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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 (Date of earliest event reported) May 15, 1997
(May 15, 1997)
TORCHMARK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-8052 63-0780404
(State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
2001 Third Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (205) 325-4200
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Index of Exhibits page 2.
Total number of pages in this report is 3.
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Index 5. Other Events.
Torchmark Corporation herewith files the following cautionary
statement regarding forward-looking statements as permitted by the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides
issuers the opportunity to make cautionary statements regarding forward-looking
statements. Accordingly, any statement contained in this report which is not a
historical fact or which might otherwise be considered an opinion or projection
concerning the Company or its business, whether express or implied, or such a
statement in any other oral or written communication by the Company or any of
its officers, directors or employees is meant as and should be considered a
forward-looking statement as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and opinions concerning
a variety of known and unknown risks, including but not necessarily limited to
changes in market conditions impacting interest rates for investment purposes as
well as product sales, the litigation climate, increased competition, changes in
governmental regulations (particularly those regarding taxes and mandates for
health insurance products), the financial markets impact on sales of the
Company's market-sensitive products including mutual funds, and general economic
conditions which may lead to increased lapses and/or decreased sales of the
Company's policies, as well as other risks described from time to time in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If any of these
assumptions or opinions prove to be incorrect, the actual results of the Company
may differ materially from any forward-looking statements made on the basis of
such assumptions or opinions.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
None required.
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
TORCHMARK CORPORATION
Date: May 15, 1997 /s/ Michael J. Klyce
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Michael J. Klyce
Vice President and Treasurer
