UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 13, 2013 (August 7, 2013)
TORCHMARK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-08052 | 63-0780404 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer ID No.) |
3700 South Stonebridge Drive, McKinney, Texas 75070
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 569-4000
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(e) On August 7, 2013, the Board of Directors of Torchmark Corporation approved changes to the Compensation of Directors to provide for the payment of an annual retainer of $50,000 to the director who serves as the non-executive Chairman of the Board. Mark S. McAndrew, who commenced service as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Torchmark effective upon his June 3, 2013 retirement as Executive Chairman of Torchmark, will receive a prorated amount of such annual retainer for his 2013 service and will also receive a prorated amount of the existing cash portion of the annual compensation paid to all non-employee directors in 2013.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits. |
(10.1) Compensation of Directors (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TORCHMARK CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: August 13, 2013 | ||||||
/s/ Carol A. McCoy | ||||||
| Carol A. McCoy, | ||||||
| Vice President, Associate Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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