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| <schemaVersion> X0508 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2024-02-28 </periodOfReport> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0000320335 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> GLOBE LIFE INC. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> GL </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001270842 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> SVOBODA FRANK M </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> GLOBE LIFE INC. </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> 3700 SOUTH STONEBRIDGE DRIVE </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> MCKINNEY </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> TX </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 75070 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 1 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle> Co-Chairman & CEO </officerTitle> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
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| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2024-02-28 </value> |
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| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
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| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 3500 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
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| <value> 0 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
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| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 6870 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
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| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2024-02-28 </value> |
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| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
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| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
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| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 12582 </value> |
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| <value> 0 </value> |
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| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 19452 </value> |
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| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
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| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2024-02-28 </value> |
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| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> F </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
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| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 4966 </value> |
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| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 128.40 </value> |
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| <value> D </value> |
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| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 14486 </value> |
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| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
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| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | <nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
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| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 139898 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> I </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> Family Trust </value> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | <nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 1893 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
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| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> I </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> Thrift/401(k) Plan Trust </value> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <derivativeTable> |
| | <derivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 128.40 </value> |
| </conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2024-02-28 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> A </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
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| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 72000 </value> |
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| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 0 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> A </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </exerciseDate> |
| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2031-02-28 </value> |
| </expirationDate> |
| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 72000 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 72000 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
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| | | </derivativeTransaction> |
| | </derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Shares in unitized fund in Company's 401(k) employee benefit plan - estimated conversion of $ balance to shares using $128.40 per share. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> First exercisable as to 50% of shares 02-28-26 and as to remaining 50% of shares 02-28-27. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> Frank M. Svoboda, By: /s/ Chris T. Moore, Attorney-in-fact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2024-02-29 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |