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                       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:  June 17, 2003
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)


                           Jefferson-Pilot Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



               North Carolina             1-5955       56-0896180
          (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
          of incorporation)              File Number   Identification No.)


           100 North Greene Street, Greensboro, North Carolina  27401
           (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

                                 (336) 691-3000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Item 5 (for Item 11, 401(k) Blackout Period).

This  Form 8-K is being filed to comply with the new SEC requirement that notice
of  a  covered blackout period under our 401(k) TeamShare Plan be given  to  our
directors and executive officers and also be furnished to the SEC under cover of
Form  8-K.  The notice sent to those persons on June 17, 2003 is being filed  as
Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item.

This   Form   8-K   is   also   being   posted   on   JP's   corporate   website
www.jpfinancial.com.

The  registrant  received  on  June 10, 2003  the  notice  required  by  section
101(i)(2)(E) of ERISA.


Item 7. Exhibits

Exhibit 99 - Notice sent to directors and executive officers of Jefferson-Pilot
Corporation on June 17, 2003.





                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  the
registrant  has  duly  caused this report to be signed  on  its  behalf  by  the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                   JEFFERSON-PILOT CORPORATION



                                   ____________________________________
                                   By:    /s/  Robert A. Reed
                                   Name:     Robert A. Reed
Title:    Vice President