SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 F0RM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (date of earliest event reported) April 10, 2003 Unitrin, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) 0-18298 95-4255452 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (312) 661-4600 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99.1 is the press release issued by the Registrant on April 10, 2003 announcing its intention to expense the grant of stock options to employees and directors beginning with the first quarter of 2003. Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 Text of Registrant's April 10, 2003 Press Release SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Unitrin, Inc. Date: April 14, 2003 /s/ Scott Renwick ------------------------------- Scott Renwick Senior Vice President