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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
08/24/2005
(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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/24/2005   M   9,845 A $ 25.37 72,430 D  
Common Stock 08/24/2005   M   2,378 A $ 36.9 74,808 D  
Common Stock 08/24/2005   M   11,249 A $ 37.82 86,057 D  
Common Stock 08/24/2005   M   9,807 A $ 38.76 95,864 D  
Common Stock 08/24/2005   M   575 A $ 38.95 96,439 D  
Common Stock 08/24/2005   F   28,260 D $ 47.31 68,179 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) $ 25.37 08/24/2005   M     9,845 08/05/2005 02/05/2013 Common Stock 9,845 $ 0 12,500 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 47.31 08/24/2005   A   7,080   02/24/2006 02/05/2013 Common Stock 7,080 $ 0 7,080 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 36.9 08/24/2005   M     1,895 05/03/2004 05/03/2010 Common Stock 1,895 $ 0 0 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 47.31 08/24/2005   A   1,642   02/24/2006 05/03/2010 Common Stock 1,642 $ 0 1,642 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 36.9 08/24/2005   M     483 05/03/2004 05/03/2010 Common Stock 483 $ 0 0 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 47.31 08/24/2005   A   417   02/24/2006 05/03/2010 Common Stock 417 $ 0 417 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 37.82 08/24/2005   M     9,836 12/04/2002 05/05/2009 Common Stock 9,836 $ 0 0 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 47.31 08/24/2005   A   8,640   02/24/2006 05/05/2009 Common Stock 8,640 $ 0 8,640 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 37.82 08/24/2005   M     1,413 12/04/2002 05/05/2009 Common Stock 1,413 $ 0 0 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 47.31 08/24/2005   A   1,240   02/24/2006 05/05/2009 Common Stock 1,240 $ 0 1,240 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 38.76 08/24/2005   M     837 06/03/2002 05/05/2009 Common Stock 837 $ 0 0 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 47.31 08/24/2005   A   744   02/24/2006 05/05/2009 Common Stock 744 $ 0 744 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 38.76 08/24/2005   M     414 06/03/2002 05/03/2010 Common Stock 414 $ 0 0 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 47.31 08/24/2005   A   368   02/24/2006 05/03/2010 Common Stock 368 $ 0 368 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 38.76 08/24/2005   M     5,568 06/03/2002 05/03/2010 Common Stock 5,568 $ 0 0 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 47.31 08/24/2005   A   4,957   02/24/2006 05/03/2010 Common Stock 4,957 $ 0 4,957 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 38.76 08/24/2005   M     2,358 06/03/2002 05/03/2010 Common Stock 2,358 $ 0 0 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 47.31 08/24/2005   A   2,099   02/24/2006 05/03/2010 Common Stock 2,099 $ 0 2,099 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 38.76 08/24/2005   M     630 06/03/2002 05/03/2010 Common Stock 630 $ 0 0 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 47.31 08/24/2005   A   560   02/24/2006 05/03/2010 Common Stock 560 $ 0 560 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 38.95 08/24/2005   M     575 06/06/2002 05/05/2009 Common Stock 575 $ 0 10,235 (2) D  
Employee Stock Options (1) $ 47.31 08/24/2005   A   513   02/24/2006 05/05/2009 Common Stock 513 $ 0 513 (2) D  

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 Eric J. Draut   08/25/2005
**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 343,714 options under the Unitrin, Inc. 1990, 1997 and 2002 Stock Option Plans.

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