FTI Consulting
Annual Report 2020

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Note: Please refer to pages 10 through 14 of this Annual Report for the definitions of Adjusted EPS, Free Cash Flow and other non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 FTI Consulting, Inc. 3 Who We Are FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political and regulatory, reputational and transactional. With more than 6,300 employees located in 28 countries, we are the firm our clients call on when their most important issues are at stake. Corporate Finance & Restructuring Technology FTI Consulting is organized into five segments, each of which is a global leader in its own right for one simple reason: our commitment to having a tangible, positive impact on how our clients confront and manage change and risk. Economic Consulting Strategic Communications Forensic and Litigation Consulting 4 FTI Consulting, Inc. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 A letter from our President and Chief Executive Officer Dear Fellow Shareholders, My guess is most of you, like most of us at FTI Consulting, are happy to see 2020 behind us. The effect of COVID-19 on each of us, on our businesses and on society more broadly has been incredibly challenging. Looking forward, all of us, I suspect, are grateful to see a light at the end of the tunnel. In the face of these challenges, I am extraordinarily proud of the dedication shown by our people and the results of those efforts: Our ability to keep our people safe, to support our clients in unprecedented ways while working remotely, and to deliver solid financial results even while parts of our businesses faced COVID-19-related headwinds — all while sustaining our commitment to supporting our great people — is gratifying to me and speaks to the strength of the firm we have built. That strength, and our ability to invest during a downturn, further underscores the power of this Company and our ability to thrive through both good times and bad, perhaps not every quarter but in the months and years ahead. I so look forward to collaborating with you on that journey. STEVEN H. GUNBY President and Chief Executive Officer ANNUAL REPORT 2020 FTI Consulting, Inc. 5 Financial Overview FINANCIAL METRICS (in millions, except per share data) Revenues Operating income Net income Adjusted EBITDA (1) GAAP Earnings per Diluted Share Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share (1) Free Cash Flow (1) Total debt Cash and cash equivalents 2018 $2,027.9 $226.0 $150.6 $265.7 $3.93 $4.00 $198.4 $316.3 $312.1 2019 $2,352.7 $305.6 $216.7 $343.9 $5.69 $5.80 $175.8 $316.3 $369.4 2020 $2,461.3 $282.7 $210.7 $332.3 $5.67 $5.99 $292.2 $316.3 $295.0 (1) Please refer to pages 10 through 14 of this Annual Report for the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. 2020 REVENUES BY SEGMENT 2020 REVENUES BY REGION (2) 1% Latin America 28% Europe, the Middle East and Africa 6% Asia Pacific 10% Strategic Communications 9% Technology 37% Corporate Finance & Restructuring 24% Economic Consulting 64% North America 20% Forensic and Litigation Consulting (2) Percentages may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. 6 FTI Consulting, Inc. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 2020 Awards & Recognition BEST FIRM TO WORK FOR CONSULTING FIRM OF THE YEAR ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST PR AGENCIES ARBITRATION EXPERT FIRM OF THE YEAR Consulting magazine Who’s Who Legal Forbes Who’s Who Legal FTI WOMEN’S INITIATIVE RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING WOMEN Stevie Awards MOST RECOGNITIONS IN THE CHAMBERS LITIGATION SUPPORT GUIDE LEADING LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDER IN 18 CATEGORIES OF THE BEST OF 2020 READER RANKINGS TOP EXPERT WITNESS FIRM ON GAR 100 EXPERT WITNESS FIRMS’ POWER INDEX Chambers and Partners Corporate Counsel Global Arbitration Review PACESETTER IN FINANCIAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT INSURANCE EXPERT WITNESS FIRM OF THE YEAR #1 RESTRUCTURING ADVISOR FOR 13 CONSECUTIVE YEARS ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRMS ALM Intelligence Who’s Who Legal The Deal Forbes RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY ADVISORS FIRM OF THE YEAR Who’s Who Legal PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR GREAT PLACE TO WORK-CERTIFIED COMPANY MOST EXPERTS NAMED TO CONSULTING EXPERTS GUIDE SABRE Awards EMEA Great Place to Work Institute Who’s Who Legal ANNUAL REPORT 2020 FTI Consulting, Inc. 7 Environmental, Social and Governance Practices, Policies, Progress and Achievements FTI Consulting’s core values guide our approach to Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) topics: ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL FTI Consulting recognizes that climate change is a global threat and one of the most significant environmental challenges of our time. The Company and our employees are committed to doing our part in addressing climate change and reducing our collective environmental impact. We seek to foster a diverse and inclusive culture, to be the Company of choice for professionals to build and advance in their career, and to empower our people to do good in our communities. Sustainability Corporate Citizenship — 18% reduction in global office square footage per — Participant of the United Nations’ Global Compact. employee from 2018 to 2020. — 36% reduction in total energy consumed (megawatt hours) from 2018 to 2020. — FTI Consulting professionals supported more than 1,500 charitable organizations in 2020 through the Company’s Corporate Citizenship Program. — Reduced emissions intensity per employee from 7.05 MT CO2e in 2018 to 6.53 MT CO2e in 2019 and 2.59 MT CO2e in 2020. — Since 2018, FTI Consulting professionals have provided more than 15,000 hours of volunteer service. — 65% of employees sit in LEED-certified (or equivalent) buildings. — Since 2018, FTI Consulting professionals have donated — Commitment to reducing environmental impact from the Company’s office locations by focusing on: — Occupying building locations that are LEED-certified (or equivalent). — Implementing energy efficiency measures for all office build outs. — Utilizing materials that meet stringent guidelines for reduced emissions. — Minimizing the creation of waste and implementing waste diversion practices regarding office operations. — Recent office build outs with bottle filler stations have offset the landfill waste associated with 100,000 single-use plastic bottles annually. — Server infrastructure has been 90+% virtualized. — For more information about FTI Consulting’s environmental practices and the methodology used to calculate our environmental impact, please review the Company’s Environmental Responsibility & Climate Change Disclosure Policy. 8 FTI Consulting, Inc. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 more than $5.7 million in pro bono services to community- based organizations. — Employees are provided up to 35 hours each year to participate in a pro bono project, which counts toward their utilization. — Employees receive a full day of FTI Consulting-sponsored volunteer time and are eligible to participate in the Company’s Employee Matching Gift Program. — More than 85 Corporate Citizenship Champions across the globe serve as advocates for corporate citizenship at the local office level. Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging — Signatory of the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge. — Introduced Action Plan to Turbocharge Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Initiatives, centered around four pillars: — Reinvigorate our efforts to support, promote and retain diverse talent. — Double-down on efforts to attract diverse talent. — Leverage our expertise to help the world more broadly. — Keep the dialogue alive. — Created, hired and assimilated Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Team to drive efforts globally. — 80% of our Named Executive Officers represent diverse groups. GOVERNANCE — 40% of our Executive Committee represents diverse groups. — Published our workforce gender and ethnicity demographics data for U.S.- and UK-based employees. — Reached goal of 100 female Senior Managing Directors in 2020, an increase of 15% compared to 2019. — Achieved 50/50 gender balance in university and graduate hiring in 2020. — Increased hiring of Black professionals by 43% in the U.S. and 70% in the UK in 2020 compared to 2019. — Increased hiring of Asian professionals by 36% in the U.S. in 2020 compared to 2019. — Set goal of reaching 165 female Senior Managing Directors by 2025, an increase of 65% compared to 2020. — Set goal of reaching 120 underrepresented minority (“URM”) Senior Managing Directors by 2025, representing a more than doubling of URM Senior Managing Directors compared to 2020. Our approach to corporate governance is informed by principled actions, effective decision making and appropriate monitoring of compliance, risks and performance. Board Oversight — The Nominating, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Committee oversees FTI Consulting’s ESG strategy and performance. Best Practice Board Leadership — 87.5% of the Board represents independent directors. — Independent non-employee Chairman of the Board. — 100% independent Committee membership. — 1,621 Director level and above professionals have — Annual election of directors by majority in uncontested completed inclusive culture training, with 350 participating virtually in 2020. elections, with director resignation policy. — 25% of directors are female. — For more information, please view our Global Diversity, — 25% of directors are based outside of the U.S. Inclusion & Belonging Strategy. Human Capital Shareholder Rights — No poison pill. — Employee turnover rate of 8% in 2020, marking the lowest voluntary turnover rate in Company history. — Achieved the highest-ever annual employee engagement scores, with 85% job satisfaction in 2020. (1) — No outstanding enhanced voting rights shares. Compliance and Business Ethics — Code of Ethics and Business Conduct Policy supported by — Expanded employee assistance program offerings and training offered to all employees globally. — Privacy Policy and mandatory periodic information technology security and privacy training for all employees. — Third-party contractors must acknowledge FTI Consulting’s Anti-Corruption Policy and Vendor Code of Conduct. — Policy on Reporting Concerns and Non-Retaliation and access to anonymous FTI Consulting Integrity Helpline for all stakeholders. — Policy on Insider Information and Insider Trading supported by training offered to all employees globally. — Maintain policies related to specific legal and business requirements, such as anti-corruption laws, privacy laws and international sanctions rules. policies, including introducing enhanced childcare, elder care and mental health services. — Global Health & Safety and Human Rights policies protect the health and safety of our people and uphold individual human rights across our global platform. — Established policies and procedures for a safe return to work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, where applicable. Professional Development — 96% of employees participated in talent development training programs in 2020, an increase from 83% in 2019. — Employees logged 74,678 training hours in 2020, more than double the 31,268 hours logged in 2019. — Average annual training hours per employee of 13.0 hours in 2020 compared to 7.1 hours in 2019. — Globalized FTI University, resulting in a doubling of professionals attending FTI University in 2020 compared to 2019. — 895 professionals were selected for and completed leadership training programs in 2020. — Employees reported an 87% satisfaction rating for talent development courses taken in 2020. — Over 1,000 professionals promoted in 2020, a record number. (1) Employee engagement statistics are based on responses to the 2020 Great Place to Work Survey. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 FTI Consulting, Inc. 9 FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-GAAP Financial Measures In this Annual Report, FTI Consulting, Inc. (collectively, the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “FTI Consulting”) includes information derived from consolidated and segment financial information that may not be presented in our financial statements or prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Certain of these financial measures are considered not in conformity with GAAP (“non-GAAP financial measures”) under the Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Specifically, we have referred to the following non-GAAP financial measures: Total Segment Operating Income Adjusted EBITDA Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA Adjusted Net Income Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share Free Cash Flow We have included the definitions of Segment Operating Income and Adjusted Segment EBITDA, which are GAAP financial measures, below in order to more fully define the components of certain non-GAAP financial measures in the accompanying analysis of financial information. As described in Note 20, “Segment Reporting” in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (our “Form 10-K”), we evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on Adjusted Segment EBITDA, and Segment Operating Income is a component of the definition of Adjusted Segment EBITDA. We define Segment Operating Income as a segment’s share of consolidated operating income. We define Total Segment Operating Income, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as the total of Segment Operating Income for all segments, which excludes unallocated corporate expenses. We use Segment Operating Income for the purpose of calculating Adjusted Segment EBITDA. We define Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a segment’s share of consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, remeasurement of acquisition-related contingent consideration, special charges and goodwill impairment charges. We use Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a basis to internally evaluate the financial performance of our segments because we believe it reflects current core operating performance and provides an indicator of the segment’s ability to generate cash. We define Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as the total of Adjusted Segment EBITDA for all segments, which excludes unallocated corporate expenses. We define Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non- GAAP financial measure, as consolidated net income before income tax provision, other non-operating income (expense), depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, remeasurement of acquisition-related contingent consideration, special charges, goodwill impairment charges, gain or loss on sale of a business and losses on early extinguishment of debt. