X0306 4 2014-08-14 0000355429 PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP PL 0001192255 THIGPEN CARL S 2801 HIGHWAY 280, SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35223 1 EVP and CIO Common Stock 2014-08-14 4 S 0 27353.0000 69.3627 D 51653.8738 D Common Stock 7090.3040 I By 401(k) Common Stock 3684.0461 I Deferred Compensation 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). by Elizabeth Holland Brown Attorney-in-Fact for Carl S. Thigpen 2014-08-14