Michael Shane Henrie Form 4 TORCHMARK / MICHAEL SHANE HENRIE ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HENRIE MICHAEL SHANE

(Last) (First) (Middle)

GLOBE LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO.

3700 SOUTH STONEBRIDGE DRIVE

(Street)

MCKINNEY TX 75070

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TORCHMARK CORP [ TMK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Officer of Principal Sub.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/24/2017		M		7,500	A	$50.6934	7,500	D
Common Stock	02/24/2017		S		7,500	D	$76.998(1)(2)	0	D
Common Stock	02/27/2017		M		7,500	A	$53.61	7,500	D
Common Stock	02/27/2017		S		7,500	D	$77.3065(1)(3)	0	D
Common Stock								46(4)	I	Thrift Plan Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$50.6934(5)	02/24/2017		M			7,500(5)	02/24/2017	02/24/2021	Common Stock	7,500	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$53.61	02/27/2017		M			7,500	02/25/2018	02/25/2022	Common Stock	7,500	$0	7,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer.

2. sales at prices ranging from $76.92 per share to $77.0965 per share.

3. sales at prices ranging from $77.19 per share to $77.48 per share.

4. Shares in unitized fund in employee benefit plan - estimated conversion of $ balance to shares using $77.55 per share.

5. Previously reported as option for 10,000 shares at an exercise price of $76.04 per share, but was adjusted to reflect 3-for-2 stock split paid in the form of 50% stock dividend occuring on July 1, 2014.

Remarks:

	Michael Shane Henrie, /s/Carol A. Mccoy, Attorney-in-fact	02/28/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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