UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 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
Phone: 205-325-4243
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Carol A. McCoy
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(Signature)
Birmingham, AL
February 8, 2010
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: 30
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:
$58,382 (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
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Name of Title of Value Shrs or Investment Other
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 2498 54000 SH SOLE X
2 ALTRIA GROUP INC COMMON 02209S103 491 25000 SH SOLE X
3 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 025816109 2289 55000 SH SOLE X
4 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COMMON 39483102 532 17000 SH SOLE X
5 ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS LTD. COMMON G0464B107 308 10561 SH SOLE X
6 CENOVUS ENERGY INC COMMON 1513U109 403 16000 SH SOLE X
7 COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COMMON 205363104 1726 30000 SH SOLE X
8 EMERSON ELEC CO COMMON 291011104 596 14000 SH SOLE X
9 ENCANA CORP COMMON 292505104 1328 41000 SH SOLE X
10 EXELON CORP COMMON 30161N101 1759 36000 SH SOLE X
11 FLUOR CORP COMMON 343412102 315 7000 SH SOLE X
12 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 484 32000 SH SOLE X
13 GENERAL MILLS INC COMMON 370334104 2124 30000 SH SOLE X
14 GOODRICH CORP COMMON 382388106 1446 22500 SH SOLE X
15 IBM CORP COMMON 459200101 5760 44000 SH SOLE X
16 ITT INDUSTRIES INC COMMON 450911102 1443 29000 SH SOLE X
17 JM SMUCKER CO COMMON 832696405 371 6000 SH SOLE
18 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 966 15000 SH SOLE X
19 JOY GLOBAL INC COMMON 481165108 2218 43000 SH SOLE X
20 KELLOGG CO COMMON 487836108 1224 23000 SH SOLE X
21 KRAFT FOODS INC. COMMON 50075N104 2528 93000 SH SOLE X
22 L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HLDG INC COMMON 502424104 1652 19000 SH SOLE X
23 NASH FINCH CO. COMMON 631158102 371 10000 SH SOLE
24 NRG ENERGY INC COMMON 629377508 1794 76000 SH SOLE X
25 SEABOARD CORP COMMON 811543107 2745 2035 SH SOLE X
26 SPDR GOLD TR COMMON 78463V107 429 4000 SH SOLE X
27 SPDR SER TR KBW BK ETF COMMON 78464A797 614 29000 SH SOLE X
28 TORCHMARK CORP COMMON 891027104 14108 321000 SH SOLE X
29 UNIVERSAL CORP COMMON 913456109 1254 27500 SH SOLE X
30 US BANCORP COMMON 902973304 4606 204600 SH SOLE X