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with our GAAP financial results and GAAP financial measures, provide management and investors with a more complete understanding of our operating results, including underlying trends. In addition, EBITDA is a common alternative measure of operating performance used by many of our competitors. It is used by investors, financial analysts, rating agencies and others to value and compare the financial performance of companies in our industry. Therefore, we also believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, considered along with corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide management and investors with additional information for comparison of our operating results with the operating results of other companies. 10 FTI Consulting, Inc. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 We define Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share (“Adjusted EPS”), which are non-GAAP financial measures, as net income and earnings per diluted share (“EPS”), respectively, excluding the impact of remeasurement of acquisition-related contingent consideration, special charges, goodwill impairment charges, losses on early extinguishment of debt, non-cash interest expense on convertible notes and the gain or loss on sale of a business. We use Adjusted Net Income for the purpose of calculating Adjusted EPS. Management uses Adjusted EPS to assess total Company operating performance on a consistent basis. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with our GAAP financial results and GAAP financial measures, provide management and investors with an additional understanding of our business operating results, including underlying trends. We define Free Cash Flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as net cash provided by operating activities less cash payments for purchases of property and equipment. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure, when considered together with our GAAP financial results, provides management and investors with an additional understanding of the Company’s ability to generate cash for ongoing business operations and other capital deployment. Non-GAAP financial measures are not defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable with other similarly titled measures of other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, the information contained in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in this Annual Report. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 FTI Consulting, Inc. 11 2018-2020 Reconciliations of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income and Earnings per Diluted Share to Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share (in thousands, except per share data) Year ended December 31 Net income Add back: Special charges Tax impact of special charges Loss on early extinguishment of debt Tax impact of loss on early extinguishment of debt Non-cash interest expense on convertible notes Tax impact of non-cash interest expense on convertible notes Gain on sale of business Tax impact of gain on sale of business (1) Adjusted Net Income (2) Earnings per common share – diluted Add back: Special charges Tax impact of special charges Loss on early extinguishment of debt Tax impact of loss on early extinguishment of debt Non-cash interest expense on convertible notes Tax impact of non-cash interest expense on convertible notes Gain on sale of business Tax impact of gain on sale of business (1) Adjusted earnings per common share – diluted (2) 2018 2019 2020 $150,611 $216,726 $210,682 - - 9,072 (2,359) 3,019 (775) (13,031) - - - - 8,606 (2,237) - 6,798 (2,097) 7,103 (1,847) - - 9,083 (2,361) - - $153,335 $220,998 $222,660 $3.93 $5.69 $5.67 - - 0.23 (0.06) 0.08 (0.02) (0.34) 0.18 $4.00 - - - - 0.23 (0.06) - (0.06) $5.80 0.19 (0.05) - - 0.24 (0.06) - - $5.99 37,149 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted 38,318 38,111 (1) In 2019, represents a discrete tax adjustment resulting from a change in estimate related to the accounting for the Ringtail e-discovery software and related business divestiture. (2) See “FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on pages 10 through 11 for the definitions of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share, which are non-GAAP financial measures. 12 FTI Consulting, Inc. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 Reconciliation of 2018 Net Income and Operating Income to Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2018 Corporate Finance & Restructuring Forensic and Litigation Consulting Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Unallocated Corporate Net income Interest income and other Interest expense Gain on sale of business Loss on early extinguishment of debt Income tax provision Total $150,611 (4,977) 27,149 (13,031) 9,072 57,181 Operating income $115,124 $91,262 $64,052 $14,912 $37,250 ($96,595) $226,005 Depreciation and amortization Amortization of intangible assets 3,428 3,108 4,237 1,322 5,607 296 12,405 70 2,302 3,366 3,557 31,536 - 8,162 Adjusted EBITDA (1) $121,660 $96,821 $69,955 $27,387 $42,918 ($93,038) $265,703 Reconciliation of 2019 Net Income and Operating Income to Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2019 Corporate Finance & Restructuring Forensic and Litigation Consulting Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Unallocated Corporate Net income Interest income and other Interest expense Income tax provision Total $216,726 (2,061) 19,206 71,724 Operating income $152,948 $98,648 $78,201 $35,022 $39,174 ($98,398) $305,595 Depreciation and amortization Amortization of intangible assets 3,858 3,929 4,635 1,152 5,734 177 10,666 - 2,476 2,894 2,784 30,153 - 8,152 Adjusted EBITDA (1) $160,735 $104,435 $84,112 $45,688 $44,544 ($95,614) $343,900 (1) See “FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on pages 10 through 11 for the definition of Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 FTI Consulting, Inc. 13 Reconciliation of 2020 Net Income and Operating Income to Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2020 Corporate Finance & Restructuring Forensic and Litigation Consulting Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Unallocated Corporate Net income Interest income and other Interest expense Income tax provision Total $210,682 412 19,805 51,764 Operating income $205,029 $23,899 $85,690 $30,869 $31,639 ($94,463) $282,663 Depreciation and amortization Amortization of intangible assets Special charges 4,485 6,455 861 5,191 800 3,484 5,382 11,867 325 35 1 276 2,456 2,806 2,074 2,737 - 373 32,118 10,387 7,103 Adjusted EBITDA (1) $216,830 $33,374 $91,432 $43,013 $38,975 ($91,353) $332,271 2018-2020 Reconciliations of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow (in thousands) Year Ended December 31 2018 2019 2020 Net cash provided by operating activities $230,672 $217,886 $327,069 Purchases of property and equipment (32,270) (42,072) (34,866) Free Cash Flow (2) $198,402 $175,814 $292,203 (1) See “FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on pages 10 through 11 for the definition of Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. (2) See “FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on pages 10 through 11 for the definition of Free Cash Flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. 14 FTI Consulting, Inc. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 001-14875 FTI CONSULTING, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 555 12th Street NW Washington, DC (Address of principal executive offices) 52-1261113 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 20004 (Zip Code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: (202) 312-9100 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Title of each class Common Stock, $0.01 par value Trading Symbol FCN Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒ 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 in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐ ff during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐ b to such filing Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted u pursuant to RuleRR 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during files). Yes ☒ No ☐ dd the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 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Yes ☐ No ☒ The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates ff of the registrant was $3.7 billion, based on the closing sales price of the registrant’s common stock on June 30, 2020, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completem d second fiscal quarter. The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of February 17, 2021 was 34,240,806. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of our 2020 fiscal y year are incorporated y rr y by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent stated herein. y FTI CONSULTING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Annual Report on Form 10-K Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I Item 1. Business Item 1A. Risk Factors Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments Item 2. Properties Item 3. Legal Proceedings Item 4. Mine Safety Dt isclosures PART II Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Item 6. Selected Financial Data Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk Item 8. Financial Statements and Supple u mentary Data Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Item 9A. Controls and Procedures Item 9B. Other Information PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance Item 11. Executive Compensation Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services PART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule Item 16. Form 10-K Summary Page 1 13 26 26 26 26 27 29 31 52 54 87 87 87 88 88 88 88 88 89 99 Forward-Looking Information FTI CONSULTING, INC. PART I t revenues, future results and performance, future capita , expectations, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions, share repurchases and other matters, This Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve uncertainties and risks. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, futuret al allocations and expenditures business trends, new, or changes to, laws and regulations and other information that is not historical. Forward-looking statements often contain words such as “estimates,” “expe “forecasts” and variations of such words or similar expressions. All forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, management’s financial guidance and examination of operating trends, are based upon our historical performance and our current plans, estimates and expectations at the time we make them, and various assumptions. There can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs, forecasts and projections will result or be achieved. Our actual financial results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements. The inclusion of any forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the future plans, estimates, forecasts or expectations contemplated by us will be achieved. Given these risks, uncertainties and other factors, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” cts,”tt ee There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward- looking statements contained in, or implied by, statements in this Annual Report. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this Annual Report are set forth in this report, including under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report. All forward-looking statements attributablea their entirety by the cautionary statements included herein. