-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TTzf22VQHX14WufgDiTo9dOre4JxPTXGs5SGsqKjmOCiDe09fhwLFyDv0ZyC3Vsz pyb1BSn+OWForT13z0jN2A== 0000931763-96-000009.txt : 19960119 0000931763-96-000009.hdr.sgml : 19960119 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000931763-96-000009 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19960115 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 19960118 SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TORCHMARK CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000320335 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE [6321] IRS NUMBER: 630780404 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08052 FILM NUMBER: 96505177 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 3RD AVE S CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35233 BUSINESS PHONE: 2053254200 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TORCHMARK CORP SAVINGS & INVESTMENT PLAN DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19820825 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY NATIONAL INSURANCE HOLDING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19820701 8-K 1 FORM 8-K 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): January 15, 1996 (December 28, 1995) TORCHMARK CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-8052 63-0780404 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS employer incorporation or organization) file number) identification no.) 2001 Third Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (205) 325-4200 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. OTHER EVENTS. Torchmark Corporation has previously reported in its Forms 10-K and 10-Q, the status of pending litigation against its subsidiary Liberty National Life Insurance Company ("Liberty") in the Circuit Court for Barbour County, Alabama (Robertson v. Liberty National Life Insurance Company, Case No.: ---------------------------------------------------- CV-92-021). The Alabama Supreme Court released an unanimous opinion dated December 22, 1995, affirming the cancer policy class action settlement in Robertson. A petition for rehearing has been filed with the Alabama Supreme - --------- Court by certain intervenors in the Robertson litigation. The intervenors also --------- have the right to seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court if the petition for rehearing is denied. Liberty has previously reported that it is a party to several lawsuits in the state of Alabama wherein an allegation is made that an interest sensitive life insurance policy would be paid up in a specified number of years. One of these cases filed in the Circuit Court of Chambers County, Alabama, Mitcham v. ---------- Liberty National Life Insurance Company (Case No.: CV-95-290), asserted such - --------------------------------------- claims in the context of class action allegations. The Mitcham case has now ------- been settled on an individual basis. With the settlement of Mitcham, only ------- individual actions remain pending against the Company. 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. TORCHMARK CORPORATION Date: January 17, 1996 By: /s/ William C. Barclift -------------------------------- Name: William C. Barclift Title: Vice President & General Counsel -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----