UNITRIN INC
10-K405/A, 1998-10-29
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                _______________
                                        
                               FORM 10-K/A  No. 1
                                        
 (Mark One)


[X]     Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
        Act of 1934. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.

[ ]     Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934. For the transition period from N/A to N/A.
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                        Commission file number 0-18298
                                        

                                 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)

                                (312) 661-4600
             (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

       Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None
                                        
          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                                        
                         Common Stock, $0.10 par value
         Preferred Share Purchase Rights Pursuant to Rights Agreement
                              (Titles of classes)


     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

         Yes [X]                                            No [  ]


     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]

     Based on the closing market price of Registrant's common stock on December
31, 1997, the aggregate market value of such stock held by non-affiliates of
Registrant is approximately $1.7 billion.  Solely for purposes of this
calculation, all executive officers and directors of Registrant are considered
affiliates.

     Registrant had 37,584,928 shares of common stock outstanding as of December
31, 1997.

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                          AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM 10-K


This Form 10-K/A No. 1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 29, 1998, amends and restates in its entirety Item 14 of the 1997
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Unitrin, Inc. ("Unitrin" or the "Company") which
was filed March 6, 1998:

                                    PART IV

ITEM 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

          (a)  Documents filed as part of this Report:

1.   Financial Statements.  The following financial statements, in response to
     Item 8 of the Form 10-K, have been filed as Exhibit 13.1 and are
     incorporated by reference into Item 8 hereof:

     The consolidated balance sheets of Unitrin and subsidiaries as of December
     31, 1997 and 1996, and the consolidated statements of  income, cash flows
     and shareholders' equity for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and
     1995,  together with the notes thereto and the report of KPMG Peat Marwick
     LLP thereon, dated January 7, 1998.


2.   Financial Statement Schedules.  The following four financial statement
     schedules are included on the following pages hereof.  Schedules not listed
     here have been omitted because they are not applicable or not material or
     the required information is included in the Financial Statements.

          Schedule I:    Investments - Other Than Investments in Related Parties
          Schedule II:   Parent Company Financial Statements
          Schedule III:  Supplementary Insurance Information
          Schedule IV:   Reinsurance Schedule


               The consolidated financial statements of Litton Industries, Inc.,
     a fifty percent or less owned person, are filed as Exhibit 99 hereof and
     are incorporated by reference into this Item 14.

3.   Exhibits.  The following exhibits are either filed as a part hereof or are
     incorporated by reference.  Exhibit numbers correspond to the numbering
     system in Item 601 of Regulation S-K. Exhibits 10.1 through 10.7 relate to
     compensatory plans filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits hereto
     pursuant to Item 14(c) of Form 10-K.

     2      Agreement and Plan of Reorganization among Unitrin, Inc., Unitrin
            Acquisition Corporation and The Reliable Life Insurance Company
            dated June 20, 1997, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to
            Appendix A to the Company's Amendment No. 3 to Form S-4 filed on
            November 6, 1997)

     3.1    Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to
            Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 dated
            February 15, 1990)

     3.2    Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated herein by reference to
            Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
            quarter ended September 30, 1997)

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     4      Rights Agreement between Unitrin, Inc. and First Chicago Trust 
            Company of New York, as rights agent, dated as of August 3, 1994
            (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company's
            Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated August 3, 1994)

     10.1   Unitrin, Inc. 1990 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated
            (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's
            1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K)

     10.2   Unitrin, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by
            reference to Exhibit A to the Proxy Statement dated April 9, 1997
            for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Unitrin held May 14, 1997)

     10.3   Unitrin, Inc. 1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan
            (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's
            Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
            1995)

     10.4   Unitrin, Inc. Pension Equalization Plan (incorporated herein by
            reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's 1994 Annual Report on
            Form 10-K)

     10.5   Unitrin is a party to individual severance agreements (the form of
            which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the
            Company's 1994 Annual Report on Form 10-K), with the following
            executive officers:

                  Jerrold V. Jerome (Chairman)
                  Richard C. Vie (President and Chief Executive Officer)
                  David F. Bengston (Vice President)
                  James W. Burkett (Vice President)
                  Thomas H. Maloney (Vice President and General Counsel)
                  Eric J. Draut (Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial
                   Officer)
                  Donald G. Southwell (Vice President)
                  Scott Renwick (Secretary)


            (Note:  Each of the foregoing agreements is identical except that
            the severance compensation multiple is 2.99 for Messrs. Jerome and
            Vie and 2.0 for the other executive officers.  The term of these
            agreements has been extended by action of Unitrin's board of
            directors through December 31, 1998.)