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances and do not intend to do so. to us or persons acting on our behalf apply only as of the date of this Annual Report and are expressly qualified in ITEM 1. BUSINESS Unless otherwise indicated or required by the context, when we use the terms “Company,” “FTI Consulting,” “we,” “us” and “our,” we mean FTI Consulting, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries. Company Overview General FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional. Individually, each of our segments and practices is staffed with experts recognized for the depth of their knowledge and a track record of making an impact. Collectively, FTI Consulting offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to assist clients across the business cycle, from proactive risk management to rapid response to unexpected events and dynamic environments. We report financial results for the following five reportablea segments: • Corporate Finance & Restructuring; • Forensic and Litigation Consulting; • Economic Consulting; • Technology; and • Strategic Communications. We work closely with our clients to help them anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges and make the most of opportunities arising from factors such as the economy, financial and credit markets, governmental legislation and regulation, and litigation. We provide our clients with expert advice and solutions involving business transformation, transactions, turnaround, restructuring and bankruptcy, construction & environmental solutions, data & analytics, disputes, health solutions, risk and investigations, antitrust & competition economics, financial economics, international arbitration, corporate legal operations, electronic discovery (or “e-discovery”) services and expertise, information governance, privacy and 1 security services, corporate reputation, financial communications and public affairs. Our experienced professionals are acknowledged leaders in their chosen field not only forff structure practical workablea FTSE 100 companies, global banks, majora In addition, majora United States (“U.S.”) and international law firms referff clients retain us because of our recognized expertise and capaa bila successfully meeting our clients’ needs. solutions to complex issues and real-world problems. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, s, and local, state and national governments and agencies around the globe. us or engage us on behalf of their clients. We believe their level of knowledge and understanding, but for their ability to ities in highly specialized areas, as well as our reputation for law firmff Our operations span the globe encompassing locations within: (i) the Americas, consisting of our 51 U.S. offices located in 23 states, four offices located in Canada and six offices serving Latin America located in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, the Cayman Islands and the Virgin Islands (British); (ii) Asia and the Pacific, consisting of 18 offices located in and (iii) Europe, Australia, China (including Hong Kong), India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore; Middle East and Africff Israel, Qatar, South Africa, Spain, United Arab Ea mirates and the United Kingdom (“U.K.”). a (“EMEA”), consisting of 35 offices located in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, a We derive the majority of our revenues from providing professional services to clients in the U.S. For the year ended December 31, 2020, we derived approximately 63% and 37% of our consolidated revenues from the work of professionals who are assigned to locations inside and outside the U.S., respectively. Summary Financial and Other Information The following tablea sets forth the percentage of consolidated revenues for the last two years contributed by each of our five reportable segments. g p Reportable Segment Corporat e Finance & Restructuring rr Forensic and Litigation Consulting Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Total Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 37% 20% 25% 9% 9% 100% 31% 25% 25% 9% 10% 100% The following tabla e sets forth ff the number of offices and countries in which each segment operates, as well as the number of revenue-generating professionals in each of our reportablea segments. Corporate Finance & Restructuring Forensic and Litigation Consulting Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Total December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020 2019 Offices Countries 56 61 47 38 36 18 18 18 13 17 Billable Headcount Billable Headcount 1,194 1,351 790 361 728 4,424 1,655 1,343 891 408 770 5,067 2 Our Reportable Segments The Company is organized into five reportablea segments, each of which seeks to be a global leader in its own right by serving as a trusted advisor when our clients are presented with challenging issues and the risks are high. Corporate Finance & Restructuring r Our Corporat e Finance & Restructuring (“Corporate Finance”) segment focuses on the strategic, operational, financial, al needs of our clients around the world. Our clients include companies, boards of directors, investors, transactional and capita private equity sponsors, banks, lenders, and other financing sources and creditor groups, as well as other parties-in-interest. We deliver a wide range of services centered around three core offerings: business transformation, transactions and turnaround, restructuring and bankruptcy. In 2020, our Corporate Finance segment offered the following services: Business Transformation. We provide business transformation services that support clients through transformational change, disruption and M&A to drive sustainable growth and value, including the following offerings: • Executive Compensation • Interim Management • Merger Integration & Carve-outs • Office of the CFO Solutions • Performance Improvement Transactions. We provide services that support clients to strategize, structure, conduct diligence, integrate, carve-out, value and communicate around business transactions, including the following offerings: • Investment Banking & Transaction Opinions • Lender Services t • Struct ured r Finance • Tax Advisory • Transaction Services • Valuation & Financial Advisory Services Turnaround, Restructuring and Bankruptcy. We provide advisory services to help our clients stabilize finances and operations to reassure creditors and other stakeholders that proactive steps are being taken to preserve and enhance value, including the following offerings: • Company Advisory • Contentious Insolvency • Creditor Advisory • Dispute Advisory/Litigation Support • Interim Management Forensic and Litigation Consulting Our Forensic and Litigation Consulting (“FLC”) segment provides law firms, companies, government entities and other interested parties with a multidisciplinary and independent range of services in risk and investigations and disputes, including a focus on highly regulated industries, such as our construction & environmental solutions and health solutions services. These services are supported by our data & analytics services which help our clients analyze large, disparate sets of data related to their business operations and support our clients during regulatory inquiries and commercial disputes. We deliver a wide range u 3 of services centered around five core offerings: construction & environmental solutions, data & analytics, disputes, health solutions and risk and investigations. In 2020, our FLC segment offered the following services: Construction & Environmental Solutions. We provide commercial management, risk-based advisory and dispute resolution services for complex construction projects across all industries and help organizations deal with environmental issues or programmatic challenges. Our key services include the following offerings: • Asset Lifecycle Management • Capital Program Risk Management • Cost Analytics & Auditing Services Data & Analytics. We provide strategic business solutions to clients requiring in-depth analysis of large, disparate sets of financial, operational and transactional data where our professionals work hand-in-hand with industry, regulatory, legal and topical specialists. Our key services include the following offerings: • Anti-corruption and Anti-money Laundering • Dispute Resolutions • • Identifying Sanction Breaches and Fraud Investigations and Remediation Disputes. We provide courts and tribunals, parties to disputes, and their legal counsel clear, reliable and objective advice on matters within our expertise, from discovery and investigation to expert witness testimony and damage quantification in international arbit r including the following offerings: ration and dispute resolution consulting. We support our global clients with disputes of all kinds, • Claims in International Public Law • Complex Commercial and Regulatory Disputes • Financial Products and Broker-dealer Disputes • • Insurance-related Disputes Intellectual Propertyt • Labor & Employment Health Solutions. We work with a variety of healthcare and life sciences clients to discern innovative solutions that optimize performance in the short-term and prepare for futuret diverse team of experts address challenges across the spectrum of healthcare disciplines with specialized capabi Our key services include the following offerings: strategic, operational, financial, and legal challenges. Our lities. a • Investigations • Lifeff Sciences • Performance Improvement • Quality and Compliance • Regulatory Risk Risk and Investigations. We provide compliance, investigative, litigation consulting and remediation expertise on a wide range of investigations to boards of directors, executive management, in-house counsel and their outside legal advisors at law firms. Our experts conduct investigations over a wide scope of issues and allegations, including the following offerings: • Anti-money Laundering 4 • Cybersecurity • Embezzlement and Other Types of Corruption • Export Controls & Sanctions • Financial Reporting Fraud • Foreign Corrupt rr Practices Act ("FCPA") Violations • Ponzi Schemes • Workplace Discrimination Economic Consulting Our Economic Consulting segment, including subsidiary Compass Lexecon LLC (“Compass Lexecon”), provides law firms, companies, government entities and other interested parties with analyses of complex economic issues for use in international arbitration, legal and regulatory proceedings, and strategic decision making and public policy debates around the world. We deliver a wide range of services centered around three core offerings: antitrust & competition economics, financial economics and international arbit ration. r In 2020, our Economic Consulting segment offered the following services: Antitrust & Competition Economics. We perform sophisticated economic analyses and provide expert testimony on international and regulatory antitrust and competition proceedings and practices, including the following offerings: • Damages Analysis • M&A-Related Antitrust r • Non-M&A-Related Antitrust Financial Economics. We perform sophisticated economic analysis and modeling of issues and provide expert testimony relating to M&A transactions, antitrust litigation, commercial disputes, international arbit proceedings and a wide range of securities litigation to regulated and unregulated industries and government regulators, including the following offerings: ration, regulatory r • Rate Setting • Securities Litigation & Risk Management • Transfer Pricing • Valuation International Arbitration. We work with companies, governments and members of the international bar to provide independent advice and expert testimony relating to business valuations and economic damages in a wide variety of commercial and treaty disputes before international arbitration tribunals, including the following offerings: • Business Valuations • Commercial and Treaty Disputes • Economic Damages • Litigation Support Technology Our Technology segment provides companies, law firms and government entities with a comprehensive global portfolio of e-discovery, information governance, privacy and security and corporate legal operations solutions. We deliver a full spectrum of services including data collection, data processing, document review, hosting, advanced analytics and consulting. 