Edgar Filing: UNITRIN INC

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 ^*

ANNABLE JAMES EDWARD

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
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1214 N. ASTOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2005

(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60610

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	08/08/2005		M		4,000	A	$ 42	32,821	D
Common Stock	08/08/2005		F		3,230	D	$ 52	29,591	D
Common Stock	08/08/2005		M		4,000	A	$ 39.15	33,591	D
Common Stock	08/08/2005		F		3,011	D	$ 52	30,580	D
Common Stock	08/08/2005		M		2,643	A	$ 45.33	33,223	D
Common Stock	08/08/2005		F		2,303	D	$ 52	30,920	D
Common Stock	08/08/2005		M		3,049	A	$ 45.33	33,969	D
Common Stock	08/08/2005		F		2,657	D	$ 52	31,312	D
Common Stock	08/08/2005		M		2,235	A	$ 45.33	33,547	D
Common Stock	08/08/2005		F		1,948	D	$ 52	31,599	D
Common Stock	08/08/2005		M		196	A	$ 45.33	31,795	D
Common Stock	08/08/2005		F		170	D	$ 52	31,625	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

Non-Employee Director Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 42

08/08/2005

4,000

05/01/2003

05/01/2012

Common Stock

4,000

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Non-Employee Director Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 52

08/08/2005

3,230

02/08/2006

05/01/2012

Common Stock

3,230

$ 0

3,230 ⁽³⁾

Non-Employee Director Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 39.15

08/08/2005

4,000

05/05/2005

05/05/2014

Common Stock

4,000

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Non-Employee Director Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 52

08/08/2005

3,011

02/08/2006

05/05/2014

Common Stock

3,011

$ 0

3,011 ⁽³⁾

Non-Employee Director Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 45.33

08/08/2005

2,643

08/08/2005

05/03/2010

Common Stock

2,643

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Non-Employee Director Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 52

08/08/2005

2,303

02/08/2006

05/03/2010

Common Stock

2,303

$ 0

2,303 ⁽³⁾

Non-Employee Director Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 45.33

08/08/2005

3,049

08/08/2005

05/02/2011

Common Stock

3,049

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Non-Employee Director Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 52

08/08/2005

2,657

02/08/2006

05/02/2011

Common Stock

2,657

$ 0

2,657 ⁽³⁾

Non-Employee Director Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 45.33

08/08/2005

2,235

08/08/2005

05/07/2013

Common Stock

2,235

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Non-Employee Director Stock Options ⁽¹⁾

$ 52

08/08/2005

1,948

02/08/2006

05/07/2013

Common Stock

1,948

$ 0

1,948 ⁽³⁾

Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 45.33

08/08/2005

196

08/08/2005

05/03/2010

Common Stock

196

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 52

08/08/2005

170

02/08/2006

05/03/2010

Common Stock

170

$ 0

170 ⁽³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ANNABLE JAMES EDWARD 1214 N. ASTOR CHICAGO, IL 60610	X

Signatures

James E. Annable		08/09/2005
^**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 under Unitrin, Inc. 1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
(2)	Rights to buy under the Unitrin, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan.
(3)	Reporting person holds a total of 29,149 options under the 1995 Plan and 766 options under the 1997 Stock Option Plan.

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