     10.6   Severance Compensation Plan After Change of Control (incorporated
            herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's 1994 Annual
            Report on Form 10-K; the term of this plan has been extended by
            action of Unitrin's board of directors through December 31, 1998)

     10.7   Description of Bonus Plan for Senior Executives dated August 6, 1997
            (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's
            Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
            1997)

     10.8   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated September 17, 1997
            among Unitrin, Inc., the Lenders party thereto, and NationsBank of
            Texas, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the
            Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
            September 30, 1997)              
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     13.1   Financial Statements (included as Exhibit 13.1 to Unitrin's 1997
            Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 6, 1998)

     13.2   MD&A (included as Exhibit 13.2 to Unitrin's 1997 Annual Report on
            Form 10-K, filed March 6, 1998)

     13.3   Financial Highlights (included as Exhibit 13.3 to Unitrin's 1997
            Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 6, 1998)

     21     Subsidiaries of Unitrin, Inc. (included as Exhibit 21 to Unitrin's
            1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 6, 1998)

     23.1   Reports of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP (included in Exhibit 13.1 and filed
            as Exhibit 23.1 to Unitrin's 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed
            March 6, 1998)

     23.2   Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP (included as Exhibit 23.2 to
            Unitrin's 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 6, 1998)

     23.3   Report of Deloitte & Touche LLP (included in Exhibit 99 of this Form
            10-K/A No. 1)

     23.4   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (filed with this Form 10-K/A No. 1)

     24     Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of Unitrin's 1997
            Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 6, 1998)

     27     Financial Data Schedule (included as Exhibit 27 to Unitrin's Annual
            Report on Form 10-K, filed March 6, 1998)

     99     The consolidated financial statement of Litton Industries, Inc.
            (incorporated herein by reference to pages F-2 through F-22 of the
            Form 10-K filed October 13, 1998 by Litton Industries, Inc.
            (commission file no. 1-03998), for its fiscal year ended July 31,
            1998)

      (b)   Reports on Form 8-K.  None

      (c)   Exhibits.  Included in Item 14(a)3 above.

      (d)   Financial Statement Schedules.  Included in Item 14(a)2 above.
               
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                                   SIGNATURES



     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, Unitrin, Inc. has duly caused this amendment to its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of
Illinois, on October 29, 1998.


                                       UNITRIN, INC.

                                       (Registrant)

                                   By: /S/ Richard C. Vie*
                                       ------------------ 
                                       Richard C. Vie
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Registrant in
the capacities indicated on October 29, 1998.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

       Signature                                               Title
       ---------                                               -----
<S>                                       <C>
/S/Richard C. Vie*                        President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Richard C. Vie

/S/ Jerrold V. Jerome*                    Chairman of the Board and Director
- ----------------------
Jerrold V. Jerome

/S/ Eric J. Draut                         Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- -----------------                         (principal financial officer)
Eric J. Draut

/S/ Richard Roeske                        Controller (principal accounting officer)
- ------------------
Richard Roeske

/S/ James E. Annable*                     Director
- ---------------------
James E. Annable

/S/ Reuben L. Hedlund*                    Director
- ----------------------
Reuben L. Hedlund

/S/ George A. Roberts*                    Director
- ----------------------
George A. Roberts

/S/ Fayez S. Sarofim*                     Director
- ---------------------
Fayez S. Sarofim

/S/ Henry E. Singleton*                   Director
- -----------------------
Henry E. Singleton
</TABLE>


*By: /S/ Eric J. Draut
     -----------------
     Eric J. Draut, Attorney-in-Fact
     Pursuant to a Power of Attorney

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                                                           EXHIBIT 23.4



INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-47530, 33-58300, 333-4530 and 333-38981 on Form S-8 of Unitrin, Inc. of our
report dated September 23, 1998 (relating to the consolidated financial
statements of Litton Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries presented separately
herein) in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Unitrin, Inc. for the year ended
December 31, 1997.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Los Angeles, California

October 28, 1998


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