5 In 2020, our Technology segment offered the following services: Corporate Legal Operations. We provide solutions to companies to streamline and optimize legal operations across their organization, in the context of adherence to compliance and minimization of risk, including the following offerings: • Advisory on Governance, Policy, Standards and Execution • Contract Intelligence • Subscriptions and Managed Services E-discovery Services and Expertise. We provide services to design, manage and host e-discovery workflows on multiple software platforms through our proprietary Acuity® managed review product and other platforms to maximize responsiveness and minimize costs, including the following offerings: • Consulting and Data Analytics • Data Collection and Digital Forensics • E-discovery and Data Compliance Management • Managed Document Review Information Governance, Privacy and Security Services. We develop and implement information governance solutions that reduce corporate risk, decrease storage costs, secure data, improve the e-discovery process and enablea faster and deeper insight into data and expert testimony defending methods and documentation, including the following offerings: • Data Remediation and Disposition for Compliance and Risk Management • General Data Protection and Privacy • Migration of Data to Cloud Applications • Regulatory Readiness Advisory and Implementation Strategic Communications Our Strategic Communications segment develops and executes communications strategies to help management teams, boards of directors, law firms, governments and regulators manage change and mitigate risk surrounding transformational and disruptive events, including transactions, investigations, disputes, crises, regulation and legislation. We deliver a wide range of services centered around three core offerings: corporate reputation, financial communications and public affai rs. ff In 2020, our Strategic Communications segment offered the following services: Corporate Reputation. We design and provide communications to protect and enhance business reputations, build an organization's public profile and support business outcomes, including the following offerings: • Crisis & Issues Management • Digital, Analytics & Insights • Litigation Communications Financial Communications. We design and provide communications strategies to help business leaders deliver consistent and credible narratives to raise capita including the following offerings: al, engage with investors and navigate transitional business events, • Corporate Governance & Shareholder Activism • M&A Communications • Restructuring & Financial Issues 6 Public Affaff clients operating at the critical intersection between business and government, including the following offerings: al markets and sector-specific expertise to offer unique insights for irs. We combine public policy, capita • Government Investigations • Government Relations • Public Affaiff rs Research & Opinion Polling • Public Affaiff rs Support of Business Strategies • Public Policy Advocacy Our Industry Specializations We employ professionals across our segments and practices who are qualified to provide our core services plus a range of specialized consulting services and solutions that address the strategic, reputational, operational, financial, regulatory, legal and other needs of specific industries. The majora industry groups that we service include: • Aerospace & Defense • Agriculturet • Airlines & Aviation • Automotive & Industrial • Construction • Energy, Power & Products • Environmental • Financial Services • Healthcare & Lifeff Sciences • Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure • Insurance • Mining • Public-Sector & Government Contracts • Real Estate s • Retail & Consumer Productd • Telecom, Media & Technology • Transportation & Logistics 7 Our Business Drivers Factors that drive demand for our business offerings include: • Developingii Markets. The growth of multinational companies and global consolidation can precipitate antitrust and competition scrutiny and the spread internationally of issues and practices that historically have been more common in the U.S., such as increased and complex litigation, corporate restructuring and bankruptcy activities, and antitrust and competition scrutiny. Companies in the developing world and multinational companies can benefit from our expert advice to access capia tal and business markets, complym with the regulatory and other requirements of multiple countries, structuret M&A transactions and conduct due diligence, which drives demand for the services of all of our segments. • Finanii cial Markets. Financial market factors, including credit and financing availability, terms and conditions, the ons to provide debt modifications or relief, corporate debt levels, default rates and t al markets transactions, are significant drivers of demand for our business offerings, particularly our Corporate willingness of financial instituti capita Finance segment. i • Litiii gati on and Disput ii estt . Litigation and business disputes, the complexity of the issues presented, and the amount of potential damages and penalties drive demand for the services offered by many of our segments, particularly our FLC, Economic Consulting and Technology segments. Law firms and their clients, as well as government regulators and other interested third parties, rely on independent outside resources to evaluate claims, facilitate discovery, assess damages, provide expert reports and testimony, manage the pre-trial and in-trial process, and effectively present evidence. • M&A Activtt itytt . M&A activity is an important driver for all of our segments. We offer services across all phases of the M&A lifecycle. Our services during the pre-transaction phase include government competition advice and pre- transaction analysis. Our services during the negotiation phase include due diligence, negotiation and other transaction advisory services, government competition and antitrust regulation services, expert witness testimony, asset valuations and financial communications advice. Our services following the close of a transaction include post- M&A integration, transformation and disputes services. • Operational tt Challenges and Opportunities. Operational challenges and opportunit t ies drive demand for services across all of our segments. Businesses facing challenges require the evaluation and re-evaluation of strategy, risks and opportunities as a result of crisis-driven situations, competition, regulation, innovation and other events that arise in the course of business. These challenges include enterprise risk management, global expansion, competition from established companies, emerging businesses and technologies doing business in emerging markets, and new and changing regulatory requirements and legislation. Management, companies and their boards need outside help to recognize, understand and evaluate such events and effect change, which drives demand for independent expertise that can combine general business acumen with the specialized technical expertise of our service offerings and industry expertise. • Regulatory Complem xitee tt . Regulatory complexity, public scrutiny and tt y,tt Public Scrutinyn and Investigat ions investigations drive demand for services across all of our segments. Increasingly complex global regulations and legislation, greater scrutiny of corporate governance, instances of corporate malfeasance, and more stringent and complex reporting requirements drive demand for our service offerings. The need to understand and address the impact of regulation and legislation, as well as the increasing costs of doing business, has prompted companies to focus on better assessing and managing risks and opportunities. In addition, boards of directors, audit committees and independent board committees have been increasingly tasked with conducting internal investigations of financial wrongdoing, regulatory non-compliance and other issues. These factors and laws, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in the U.S., have contributed to the demand for independent consultants and experts to investigate and provide analyses to support the work of outside legal counsel, accountants and other advisors. These types of investigations also increasingly demand the use of multiple disciplinary service offerings like ours, which combine skills and capaa bila industry ities across segments and practices with expertise. d 8 Our Competitive Strengths We compete primarily on the basis of the breadth of our services, the quality of our work, the prominence of our professionals, our geographic reach, our reputation and performance record, our specialized industry expertise and our strong client relationships. We believe our success is driven by a combination of long-standing competitive strengths, including: • Pre-eminenii tt t Positions and Professionals. We believe that we have pre-eminent market positions and professionals. During 2020, the awards and recognitions received by the Company include the following: • FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon led the Who’s Who Legal Consulting Experts Guide for the fifth consecutive year with 154 experts recognized. • FTI Consulting named to Forbes magazine's list of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms for the fifth consecutive year, recognized in 14 sectors and functional areas. • FTI Consulting recognized as Consulting Firm of the Year by Who’s Who Legal e for the fourth consecutive year. • FTI Consulting subsidiary Compass Lexecon ranked #1 on Global Arbitration tt Review’s GAR 100 Expert Witness Firms’ Power Index for the third consecutive year. • FTI Consulting recognized as a Pacesetter in Financial Crisis Management by ALM Intelligence. • FTI Consulting ranked #1 U.S. Restrucr turing Advisor by The Deal for the 13th consecutive year. • Diversifiei d Service Offerings. Our five reportablea segments offer a diversified portfolio of practices providing services across our four geographic regions. Our broad range of practices and services, the diversity of our revenue streams, our specialized industry expertise and our global reach distinguish us from our competitors. This diversity helps to mitigate the impact of crises, events and changes in a particular practice, industry or country. • Diversifiei of Elitll ett Clients. We provide services to a diverse group of clients, including Fortune 500 ons, banks, private equity funds and local, state and d Portfolioll companies, FTSE 100 companim national governments and agencies in the U.S. and other countries. Additionally, 96 of the 100 law firms as ranked by American Lawyer Global 100: Most Revenue List refer or engage us on behalf of numerous clients on multiple matters. es, global financial instituti t • Demand for Integrate tt tt d Solutions and a Consultat pp ivtt e Approach ll . Our breadth and depth of practice and service offerings and industry expertise across the globe drive demand by clients that seek our integrated services and consultative approach covering different aspects of event-driven occurrences, reputational issues and transactions across different jurisdictions. • Strong Cash Flow. Our business model has several characteristics that produce consistent cash flows. Our strong t and our ability to service our indebtedness and pursue al expenditures cash flow supports business operations, capita our growth and other strategies. Our Business Strategy We build client relationships based on the quality of our services, our brand and the reputation of our professionals. We provide diverse complem mentary services to meet our clients’ needs around the world. We emphasize client service and satisfaction. We aim to build strong brand recognition. The following are key elements of our business strategy: • Leverage Our Practitiii oners' and Businesses' Experti xx ii Geographic Reach, Diverse Service Offerings and Cliell nt se, ips. We work hard to maintain and strengthen our core practices and competm encies. We believe that our Relationsh tt recognized expertise, geographic reach, diverse service offerings and client relationships, coupled with our successful track record of serving as a trusted opportunities, are the most critical elements in a decision to retain us. Many of our professionals are recognized experts in their respective fields. advisor for our clients when they are facing their greatest challenges and r • Grow Organicallyll . Our strategy is to identify where we are best positioned to help our clients solve their most complex issues, invest behind those positions and leverage that success to grow organically. tt • Strategi c Acquisitions. t seek to integrate completed acquisitions and manage investments in a way that fosters organic growth, expands our c acquisition opportunities on a selective basis. We We consider strategic and opportunisti tt 9 geographic a our acquisitions to retain the services of key individuals from the acquired companies. presence or complements our segments, practices, services and industry positions. We typically structure • Enhance Profitabiliii tyii . We endeavor to leverage our investments to build positions that will support profitable growth on a sustained basis through a variety of economic conditions. • Enhance Value through Capita altt Alloll cation. tt The strength of our balance sheet gives us the flexibility to allocate al and create shareholder value in numerous ways, including investments in organic growth, share repurchases capita and acquisitions, among other capia tal allocation vehicles. • Marketing. ii We rely primarily on our senior professionals to identify and pursue business opportunities. Referr als from clients, law firms and other intermediaries and our reputation from prior engagements are also key factors in securing new business. Our professionals often learn about new business opportunit ies from their frequent contact and close working relationships with clients. In marketing our services, we emphasize our experience, the quality of our services and our professionals’ particular areas of expertise, as well as our ability to quickly staff large engagements across multiple jurisdictions. While we aggressively seek new business opportunit professional standards and carefully evaluate potential new client relationships and engagements before accepting them. We also employm or contract with sales professionals who are tasked primarily with marketing the services of our Corporate Finance, FLC, Technology and Strategic Communications segments. ies, we maintain high ff t t Human Capital Resources At FTI Consulting, we are united to provide the highest quality services to our clients. We do this by attracting and retaining experts in their fields, empowering a diverse international workforce, providing opportunities for advancement and personal growth, and supporti employees, of which 5,067 were revenue-generating professionals. We also engage independent contractors, who exclusively provide services to FTI Consulting, to supplement our professionals on client engagements as needed. ng the communities in which we do business. As of December 31, 2020, we employe d 6,321 m u We advance the best interests of all our stakeholders through: tt • Attract i ingtt and Retainiii ngii Highly Qualified Professionals. Our professionals are cruci al to delivering our services to clients and generating new business. Through our substantial staff of highly qualified professionals, we can handle a large number of complex global assignments simultaneously. To attract and retain highly