Globe Life Inc. 4.25% Junior Su (GL) Form 4 TORCHMARK / LARRY M HUTCHISON 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^*

HUTCHISON LARRY M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

TORCHMARK CORPORATION

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)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Co-Chaiman & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2019

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	02/15/2019		M		13,000	A	$37.4	554,737	D
Common Stock	02/15/2019		S		13,000	D	$83.1051(1)(2)	541,737	D
Common Stock								46,529(3)	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)	$37.4(4)	02/15/2019		M			13,000(4)	02/27/2016	02/27/2020	Common Stock	13,000	$0	137,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. sales at prices ranging from $82.93 per share to $83.29 per share.

2. 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.

3. Shares in unitized fund in employee benefit plan - estimated conversion of $ balance using $83.36 per share.

4. Previously reported as option for 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $56.10 per share, but has been adjusted to reflect 3-for-2 stock splits paid in the form of 50% stock dividends occuring on July 1, 2014.

Remarks:

	Larry M. Hutchison, By:/s/Carol A. McCoy, Attorney-in-fact	02/19/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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