X0306 4 2013-02-07 0000355429 PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP PL 0001567178 KARCHUNAS MARSHALL SCOTT 2801 HIGHWAY 280, SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35223 1 Sr. VP, APD Common Stock 2013-02-07 4 A 0 3385.0000 0.0000 A 5359.0000 D Common Stock 2013-02-07 4 A 0 2496.0000 0.0000 A 7855.0000 D Common Stock 2013-02-07 4 A 0 1379.0000 0.0000 A 9234.0000 D Common Stock 2013-02-07 4 A 0 1326.0000 0.0000 A 10560.0000 D Common Stock 2013-02-07 4 A 0 120.3747 27.2760 A 1355.6494 I Deferred Compensation Common Stock 2343.3280 I By 401(k) SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 1016.0000 18.3600 A 2011-02-26 2020-02-26 Common Stock 1016.0000 1016.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 1017.0000 18.3600 A 2012-02-26 2020-02-26 Common Stock 1017.0000 1017.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 1017.0000 18.3600 A 2013-02-26 2020-02-26 Common Stock 1017.0000 1017.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 850.0000 38.5900 A 2009-02-28 2018-02-28 Common Stock 850.0000 850.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 850.0000 38.5900 A 2010-02-28 2018-02-28 Common Stock 850.0000 850.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 850.0000 38.5900 A 2011-02-28 2018-02-28 Common Stock 850.0000 850.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 850.0000 38.5900 A 2012-02-29 2018-02-28 Common Stock 850.0000 850.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 2500.0000 3.5000 A 2010-03-04 2020-03-04 Common Stock 2500.0000 2500.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 2500.0000 3.5000 A 2011-03-04 2020-03-04 Common Stock 2500.0000 2500.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 2500.0000 3.5000 A 2012-03-04 2020-03-04 Common Stock 2500.0000 2500.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 625.0000 43.4600 A 2008-03-05 2017-03-05 Common Stock 625.0000 625.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 625.0000 43.4600 A 2009-03-05 2017-03-05 Common Stock 625.0000 625.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 625.0000 43.4600 A 2010-03-05 2017-03-05 Common Stock 625.0000 625.0000 D SAR 2013-02-07 4 A 0 625.0000 43.4600 A 2011-03-05 2017-03-05 Common Stock 625.0000 625.0000 D Previously awarded Restricted Stock Units. Shares acquired through PLC Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers of the Corporation (exempt under Rule 16b-3). Total shares held by reporting person in PLC's 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan. Previously awarded Stock Appreciation Right (SAR). by Elizabeth Holland Brown, Attorney-in-Fact for M. Scott Karchunas 2013-02-08