qualified professionals, many of whom have an established and widely recognized name in their respective field, we offer significant compensation opportunit and equity compensation, along with a competitive benefits package and the opportunit global engagements with highly skilled peers. loans, retention bonuses, cash incentive bonuses ies, including sign-on bonuses, forgivablea y to work on challenging r t t • Experts in theirii Fields. ll Our professionals include PhDs, MBAs, JDs, CPAs, CPA-ABVs (CPAs accredited in business valuations), CPA-CFFs (CPAs certified in financial forensics), CRAs (certified risk analysts), Certified Turnaround Professionals, Certifiedff Fraud Examiners, ASAs (accredited senior appraisers), construction engineers and former senior government officials. Insolvency and Reorganization Advisors, Certifiedff • Inclusive and High-Performing Culture. We foster a culture where our professionals can grow their career and achieve their full potential. We also hire and strive to retain professionals with the diverse set of qualities, backgrounds and expertise that our clients and teams demand. We offer robust Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging programs and trainings to our employees across the globe at every level. • Talent ll o Developme nt. We support the development of our professionals at all levels of their career. Our robust talent development program includes induction programs for new hires, milestone programs to prepare promotes for success in their new roles and leadership readiness programs to help our people build the skills needed to advance to our most senior positions. These multi-day training programs are further supplemented by self-directed e-learning programs, among other segment-level talent development opportunities. • Corporate Citizett nship.ii We practice responsible corporate citizenship to drive positive change in the communities in which we do business. All full-time FTI Consulting employees are eligible to participate in our Corporate Citizenship program, which includes matching employee charitable gifts, paid time off for volunteering and corporate-sponsored pro bono engagements. 10 Employment Agreements As of December 31, 2020, we had written employment agreements with substantially all of our 615 Senior Managing Directors and equivalent personnel (collectively, “SMD”). These arrangements generally provide for fixed salary and eligibility for incentive payment programs (which, in some cases, may be based on financial measures such as EBITDA or relative total shareholder return), salary continuation benefits, accruedr leaves our employment for specified reasons prior to the expiration date of the employment agreement. The length and amount of payments to be paid by us following the termination or resignation of an SMD may vary, depending on whether the employee resigned with or without “good reason” or was terminated by us with or without “cause,” retired or did not renew, died or became “disabled,” or was terminated as a result of a “change in control” (all such terms as defined in such SMD’s employment agreement). All of our written employment agreements with an SMD requires some notice period be given by us or the SMD prior to termination of employment and include covenants providing for restrictions on the SMD competing against, and soliciting employees from, the Company for a specified period of time following the end of the SMD's employment. bonuses and other benefits beyond the termination date if an SMD Incentive, Retention and Sign-on Payments Our SMDs, consultants and other professionals may receive incentive, retention or sign-on payments, on a case-by-case basis, through unsecured general recourse forgivable loans, equity awards or other payments (collectively, “Retention Awards”). We believe that providing these multi-year Retention Awards greatly enhances our ability to attract and retain our key professionals. Some or all of the principal amount and accruedr interest of the loans we make will be forgiven by us upon the passage of time, or their repayment will be funded by us through additional cash bonus compensation, provided that the recipient is an employee or consultant on the forgiveness date. In addition, upon certain termination events, accrued interest and the outstanding principal balance may be forgiven, including upon death, disability and, in some cases, retirement or termination by the Company without cause or the recipient with good reason, or the recipient may be required to repay the unpaid accruedr interest and outstanding principal balance upon certain other termination events such as voluntary resignation, as provided in loans we have made, in the aggregate, as well as on an individual the applicable promissory note. The value of the forgivablea basis, has been, and we anticipate will continue to be, significant. Our executive officers and outside directors are not eligible to receive loans, and no loans have been made to them. Recipients of sign-on or other retention payments, other than loans, may be required to repay a portion or all of the original payment upon certain termination events. These awards are typically smaller amounts in nature than forgivablea and have a shorter service requirement than forgivablea loans. loans Our executive officers, other members of senior management and outside directors, as well as employe m es and independent service providers, have received and will continue to receive equity awards, which may include stock options and share-based awards (including awards in the form of restricted stock, performance-based restricted stock units, deferred restricted stock units, and cash-settled stock appreciation rights and units), on a case-by-case basis, to the extent that shares are available under our stockholder-approved aggregate, as well as on an individual basis, has been and is expected to continue to be significff ant. equity compensation plans. The value of such equity and cash-based awards, in the a Select SMDs may participate in certain incentive compensation programs, such as the Key Senior Managing Director Incentive Plan (the “KSIP”) or our Senior Managing Director Incentive Compensation Program (the “ICP”). The ICP was closed to new participants effecff the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. The KSIP and ICP provide for a combination of forgivablea and economic value of the award. These programs may require participants to defer a portion of their bonus in the form of cash or restricted stock over a two- to three-year period. loans, equity awards and retention bonuses that are paid over a range of four to 10 years depending on the program tive January 2015. Participants in the KSIP are recommended by management and approved by Clients During the year ended December 31, 2020, no single client accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenues and no reportablea some cases, we may have engagements through law firms that represent a larger percentage of our consolidated revenues or the revenues of a segment; however, in these situations, each law firm engages us on behalf of multiple clients. segment had a single client that accounted for more than 10% of its respective total segment revenues. In 11 Competition We compete with different companies or businesses of companies depending on the particular naturet of a proposed engagement and the requested types of service(s) or the location of the client or delivery of the service(s) or product(s). Our businesses are highly competitive. Our competitors include large organizations, such as the global accounting firms and large management and financial consulting companies, that offer a broad range of consulting services; investment banking firms; information technology ("IT") consulting and software companies that offer niche services that are the same or similar to services or products offered by one or more of our segments and small firms and independent contractors that provide one or more specialized services. We compete primarily on the basis of the breadth of our services, the quality of our work, the prominence of our professionals, our geographic reach, our reputation and performance record, our specificff multiple significant engagements across disciplines and industries in multiple locations, and our strong client relationships. Our Technology segment, particularly with respect to hosting and e-discovery services, and to a lesser extent our other segments, may also compete on price, although the critical nature of the services provided by our Corporate Finance, FLC and Economic Consulting segments typically makes price a secondary consideration. Since our businesses depend in large part on professional relationships, there are low barriers of entryrr for professionals, including our professionals, electing to work independently, start their own firms or change employers. expertise, our ability to staff industry d r Our Corporat e Finance segment primarily competes with specialty boutiques and publicly traded companies providing restructuring, bankruptcy and M&A services and, to a lesser extent, large investment banks and global accounting firms. Our FLC segment primarily competes with other large consulting companies and global accounting firms with service offerings similar to ours. Our Economic Consulting segment primarily competes with individually recognized economists, specialty boutiques and large consulting companies with service offerings similar to ours. Our Technology segment primarily competes with consulting and/or software providers specializing in e-discovery, electronically stored information and the management of electronic content. Competitors may offer products and/or services intended to address one piece or more of those areas. There continues to be significant consolidation of companies providing products and services similar to our Technology segment, through M&A and other transactions, which may provide competitors access to greater financial and other resources than those of FTI Consulting. This industry is subject to significant and rapid innovation. Larger competitors may be able to react more quickly to new regulatory or legal requirements and other changes and may be able to innovate more quickly and efficiently. Our Strategic Communications segment competes with large public relations firms, as well as boutique M&A, crisis communications and public affai ff rs firms. Some service providers are larger than we are and, on certain engagements, may have an advantage over us with respect to one or more competitive factors. Specialty boutiques or smaller local or regional firms, while not offering the range of services we provide, may compete with us on the basis of geographic proximity, specialty services or pricing advantages. Corporate Information Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol FCN. Our executive offices are located at 555 12th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. Our telephone number is 202-312-9100. Our website is tt http:// ww// w.fticonsulting.com. Available Information We make availablea , free of charge, on or through our website at http:// ww// w.fticonsulting.com, our annual, quarterly and current reports and any amendments to those reports, our proxy statements, as well as our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as soon as reasonably practicablea after electronically filing them with the SEC. Information posted on our website is not part of this Annual Report or any other report filed with the SEC in satisfaction of the requirements of the Exchange Act. Copies of this Annual Report, as well as other periodic reports filed with the SEC, may also be requested at no charge from our Corporate Secretary at FTI Consulting, Inc., 6300 Blair Hill Lane, Suite 303, Baltimore, MD 21209, telephone number 410-591-4867. tt 12 ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS All of the following riskii skk could materially and adversely affecff operations. In addition to the risks discuii currentlyll known to us or that we currentlyll consider immaterial could,l business, financial condition and financial results.tt ssed below and elsell where in this Annual Repor t our business, financial condition and resultstt of tt t, other riskskk and uncertainties not e in the future, materiallyll and adverserr ly affecff t our Risks Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and could continue yll have a material potentiall ii .ee is not predictable ii on our business, adverse impactm tt ii tt to have, a negativtt e impacm t on our financ ii ial resultsll and it could ii financ ial conditiontt and resultsll of operations, the extent tt of which The COVID-19 pandemic has created volatility, uncertainty and economic disruption for FTI Consulting, our clients and vendors, and the markets in which we do business. Government and client actions and related events around the world have impacted, and we expect will continue to impact, how we do business and the services that we provide, for a sustained period. The impact depends on many factors that continue to evolve and are out of our control. Those factors include, among other things, (i) the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the types and magnitude of adverse impacm ts on regional economies, individually, and the global economy, as a whole; (ii) the health and welfare of our employees and contractors and those of our clients and vendors; (iii) evolving business and government actions in response to the pandemic, including moratoriums by governments and regulators on rule making and regulatory and legal proceedings, and stay