Edgar Filing: DRAUT ERIC JOHN

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

DRAUT ERIC JOHN

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)
Executive Vice President & CFO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/06/2005

(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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/06/2005		M		21,191	A	$ 34.5544	76,748	D
Common Stock	05/06/2005		M		852	A	$ 35.5095	77,600	D
Common Stock	05/06/2005		M		3,987	A	$ 35.713	81,587	D
Common Stock	05/06/2005		M		2,986	A	$ 36.2947	84,573	D
Common Stock	05/06/2005		M		6,776	A	$ 36.9	91,349	D
Common Stock	05/06/2005		F		29,588	D	$ 47.37	61,761	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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 34.5544

05/06/2005

21,191

11/02/2004

05/02/2011

Common Stock

21,191

$ 0

0 ⁽²⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 47.37

05/06/2005

17,145

11/06/2005

05/02/2011

Common Stock

17,145

$ 0

17,145 ⁽²⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 35.5095

05/06/2005

852

06/09/2000

05/14/2007

Common Stock

852

$ 0

0 ⁽²⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 47.37

05/06/2005

700

11/06/2005

05/14/2007

Common Stock

700

$ 0

700 ⁽²⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 35.713

05/06/2005

3,987

05/16/2000

05/14/2007

Common Stock

3,987

$ 0

0 ⁽²⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 47.37

05/06/2005

3,313

11/06/2005

05/14/2007

Common Stock

3,313

$ 0

3,313 ⁽²⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 36.2947

05/06/2005

2,986

12/05/2001

05/03/2010

Common Stock

2,986

$ 0

0 ⁽²⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 47.37

05/06/2005

2,562

11/06/2005

05/03/2010

Common Stock

2,562

$ 0

2,562 ⁽²⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 36.9

05/06/2005

6,776

05/03/2004

05/03/2010

Common Stock

6,776

$ 0

1,895 ⁽²⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 47.37

05/06/2005

5,868

11/06/2005

05/03/2010

Common Stock

5,868

$ 0

5,868 ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DRAUT ERIC JOHN ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO, IL 60601	X		Executive Vice President & CFO

Signatures

Eric J. Draut		05/10/2005
^**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 350,132 options under the Unitrin, Inc. 1990, 1997 and 2002 Stock Option Plans.

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