Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Torchmark Corporation of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 9.25% senior notes due 2019.

Based in McKinney, Texas, Torchmark Corporation is an insurance holding company that provides, through its subsidiaries, protection life and supplemental health insurance and related products.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partners Alan F. Denenberg and Mischa Travers and associates Colin R. Sturt and Shan Jiang. Partner Rachel D. Kleinberg and associate M. Ryan LaRosa provided tax advice. Michael Nguyen was the legal assistant on the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the Menlo Park office.