at home, social distancing measures and travel bans; (iv) the varying impact that the pandemic may have on different industries; (v) the response of our clients or prospective clients to the pandemic, including delays, stoppages or terminations of existing engagements or hiring decisions; (vi) the varying demand for the types of services we offer in the geographic continue to effecff delayed; (ix) the ability of our professionals to effectively provide services, including as a result of travel restrictions or the need to work remotely; (x) the type, size, profitability and geographic locations of our engagements; (xi) the ability of our clients to pay, to make timely payments or to pay in full; and (xii) the timing of finding effecff cases, such events have resulted in fewer or delayed engagements, less profitablea work, a less profitablea mix of work, or reduction in operations. Any of these events and others we have not yet identified have, and could continue to, cause or contribute to the risks and uncertainties facing the Company and our clients and could materially adversely affecff a tively market our services; (viii) our ability to replace engagements as they end or are terminated, stopped or t our business or portions thereof, and our financial condition, results of operations and/or stock price. regions in which we offer them; (vii) our ability to engagements, reduction of existing or new tive treatments or a cure. In some a The COVID-19 pandemic has impacm ted, and couldll continue provide,e and the regions in which we operate, differen ii tly.ll i to impacm t, our segme e nts and practices, the types yy of services they The COVID-19 pandemic has impacm ted, and we expect will continue to impact, the operations of our reportable segments and practices, the services they provide or the regions in which we operate, differently. Current disruptions to our business include governmental actions that delay certain other actions, such as moratoriums on bankruptcies by various jurisdictions, and moratoriums or delays imposed by other governmental or regulatory authorities on legal proceedings, regulatory proceedings and rulemaking. The cancellation, stoppage, delay or decline in number and size of M&A transactions, litigation and governmental and regulatory proceedings, antitrust and competition matters, or other types of investigations and matters on which the Company advises, as well as disruptions in capita al markets, has negatively impacted, and could continue to negatively impact, the financial results of one or more of each of our segments or regions. If the Company’s ability to market its services is impaired, in some cases the Company has been, and may continue to be, unablea delayed, stopped or terminated or are otherwise completed with comparable, larger or more profitable engagements on a timely basis, or to maintain the utilization of its revenue generating professionals or to reassign professionals among segments and practices, in which case such events could adversely affect the financial condition, results of operations or prospects of a segment, practice or region or the Company as a whole. to replace engagements that are The COVID-19 pandemic could heighten risks information technology, financ ii ial reportingtt relatedtt tt and other ii to, or otherwise negat corporatett ivtt elyll functions that the Company impacm t the effecff CC e ,yy tiveness of, cybersecurityii relies upon to operate.tt The Company has encountered, and may continue to encounter, operational risks arising from changes in the way the ty of our employees and contractors, as well as our Company conducts business during the COVID-19 pandemic. The majori clients, are working remotely and rely heavily on technology to perform their jobs. Risks arising from our reliance on remote communications, virtual protecting company and client confidential communications. The Company may also experience impairments or declines in the city of certain technology we employ, including issues with virtual meetings or other remote effectiveness, capabila communications systems. Certain employees or regions could experience difficulties accessing and maintaining Internet connections or issues with saving and retrieving information from cloud-based and other computing systems relied on by the t meetings and other forms of technology could include elevated cybersecurity risks and difficulty ities and capaa a 13 Company. Furthermore, the Company’s increased reliance during the pandemic on technology for conducting certain corporate functions, such as financial reporting and internal controls, and internal audit, may not be as effective as our historical practice of reliance on a combination of technology and in-person resources. The Company’s investment of time and resources to assure the functionality of the Company’s systems and mitigate technological risks may be more difficult to achieve or not wholly successful. If the Company experiences cybersecurity issues, is unablea adequately provide services or perform corporate functions, all or portions of the Company’s ability to conduct business and operate may be impaired. In such event, the Company’s financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affecff to protect confidential information, or is unable to ted. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely impactm executive officers and other tt or perform cliell nt engagem ll emplm oye n ents and our resultsll of operations. the healthll and welfare ff of our cliell nt-facing professionals, as well as our es of our Company, which could have a material tt adverse effect on our abilityii to secure Our client-facff ing professionals provide unique and highly specialized skills and knowledge to our clients. We rely heavily on our client-facing professionals, including the leaders of our segment and regional operations, to secure and perform client engagements. If the health and welfare of client-facing professionals or employees providing critical corporate functions, including our executive officers, deteriorates, the number of employees so affliff cted becomes significant, or an employee with skills and knowledge that cannot be replicated in our organization is impaired due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our ability to win business and provide services, as well as utilization, employee morale, client relationships, business prospects, and results of operations of one or more of our segments or practices, or the Company as a whole, could be materially adversely affected. Risks Related to Our Reportable Segments Changes in capitaltt markets,s M&A activtt tt ions, geopolitll ictt al disrupt services, in which case our revenues and profitabi legal e tt as well as other factors yr requirements,s general economic conditions and monetaryr or or regulator beyond our control,ll could reduce demand for our practice offeringsn liii tyii could decline. ity,tt or e ii ii ll Different factors outside of our control could affect demand for a segment’s practices and our services. These include: (i) fluctuations in U.S. and/or global economies, including economic downturns or recessions and the strength and rate of any general economic recoveries; (ii) the U.S. or global financial markets and the availability, costs, and terms of credit and credit modifications; (iii) level of leverage incurred by countries or businesses; (iv) M&A activity; (v) frequency and complexity of significant commercial litigation; (vi) overexpansion by businesses causing financial difficulties; (vii) business and management crises, including the occurrence of alleged fraudulent or illegal activities and practices; (viii) new and complem x laws and regulations, repeals of existing laws and regulations or changes of enforcement of laws, rules and regulations, including antitrust/competition reviews of proposed M&A transactions; (ix) other economic, geographic (x) general business conditions. a or political factors; and ts that futuret We are not able to predict the positive or negative effecff ity and general business factors could impact various segments’ operations and could events or changes to the U.S. or global economies will have on our business or the business of any particular segment. Fluctuations, changes and disruptions in financial, credit, M&A and other markets, political instabila affect such operations differently. Changes to factors described above, as well as other events, including by way of example, contractions of regional economies, or the economy of a particular country, trade restrictions, monetary systems, banking, real estate and retail or other industries; debt or credit difficulties or defaults by businesses or countries; new, repeals of or changes to laws and regulations, including changes to the bankruptcy and competition laws of the U.S. or other countries; tort reform; banking reform; a decline in the implementation or adoption of new laws or regulation, or in government enforcement, litigation or monetary damages or remedies that are sought; or political instability may have adverse effect our segments or service, practice or industry offerings. s on one or more of ff Our revenues, operatingtt yll income and cash flowsw are likel ii to fluctuate. We experience fluctuations in our revenues and cost structuret and the resulting operating income and cash flows and expect that this will continue to occur in the future. We experience fluctuations in our annual and quarterly financial results, including revenues, operating income and earnings per share, for reasons that include: (i) the types and complem xity, number, size, timing and duration of client engagements; (ii) the timing of revenues; (iii) the utilization of revenue-generating professionals, including the ability to adjust applicable segment and practice; (iv) the time it takes before a new hire becomes profitablea clients or the locations where services are rendered; (vi) billing rates and fee arrangements, including the opportunity and ability to successfully reach milestones, and complete engagements and collect success fees and other outcome-contingent or performance-based fees; (vii) the length of billing and collection cycles and changes in amounts that may become uncollectible; (viii) changes in the frequency and complexity of government regulatory and enforcement activities; (ix) business and asset levels up or down to accommodate the business and prospects of the ; (v) the geographic locations of our ff staffing d 14 acquisitions; (x) fluctuations in the exchange rates of various currencies against the U.S. dollar; and (xi) economic factors beyond our control. The results of different segments and practices may be affecff ted differently by the above factors. Certain of our practices, t practice, tend to experience their highest demand during periods when market and/or industry particularly our restructuring conditions are less favorable for many businesses. For example, in periods of limited credit availability, reduced M&A activity and/or declining business and/or consumer spending, while not always the case, there may be increased restructuring practice to experience high demand. On the other hand, those same factors may opportunities that will cause our restructuring cause a number of our other segments and practices, such as our antitrust and competition practice in Economic Consulting, to experience reduced demand. The positive effecff sufficient to overcome the negative effects of those same events or factors on other parts of our business. In addition, our mix of practice offerings adds complexity to the task of predicting revenues and results of operations and managing our staffing levels and expenditures across changing business cycles and economic environments. ts of certain events or factors on certain segments and practices may not be t Our results are subject to seasonal and similar factors, such as during the fourth quarter when our professionals and our clients typically take vacations. We may also experience fluctuations in our operating income and related cash flows because of increases in employee compensation, including changes to our incentive compensation structuret payments, which we generally pay during the first quarter of each year, or hiring or retention payments, which are paid throughout the year. Also, the timing of investments or acquisitions and the cost of integrating them may cause fluctuations in our financial results, including operating income and cash flows. This volatility makes it difficult to forecast our future results with precision and to assess accurately whether increases or decreases in any one or more quarters are likely to cause annual results to exceed or fall short of previously issued guidance. While we assess our annual guidance at the end of each quarter and update such guidance when we think it is appropriate, unanticipated future volatility can cause actual results to vary significantly from our guidance, even where that guidance reflects a range of possible results and has been updated to take account of partial-year results. and the timing of incentive If we do not effecff tively manage the utiltt izati ll on of our professionals or billii able ll rates,s our financial resultsll could decline. ll Our failure to manage the utilization of our professionals who bill on an hourly basis, or maintain or increase the hourly rates we charge our clients for our services, could result in adverse consequences, such as non- or lower-revenue-generating professionals, increased employee turnover, fixed compensation expenses in periods of declining revenues, the inability to appropriately