MCKINNEY, Texas, August 12, 2010 - Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) announced that its Board of Directors has raised the quarterly dividend to US$.16 per share on all of the outstanding common stock of the Company held of record as of the close of business of the Company's transfer agent on October 2, 2010. The dividend will be paid on November 1, 2010.

HOUSTON and BEIJING - - ION to Receive US$175 Million Capital Infusion from BGP Majority of ION Debt to be Repaid or Refinanced at Closing

LONDON - - With Photo Gardening Express, a leader in the online gardening sector, have today released a World Exclusive to the UK market - the worlds first, truly dwarf, patio buddleia - Lo & Behold(TM) Buddleja Blue Chip.

BUDAPEST, Hungary - The following was issued today by the Open Society Institute: WHAT: George Soros Shares Latest Insights on Economics and Politics

GENEVA and ROTTERDAM - Vitol Tank Terminals B. V. ("VTTI") and its wholly owned subsidiary Eurotank Belgium B.V., part of the Vitol Group of companies ("Vitol") entered today into a share purchase agreement with Universal Holding B.V. and Petroplus International B.V., subsidiaries of Petroplus Holding A.G. ("Petroplus") (SIX: PPHN) to acquire a 100% interest in Petroplus Refining Antwerp N.V. and Petroplus Refining Antwerp Bitumen N.V. (the "Facilities").