y2692M103 4,904 140,800 SH Sole X