staff engagements (including adding or reducing staff during periods of increased or decreased demand for our services), or special charges associated with reductions in staffff or operations. Reducd tions in workforce or increases of billablea rates will not necessarily lead to savings. In such events, our financial results may decline or be adversely impacted. A number of factors affect the utilization of our professionals. Some of these factors we cannot predict with certainty, including general economic and financial market conditions; the complexity, number, type, size and timing of client engagements; the level of demand for our services; appropriate professional staffing levels, in light of changing client demands and market conditions; utilization of professionals across segments and geographic regions; competition; and acquisitions. In addition, our global expansion into or within locations where we are not well-known or where demand for our services is not well-developed could also contribute to low or lower utilization rates in certain locations. Segments may enter into engagements such as fixed-fee and time and materials with caps. a Failure to effecff tively manage professional hours and other aspects of alternative fee engagements may result in the costs of providing such services exceeding the fees collected by the Company. Failure to successfully complete or reach milestones with respect to contingent fee or success fee assignments may also lead to lower revenues or the costs of providing services under those types of arrangements may exceed the fees collected by the Company. Factors that could negatively affect utilization in our segments include: Corporate r Finance — The completion of bankruptcy proceedings; the timing of the completion of other engagements; fewer and smaller restructuring (including bankruptcy) cases; a recovering or strong economy; easy credit availability; low interest rates; and fewer, smaller and less complex M&A and restructuring activity; or less capia tal markets activity. FLC — The settlement of litigation; less frequent instances of significant mismanagement, fraud, wrongdoing or other business problems that could result in fewer or less complex business engagements; fewer and less complex legal disputes; fewer class action suits; the timing of the completion of engagements; less government regulation or fewer regulatory investigations; and the timing of government investigations and litigation. Economic Consulting — Fewer, smaller and less complex M&A activity; less capia tal markets activity or fewer complex transactions; a reduced number of regulatory filings and less litigation, reduced or less aggressive antitrust and competition regulation or enforcement; fewer government investigations and proceedings; and the timing of client utilization of our services. 15 Technology — The settlement of litigation; a decline in volume and complexity of litigation proceedings and governmental investigations; a decline in volume and the timing of M&A activities and reduced or less aggressive enforcement of antitrust and competition regulations. Strategic Communications — Fewer event-driven crises affecting businesses; general economic decline that may reduce certain discretionary spending by clients; a decline in capita offerings. al markets activity, including M&A; and fewer public securities nts maya face risks of fee Our segme e and clients may not accept billabl ii ell business. revenues and less profitabl ff ll ii non-payment, cliell nts maya seek to renegotiat tt ell rate or price increases,s which could result in loss of cliell nts,s fee writeii ett existingii fees and contract tt -offs, reduced arrangements, In some cases, our segments are engaged by certain clients who are experiencing or anticipate experiencing financial distress or are facing complex challenges, are engaged in litigation or regulatory or judicial proceedings, or are facing foreclosure of collateral or liquidation of assets. This may be true in light of general economic conditions; lingering effecff ts of past economic slowdowns or recession; or business- or operations-specific reasons. Such clients may not have sufficient funds to continue operations or to pay for our services. We typically do not receive retainers before we begin performing services on a client’s behalf in connection with a significant number of engagements in our segments. In the cases where we have received retainers, we cannot assure the retainers will adequately cover our fees for the services we perform on behalf of these clients. With respect to bankruptcy cases, bankruptcy courts have the discretion to require us to return all, or a portion of, our fees. We may receive requests to discount our fees or to negotiate lower rates for our services and to agree to contract terms relative to the scope of services and other terms that may limit the size of an engagement or our ability to pass-through costs. We consider these requests on a case-by-case basis. We routinely receive these types of requests and expect this to continue in the future. In addition, our clients and prospective clients may not accept rate increases that we put into effecff implement in the future. Fee discounts, pressure not to increase or pressure to decrease our rates, and less advantageous contract terms could result in the loss of clients, lower revenues and operating income, higher costs and less profitablea More discounts or write-offs than we expect in any period would have a negative impact on our results of operations. There is no assurance that significant client engagements will be renewed or replaced in a timely manner or at all, or that they will generate the same volume of work or revenues or be as profitable as past engagements. engagements. t or plan to Certain of our clients prefer fixed and other alternative fee arrangements that place revenue ceilings or other limitations on our fee structure or may shift more of our revenue-generating potential to back-end contingent and success fee arrangements. With respect to such alternative fee arrangements, we may discount our rates initially, which could mean that the cost of providing services exceeds the fees collected by the Company during all or a portion of the term of the engagement. In such cases, the Company’s failure to manage the engagement efficff Company to a greater risk of loss on such engagement than other fee arrangements or may cause variations in the Company’s revenues and operating results due to the timing of achievement of the performance-based criteria, if achieved at all. A segment’s ability to service clients with these fee arrangements at a cost that does not directly correlate to time and materials may negatively impact or result in a loss of the profitability of such engagements, adversely affecff segment. iently or collect the success or performance fees could expose the ting the financial results of the Our Technology segment faces certaintt cliell nt concentration, intellecll prospectstt of thisii segme ii risks, (iii)ii downward pricingii tual property ("IP") used by the segme e e tt nt and the Company to decline. ii includingn (i) industrytt ll pressure,e (iv)v technology consolidationtt i and a highly ll changes and obsolesce nce, and (v) failure to protect competitiii ve environment,tt (ii)i nt, which individuallyll or together could cause the financ ii ial resultsll and Our Technology segment faces significant competition from other consulting and/or software providers specializing in e- discovery and the management of electronic content. There continues to be consolidation of companies providing products and services similar to those offered by our Technology segment, which may provide competitors access to greater financial and other resources than those of the Company. Larger competm itors may be able to react more quickly to new regulatory or legal requirements and other changes, or innovate more quickly and efficiently. Our Technology segment has been experiencing increasing competition from companies providing similar services at lower prices, particularly with respect to hosting and e- discovery services. The success of our Technology segment and its ability to compete depends significantly on the IP rights we license from third-parties. There is no assurance that (i) the software we license to provide our services will remain competitive or technologically innovative, (ii) new, innovative or improved software or products will not be developed by others that will compete more effectively with the software or products we currently license or use to service our customers, or (iii) we can enter into licenses or other agreements on economically advantageous terms to license or enter into other agreements to use new or more innovative third-party software and products to provide our services. If our Technology segment is unable to license or 16 otherwise use competitively innovative or technologically advanced softff ware and products to provide our services, we could be unable to retain clients, grow our business and capita margins and financial results. ies, which would adversely affect our operating alize on market opportunit t Unauthorized use and misuse of IP by employees or third parties could have a material adverse effecff t on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The availablea adequately compensate us for the damages caused by such unauthorized use or misuse and consequences arising from such actions. legal remedies for unauthorized use or misuse of IP may not We face certainii ll or disclosure ii risks relatingtt ,e and the use or misuse to cyberserr curity,tt ii of social media. the failure to protectt t the confiden i ntiali tyii of cliell nt informn ation against misuse ii Our reputation for maintaining the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential and trade secret information is critical to the success of our segments. In addition, our Technology segment is dependent on providing secure storage of, and access to, client information as a service. We routinely face cyber-based attacks and attempts by hackers and similar unauthorized users to gain access to or corrupt our information technology systems, which so far, to our knowledge, have been unsuccessful. Such attacks could harm our overall professional reputation, disrupt our business operations, cause us to incur unanticipated losses or expenses, and result in unauthorized disclosures of confidential or proprietary information. We expect to continue to face such attempts. Although we seek to prevent, detect and investigate these network security incidents, and take steps to mitigate the likelihood of network security breaches, there can be no assurance that attacks by unauthorized users will not be attempted in the future or that our security measures will be effecff tive. If we fail to effecff own IP and proprietary information from disclosure or misuse by our employees, contractors or third parties, the financial results of the affecff ted segment or the Company would be adversely affected. There is no certainty that we can maintain the confidentiality or prevent the misuse of our or our clients' information. tively protect the confidentiality of our clients’ or our The use or misuse of social media by employees or others could reflect negatively on us or our clients and could have a material adverse effecff misuse of social media may not adequately compensate us for the damages caused by such use or misuse and consequences arising from such actions. t on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The available legal remedies for the use or We may not manage our growth effectivtt ely,ll and our profitabi liii tyii may suffer. ii We experience fluctuations in growth of our different segments, practices and services, including periods of rapid or declining growth. Periods of rapid expansion may strain our management team or human resources and information systems. To manage growth successfully, we may need to add qualified managers and employe financial and other systems, as well as our internal procedures and controls. We also must effectively motivate, train and manage a larger professional staff. If we fail to add or retain qualified managers, employe estimate costs, or otherwise manage our growth effectively, our business, financial results and financial condition may suffer. es and contractors when needed, es and periodically update our operating, m m We cannot assure that we can successfully manage growth through acquisitions and the integration of the companies and assets we acquire or that they will result in the financial, operational and other benefits that we anticipate. Some acquisitions may not be immediately accretive to earnings, and some expansion may result in significant expenditures. In periods of declining growth, underutilized employees and contractors may result in expenses and costs being a greater percentage of revenues. In such situations, we will have to weigh the benefits of decreasing our workforce or limiting our service offerings and saving costs against the detriment that the Company could experience from losing valued professionals and their industry expertise and clients. Risks Related to Our Operations rr Our intertt nation al operations involve special risks. Our international operations involve financial and business risks that differ from or are in addition to those faced by our U.S. operations, including: (i) cultural and language differences; (ii) limited “brand” recognition; (iii) different employment laws and rules, employment or service contracts, compensat ion methods, and social and cultural