UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2009
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
Telephone: 205-325-4243
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Carol A. McCoy
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(Signature)
Birmingham, AL
November 6, 2009
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: 23
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $52,315 (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 Investment Other 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 1795 42000 SH Sole X
2 Altria Group Inc Common 02209S103 445 25000 SH Sole X
3 American
Express Co Common 025816109 4238 125000 SH Sole X
4 Archer Daniels
Midland Co Common 39483102 351 12000 SH Sole X
5 Argo Group
International
Holdings Ltd. Common G0464B107 356 10561 SH Sole X
6 Bank of
America Corp Common 060505104 2296 135700 SH Sole X
7 Computer
Sciences Corp Common 205363104 1160 22000 SH Sole X
8 Emerson Elec
Co Common 291011104 561 14000 SH Sole X
9 Encana Corp Common 292505104 3330 57800 SH Sole X
10 Exelon Corp Common 30161N101 1786 36000 SH Sole X
11 General
Electric Co Common 369604103 525 32000 SH Sole X
12 General Mills
Inc Common 370334104 1931 30000 SH Sole X
13 Goodrich Corp Common 382388106 652 12000 SH Sole X
14 IBM Corp Common 459200101 4186 35000 SH Sole X
15 ITT Industries
Inc Common 450911102 1512 29000 SH Sole X
16 Johnson &
Johnson Common 478160104 913 15000 SH Sole X
17 Joy Global Inc Common 481165108 2104 43000 SH Sole X
18 Kellogg Co Common 487836108 1132 23000 SH Sole X
19 Kraft Foods
Inc. Common 50075N104 2443 93000 SH Sole X
20 NRG Energy
Inc Common 629377508 1071 38000 SH Sole X
21 SPDR SER TR
KBW BK ETF Common 78464A797 677 29000 SH Sole X
22 Torchmark
Corp Common 891027104 13941 321000 SH Sole X
23 US Bancorp Common 902973304 4910 224600 SH Sole X