SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ROESKE RICHARD

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE

(Street)

CHICAGO

60601

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/10/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	05/10/2006		M		2,051	A	$46.06	35,263.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		M		1,857	A	$46.06	37,120.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		M		102	A	$46.06	37,222.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		M		1,102	A	$46.06	38,324.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		M		4,829	A	$46.06	43,153.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		M		1,183	A	$46.06	44,336.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		M		2,386	A	$46.06	46,722.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		M		2,195	A	$46.06	48,917.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		M		1,028	A	$46.06	49,945.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		M		352	A	$46.06	50,297.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		M		626	A	$46.06	50,923.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		M		4,832	A	$46.06	55,755.155	D
Common Stock	05/10/2006		F		21,804⁽¹⁾	D	$48.26	33,951.155	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			2,051	05/10/2006	05/02/2011	Common Stock	2,051	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		1,984		11/10/2006	05/02/2011	Common Stock	1,984	$0	1,984⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			1,857	05/10/2006	05/03/2010	Common Stock	1,857	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		1,796		11/10/2006	05/03/2010	Common Stock	1,796	$0	1,796⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			102	05/10/2006	05/03/2010	Common Stock	102	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		98		11/10/2006	05/03/2010	Common Stock	98	$0	98⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			1,102	05/10/2006	05/03/2010	Common Stock	1,102	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		1,065		11/10/2006	05/03/2010	Common Stock	1,065	$0	1,065⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			4,829	05/10/2006	05/01/2012	Common Stock	4,829	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		4,672		11/10/2006	05/01/2012	Common Stock	4,672	$0	4,672⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			1,183	05/10/2006	02/05/2013	Common Stock	1,183	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		1,144		11/10/2006	02/05/2013	Common Stock	1,144	$0	1,144⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			2,386	05/10/2006	02/01/2015	Common Stock	2,386	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		2,309		11/10/2006	02/01/2015	Common Stock	2,309	$0	2,309⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			2,195	05/10/2006	02/05/2013	Common Stock	2,195	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		2,123		11/10/2006	02/05/2013	Common Stock	2,123	$0	2,123⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			1,028	05/10/2006	05/14/2007	Common Stock	1,028	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		994		11/10/2006	05/14/2007	Common Stock	994	$0	994⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			352	05/10/2006	05/14/2007	Common Stock	352	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		339		11/10/2006	05/14/2007	Common Stock	339	$0	339⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			626	05/10/2006	05/14/2007	Common Stock	626	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		605		11/10/2006	05/14/2007	Common Stock	605	$0	605⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$46.06	05/10/2006		M			4,832	05/10/2006	05/13/2008	Common Stock	4,832	$0	0⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Options⁽²⁾	$48.26	05/10/2006		A		4,675		11/10/2006	05/13/2008	Common Stock	4,675	$0	4,675⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This reflects shares withheld or surrendered, either actually or constructively, to the Issuer in payment of the exercise price and/or taxes due in connection with the exercise of options disclosed in Table II.

2. Rights to buy.

3. Following the last transaction reported in this table, the reporting person holds a total of 84,809 options under the Unitrin, Inc. stock option plans.

Remarks:

	Richard Roeske	05/11/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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