Edgar Filing: ROESKE RICHARD

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 ^*

ROESKE RICHARD

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITRIN INC [UTR]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
Vice President & / Principal Accounting Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/03/2004

(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	11/03/2004		M		769	A	$ 37.0508	23,983.626 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	11/03/2004		M		4,758	A	$ 39.45	28,741.626 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	11/03/2004		M		1,750	A	$ 25.37	30,491.626 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	11/03/2004		M		2,500	A	$ 34.5544	32,991.626 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	11/03/2004		M		4,052	A	$ 36.1551	37,043.626 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	11/03/2004		M		2,287	A	$ 36.9	39,330.626 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	11/03/2004		M		6,908	A	$ 37	46,238.626 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	11/03/2004		F		20,417	D	$ 43.07	25,821.626 ⁽¹⁾	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 ⁽²⁾

$ 37.0508

11/03/2004

769

12/25/1999

02/01/2005

Common Stock

769

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 39.45

11/03/2004

4,758

11/03/2004

02/01/2005

Common Stock

4,758

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 25.37

11/03/2004

1,750

08/05/2004

02/05/2013

Common Stock

1,750

$ 0

10,000 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 43.07

11/03/2004

1,241

05/03/2005

02/05/2013

Common Stock

1,241

$ 0

1,241 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 34.5544

11/03/2004

2,500

11/02/2004

05/02/2011

Common Stock

2,500

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 43.07

11/03/2004

2,150

05/03/2005

05/02/2011

Common Stock

2,150

$ 0

2,150 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 36.1551

11/03/2004

1,674

11/07/2001

01/31/2006

Common Stock

1,674

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 43.07

11/03/2004

1,482

05/03/2005

01/31/2006

Common Stock

1,482

$ 0

1,482 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 36.1551

11/03/2004

2,378

11/07/2001

05/14/2007

Common Stock

2,378

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 43.07

11/03/2004

2,106

05/03/2005

05/14/2007

Common Stock

2,106

$ 0

2,106 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 36.9

11/03/2004

2,287

05/03/2004

05/03/2010

Common Stock

2,287

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 43.07

11/03/2004

2,054

05/03/2005

05/03/2010

Common Stock

2,054

$ 0

2,054 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 37

11/03/2004

5,625

05/02/2004

05/13/2008

Common Stock

5,625

$ 0

0 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 43.07

11/03/2004

5,065

05/03/2005

05/13/2008

Common Stock

5,065

$ 0

5,065 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 37

11/03/2004

1,283

05/02/2004

05/03/2010

Common Stock

1,283

$ 0

1,000 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Options ⁽²⁾

$ 43.07

11/03/2004

1,155

05/03/2005

05/03/2010

Common Stock

1,155

$ 0

3,209 ⁽³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ROESKE RICHARD ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO, IL 60601			Vice President &	Principal Accounting Officer

Signatures

Richard Roeske		11/05/2004
^**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)	Total includes shares acquired under a bank-sponsored dividend reinvestment plan, which are exempt from reporting by SEC Rule 16a-11.
(2)	Rights to buy.
(3)	Reporting person holds a total of 71,411 options under the Unitrin, Inc. 1990, 1997 and 2002 Stock Option Plans.

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