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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 3, 2003
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FTI CONSULTING, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland 001-14875 52-1261113
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
900 Bestgate Road, Suite 1000, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 224-8770
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REQUIRED FD DISCLOSURE.
FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: "FCN") announced today that it consummated
its previously reported, pending acquisition of KPMG LLP's domestic Dispute
Advisory Services business (the "DAS Business") for approximately $89.1 million
in cash. In the acquisition, twenty-six KPMG partners and approximately 125
other billable professionals, plus support staff have joined FTI, and each of
such partners, as well as two other members of the DAS Business leadership
group, have entered into five-year employment agreements and have become senior
managing directors of FTI.
The full text of FTI's press release issued on November 3, 2003 relating
the consummation of the DAS Business acquisition is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference in
its entirety.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, FTI has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
FTI CONSULTING, INC.
Dated: November 3, 2003 By:/s/ Theodore I. Pincus
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Theodore I. Pincus
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release of FTI Consulting, Inc.
dated November 3, 2003.