UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2005
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: 2001 Third Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
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
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(Signature)
Birmingham, AL
November 4, 2005
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: 20
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $133,557 (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
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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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Ambac Finl Group, Inc. Common 023139108 3,963 55,000 SH Sole X
Bank of America Corp Common 060505104 6,341 150,620 SH Sole X
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Common 128030202 995 158,000 SH Sole X
DR Horton, Inc. Common 23331A109 2,748 75,868 SH Sole X
Deere & Company Common 244199105 10,037 164,000 SH Sole X
Indymac Bancorp,Inc. Common 456607100 2,711 68,500 SH Sole X
MBIA, Inc. Common 55262C100 10,354 170,800 SH Sole X
M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. Common 55305B101 5,806 107,000 SH Sole X
Old Rep Intl Corp Common 680223104 3,107 116,500 SH Sole X
Zales Corp New Common 988858106 2,501 92,000 SH Sole X
Torchmark Corp Common 891027104 3,381 64,000 SH Sole X
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. Common G36738105 22,081 811,200 SH Sole X
General Maritime Corp Common Y2692M103 15,160 683,500 SH Sole X
Anadarko Petroleum Corp Common 03251107 13,501 141,000 SH Sole X
Autoliv Inc. Common 052800109 383 9,800 SH Sole X
Delta Apparel Inc. Common 247368103 834 58,300 SH Sole X
Argonaut Group, Inc. Common 040157109 440 16,289 SH Sole X
Allstate Corp. Common 020002101 9,316 168,500 SH Sole X
MGIC Invt. Corp. Wis. Common 552848109 17,385 270,800 SH Sole X
Steel Dynamics Inc. Common 858119100 2,513 74,000 SH Sole X