Certification of Periodic Report by CB Hudson

EX-99.A 4 dex99a.htm CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT BY CB HUDSON Certification of Periodic Report by CB Hudson

EXHIBIT 99(a)

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, C. B. Hudson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Torchmark Corporation, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(1)

the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Dated: November 11, 2002								/s/ C.B. HUDSON
								C. B. Hudson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer