X0306 4 2013-03-15 0000355429 PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP PL 0001192259 KING CAROLYN 2801 HIGHWAY 280, SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35223 1 SR. VP Common Stock 2013-03-15 4 F 0 1532.0000 31.5000 D 42116.0000 D Common Stock 2013-03-15 4 F 0 2850.0000 31.9300 D 39266.0000 D Common Stock 4539.6340 I By 401(k) Common Stock 1568.1199 I Deferred Compensation SAR 18.3600 2011-02-26 2020-02-26 Common Stock 2717.0000 2717.0000 D SAR 18.3600 2012-02-26 2020-02-26 Common Stock 2717.0000 2717.0000 D SAR 18.3600 2013-02-26 2020-02-26 Common Stock 2716.0000 2716.0000 D SAR 38.5900 2009-02-28 2018-02-28 Common Stock 1200.0000 1200.0000 D SAR 38.5900 2010-02-28 2018-02-28 Common Stock 1200.0000 1200.0000 D SAR 38.5900 2011-02-28 2018-02-28 Common Stock 1200.0000 1200.0000 D SAR 38.5900 2012-02-29 2018-02-28 Common Stock 1200.0000 1200.0000 D SAR 43.4600 2008-03-05 2017-03-05 Common Stock 825.0000 825.0000 D SAR 43.4600 2009-03-05 2017-03-05 Common Stock 825.0000 825.0000 D SAR 43.4600 2010-03-05 2017-03-05 Common Stock 825.0000 825.0000 D SAR 43.4600 2011-03-05 2017-03-05 Common Stock 825.0000 825.0000 D Taxes are on vested RSU's. Total shares held by reporting person in PLC's 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan. Shares acquired through PLC Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers of the Corporation (exempt under Rule 16b-3). Previously reported Stock Appreciation Right (SAR). by Elizabeth Holland Brown Attorney-in-Fact for Carolyn King 2013-03-27