UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2008
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: 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 Birmingham, AL February 13, 2009
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(Signature)
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: 16
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $47,086
(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
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 Allstate Corp Common 020002101 8239 251500 SH Sole X
2 American Express Co Common 025816109 2319 125000 SH Sole X
3 Arcelormittal Sa
Luxembourg NY Common 03938L104 2803 114000 SH Sole X
4 Bank of America Corp Common 060505104 2249 159700 SH Sole X
5 Cummins Inc Common 231021106 1925 72000 SH Sole X
6 Encana Corp Common 292505104 4267 91800 SH Sole X
7 General Electric Co Common 369604103 194 12000 SH Sole X
8 General Mills Inc Common 370334104 1823 30000 SH Sole X
9 Kraft Foods Inc Common 50075N104 2497 93000 SH Sole X
10 Lowe's Cos Inc Common 54861107 2335 108500 SH Sole X
11 Methanex Corp Common 59151K108 2535 225500 SH Sole X
12 Parker Hannifin Corp Common 701094104 2148 50500 SH Sole X
13 Seaboard Corp Common 811543107 2666 2233 SH Sole X
14 Steel Dynamics Inc Common 858119100 168 15000 SH Sole X
15 Torchmark Corp Common 891027104 4425 99000 SH Sole X
16 US Bancorp Common 902973304 6493 259600 SH Sole X