-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2005 Registration No. 333-127216 Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 UNITRIN, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 95-4255452 (State or other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number) One East Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) 2005 RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT PLAN (Full title of the Plan) ------------------- Scott Renwick, Esq. Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Unitrin, Inc. One East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) (312) 661-4600 (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT The purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is to refile Exhibit 23.1 (Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP) to correct a typographical error in the previously filed Exhibit 23.1. ITEM 8. Exhibits 4.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Unitrin (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Unitrin's registration statement on Form S-3 filed May 9, 2002). 4.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Unitrin (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Unitrin's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, filed on October 27, 2004). 4.3 Rights Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2004, between Unitrin, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, National Association, including the Form of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, the Form of Rights Certificate and the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2004) 4.4 2005 Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix B to the Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Unitrin, Inc., filed on March 28, 2005). *5 Opinion of Scott Renwick, Esq. 23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. *23.2 Consent of Scott Renwick, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5). *24.1 Power of Attorney. * Previously filed. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on August 11, 2005. UNITRIN, INC. By: /s/ Scott Renwick -------------------------- Scott Renwick General Counsel Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 11, 2005. Signature Title --------- ----- * Chairman of the Board, Chief ------------------------ Executive Officer and Director Richard C. Vie * President, Chief Operating Officer ------------------------ and Director Donald G. Southwell * Executive Vice President, Chief ------------------------ Financial Officer and Director Eric J. Draut (principal financial officer) * Vice President and Chief Accounting ------------------------ Officer (principal accounting Richard Roeske officer) * Director ------------------------ James E. Annable * Director ------------------------ Donald V. Fites * Director ------------------------ Douglas G. Geoga * Director ------------------------ Reuben L. Hedlund * Director ------------------------ William E. Johnston, Jr. * Director ------------------------ Wayne Kauth * Director ------------------------ Ann E. Ziegler *By: /s/ Scott Renwick ------------------------ Scott Renwick Attorney-in-Fact