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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: December 31, 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
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(Signature)
Birmingham, AL
January 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).)
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
REPORT SUMMARY:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 26
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:
$79,607 (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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1 AFLAC Inc. COMMON 001055102 2336 54000 SH SOLE X
2 ALTRIA GROUP
INC COMMON 02209S103 3084 104000 SH SOLE X
3 AMERICAN
EXPRESS CO COMMON 025816109 3349 71000 SH SOLE X
4 APPLE INC COMMON 037833100 810 2000 SH SOLE X
5 ARGO GROUP
INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS LTD. COMMON G0464B107 306 10561 SH SOLE X
6 AT&T INC. COMMON 00206R102 1693 56000 SH SOLE X
7 BALL CORP COMMON 058498106 2143 60000 SH SOLE X
8 BECTON
DICKINSON CO COMMON 075887109 1121 15000 SH SOLE X
9 CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166764100 4043 38000 SH SOLE X
10 CVS CORP COMMON 126650100 1590 39000 SH SOLE X
11 GENERAL
ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 1200 67000 SH SOLE X
12 GENERAL MILLS
INC. COMMON 370334104 2586 64000 SH SOLE X
13 GILEAD
SCIENCES INC COMMON 375558103 409 10000 SH SOLE X
14 IBM CORP COMMON 459200101 13184 71700 SH SOLE X
15 JOHNSON &
JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 3410 52000 SH SOLE X
16 KIMBERLY
CLARK CORP COMMON 494368103 1765 24000 SH SOLE X
17 MCDONALD'S
CORP COMMON 580135101 602 6000 SH SOLE X
18 MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 2754 72000 SH SOLE X
19 MICROSOFT
CORP COMMON 594918104 2207 85000 SH SOLE X
20 PHILIP MORRIS
INTL INC COMMON 718172109 1295 16500 SH SOLE X
21 TARGET CORP COMMON 87612E106 3278 64000 SH SOLE X
22 THE COCA COLA
CO COMMON 191216100 1469 21000 SH SOLE X
23 TORCHMARK
CORP COMMON 891027104 16987 391500 SH SOLE X
24 UNIVERSAL
CORP COMMON 913456109 1563 34000 SH SOLE X
25 US BANCORP COMMON 902973304 1582 58500 SH SOLE X
26 WAL-MART
STORES INC COMMON 931142103 4841 81000 SH SOLE X