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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SOUTHWELL DONALD GENE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITRIN INC [UTR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, COO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2004 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60601 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/01/2004   M   3,687 A $ 39.45 83,932 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   M   243 A $ 40.68 84,175 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   M   694 A $ 41.42 84,869 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   M   24,660 A $ 42 109,529 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   M   668 A $ 43.85 110,197 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   F   1,293 D $ 48.9 108,904 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   200 D $ 47.58 108,704 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   800 D $ 47.6 107,904 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   500 D $ 47.7 107,404 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   500 D $ 47.72 106,904 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   200 D $ 47.77 106,704 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   300 D $ 47.88 106,404 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   500 D $ 47.9 105,904 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   500 D $ 47.97 105,404 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   1,000 D $ 48.04 104,404 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   2,900 D $ 48.09 101,504 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   2,400 D $ 48.1 99,104 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   900 D $ 48.12 98,204 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   1,000 D $ 48.14 97,204 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   4,400 D $ 48.15 92,804 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   1,400 D $ 48.16 91,404 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   4,000 D $ 48.18 87,404 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   1,000 D $ 48.19 86,404 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   1,500 D $ 48.22 84,904 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   1,000 D $ 48.24 83,904 D   Common Stock 12/01/2004   S   1,000 D $ 48.25 82,904 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options (1)

$ 39.45

12/01/2004

M

3,687

11/03/2004

05/01/2006

Common Stock

3,687

$ 0

0 (2)

D

Employee Stock Options (1)

$ 48.9

12/01/2004

A

1,293

06/01/2005

05/01/2006

Common Stock

1,293

$ 0

1,293 (2)

D

Employee Stock Options (1)

$ 40.68

12/01/2004

M

243

09/22/2004

05/01/2006

Common Stock

243

$ 0

0 (2)

D

Employee Stock Options (1)

$ 41.42

12/01/2004

M

694

09/19/2004

05/01/2006

Common Stock

694

$ 0

0 (2)

D

Employee Stock Options (1)

$ 42

12/01/2004

M

24,660

11/01/2002

05/01/2006

Common Stock

24,600

$ 0

0 (2)

D

Employee Stock Options (1)

$ 43.85

12/01/2004

M

668

08/05/2004

05/01/2006

Common Stock

668

$ 0

60 (2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SOUTHWELL DONALD GENE ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO, IL 60601	X		President, COO

Signatures

Donald G. Southwell		12/03/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Rights to buy.
(2)	Reporting person holds a total of 353,083 options under the Unitrin, Inc. 1990, 1997 and 2002 Stock Option Plans.

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