factors that could result in t employee turnover, lower utilization rates, higher costs and cyclical fluctuations in utilization that could adversely affecff financial and operating results; (iv) foreign currency disruptions and currency fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies that could adversely affect financial and operating results; (v) different legal and regulatory requirements and other barriers to conducting business; (vi) greater difficulties in resolving the collection of receivablea s when legal proceedings are necessary; (vii) greater difficulties in managing our non-U.S. operations, including client relationships, in certain locations; (viii) disparate systems, policies, procedures and processes; (ix) failure to comply with the FCPA and anti-bribery laws of other m ff 17 jurisdictions; (x) higher operating costs; (xi) longer sales and/or collections cycles; (xii) potential restrictions or adverse tax consequences resulting from the repatriation of foreign earnings, such as trapped taxes; (xiii) different or less stable political and/or economic environments; (xiv) potential increased regulatory and legal complexities surrounding uncertainties related to the U.K.’s exit from the European Union, commonly referred to as Brexit; (xv) conflicts between and among the U.S. and countries in which we conduct business, including those arising from trade disputes or disruptions, the termination or suspension of treaties, or boycotts; (xvi) civil disturbances or other catastrophic events that reduce business activity; and (xvii) political interference with our ability to conduct business in the applicable jurisdiction. foreign losses and importa m a tion or withholding If we are not able to quickly adapta to or effectively manage our operations in geographic markets outside the U.S., our business prospects and results of operations could be negatively impacted. Failure to complm yll withii ii Business Conduct, Anti-Corrupt to governmental or legal proceedings that could expose governmen rr iontt CC tal,ll regulatory xx ll Policll y,c Policy on Inside Information and Insider Trading, and other us to significi ii ant liabil itll iett s and damage our reputati e and legal requirements or with our company-wide Code of Ethictt s and ies couldll lead tt ee policll on. We have a robust Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Anti-Corruption Policy, Policy on Inside Information and m sh the standards of conduct that we Insider Trading, and other policies and procedures that are designed to educate and establia expect from our executive officers, outside directors, employe es, and independent consultants and contractors. These policies require strict compliance with U.S. and local laws and regulations applicable to our business operations, including those laws and regulations prohibiting improper payments to government officials. In addition, as a corporation whose securities are registered under the Securities Act and publicly traded on the NYSE, our executive officers, outside directors, employees and independent contractors are required to comply with the prohibitions against insider trading of our securities. In addition, we impose certain restrictions on the trading of securities of our clients. Nonetheless, we cannot assure our stakeholders that our policies, procedures and related training programs will ensure full compliance with all applicable legal requirements. Illegal or improper conduct by our executive officers, directors, employees, independent consultants or contractors, or others who are subject to our policies and procedures could damage our reputation in the U.S. and internationally, which could adversely affecff t our existing client relationships or adversely affecff governmental or regulatory proceedings in the U.S. or foreign jurisdictions, which could result in civil or criminal penalties, including substantial monetary awards, fines and penalties, as well as disgorgement of profits. t our ability to attract and retain new clients, or lead to litigation or We may be required to recognize goodwillll impaim rmen ii t charges, which could materiallyll affect our financial results. ll We assess our goodwill, intangible assets and long-lived assets as required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States to determine whether they are impaired and, if they are, to record appropriate impairment charges. Factors we consider include significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected futuret significant negative industry or economic trends. We have previously recorded impairment charges to the carrying value of goodwill of certain segments and it is possible that we may be required to record significant impairment charges in the future. Such charges have had and could have a material adverse impacm t on our results of operations. operating results and t The compromiseii adversely impactm of confiden our financial results. ntial or proprietarytt ll n informati on couldll damage our reputati ee on, harm our businesse ii s and The Company’s own confidential and proprietary information and that of our clients could be compromised, whether intentionally or unintentionally, by our employees, consultants or vendors. A compromise of the security of our information technology systems leading to theft or misuse of our own or our clients’ proprietary or confideff disclosure or use of such information by others, could result in losses, third-party claims against us and reputational harm, including the loss of clients. The theft or compromise of our or our clients’ information could negatively impact our reputation, financial results and prospects. In addition, if our reputation is damaged due to a data security breach, our ability to attract new engagements and clients may be impairem d or we may be subjected to damages or penalties, which could negatively impact our businesses, financial results or financial condition. ntial information, or the public Governmental focus on datatt privacy and security has increased, and couldll continue tt to increase, our costs of operations. In reaction to publicized incidents in which electronically stored personal and other information has been lost, accessed or stolen, or transmitted by or to third parties without permission, U.S. and non-U.S. governmental authorities have proposed or adopted or are considering proposing or adopting data security and/or data privacy statutet California Consumer Privacy Act and the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union. Continued governmental focus and regulation of data security and privacy may lead to additional legislative and regulatory actions, which could increase cable jurisdiction. The increased emphasis on information security and the complexity of doing business in the U.S. or the appli s or regulations, including the a 18 the requirements to comply with applicablea is expected to continue to increase, our related costs of doing business and could negatively impact our financial results. U.S. and foreign data security and privacy laws and regulations has increased, and Risks Related to Our People Our failure to recruit and retainii qualified professionals and manage headcount needsdd and utilizati our financial resultsll and our abiliii tyii to staff cliell nt engagements,s maintai on couldll negativtt elyll affect hips withtt clients and drive future growth. tt relations nii ll ii We deliver sophisticated professional services to our clients. Our success is dependent, in large part, on our ability to r and strong relationships. Our professionals have highly specialized keep our supply of skills and human resources in balance with client demand around the world. To attract and retain clients, we need to demonstrate professional acumen and build trust skills. They also develop strong bonds with the clients they serve. Our continued success depends upon our ability to attract and retain professionals who have expertise, a good reputation and client relationships critical to maintaining and developing our business. We face intense competition in recruiting and retaining highly qualified professionals to drive our organic growth and support expansion of our services and geographic footprint professionals to maintain or expand our business. If we are unable to successfully integrate, motivate and retain qualified professionals, our ability to continue to secure work may suffer. Moreover, competition has caused our costs of retaining and hiring qualified professionals to increase, a trend that could continue and could adversely affect our operating margins and financial results. . We cannot assure that we will be able to attract or retain qualified t Despite fixed terms or renewal provisions, we could face retention issues during and at the end of the terms of those agreements and large compensation expenses to secure extensions. There is no assurance we will enter into new or extend existing employment agreements with our professionals. We monitor contract expirations carefully to commence dialogues with professionals regarding their employment in advance of the actual contract expiration dates. Our goal is to renew employment agreements when advisable and to stagger the expirations of the agreements if possible. Because of the concentration of contract expirations in certain years, we may experience high turnover or other adverse consequences, such as higher costs, loss of clients and engagements or difficulty in staffing engagements, if we are unable to renegotiate employment agreements or the costs of retaining qualified professionals become too high. The implementation of new compensation arrangements may result in the concentration of potential turnover in futuret years. Our people are our primary assets and account for the majoa rity of our expenses. During periods of reduced demand for segments or practices. Following such actions, in response to subsequent increases in changes in market or industry conditions, we may need to hire, train our services, or in response to unfavorable changes in market or industry conditions, we may seek to align our cost structuret more closely with our revenues and increase our utilization rates by reducing headcount and eliminating or consolidating underused locations in affected reportablea demand for our services, including as a result of favorablea and integrate additional qualified and skilled personnel and may be unable to do so to meet our needs or our clients’ demands on a timely basis. If we are unable to manage staffing levels on a timely basis in light of changing opportunities or conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our ability to accept or service business opportunities and client engagements, take advantage of positive market and industry developments, and realize futuret could negatively impact our revenues and profitability. In addition, while increased utilization resulting from headcount reductions may enhance our profitability in the near term, it could negatively affect our business over the longer term by limiting the time our professionals have to seek out and cultivate new client relationships and win new projects. growth could be negatively affecff ted, which ff We incur substantial tt coststt to hireii and retainii our professionals,ll and we expec ee t these coststt to continue and to grow.ww We may pay hiring or retention bonuses to secure the services of professionals. Those payments have taken the form of loans, stock options, restricted stock, cash-based stock appreciation rights and other unsecured general recourse forgivablea equity- and cash-based awards, and cash payments to attract and retain our professional employees. We make forgivable loans to KSIP participants and may provide forgivablea connection with acquisitions, as well as to select current employees and other professionals on a case-by-case basis. The aggregate amount of loans to professionals is significant. We expect to continue issuing unsecured general recourse forgivable loans. or other types of loans to new hires and professionals who join us in We also provide significant additional payments under the KSIP and annual recurring equity or cash awards under the ICP, the Executive Committee incentive compensation arrangements and other compensation programs, including awards in the form of restricted stock and other stock- or cash-based awards or, alternatively, cash if we do not have adequate equity securities available under stockholder-approved equity plans. In addition, our Economic Consulting segment has contracts with select economists or professionals that provide for compensation equal to a percentage of such individual’s annual collected client fees plus a percentage of the annual fees generated by junior professionals working on engagements managed by such professionals, which results in compensation 19 expenses for that segment being a higher percentage of segment revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA than the compensation paid by other segments. We expect that these arrangements will continue and that the Company may enter into similar arrangements with other economists and professionals hired by the Company. We rely heavilyii on our executive officers and the heads of our segme our business. e ii nts and industrytt e and regional leaders for the success of We rely heavily on our executive officers and our segment, industry and regional leaders to manage our operations. Given the highly specialized naturet of our services and the scale of our operations, our executive officers and the heads of our segments and industry and regional leaders must have a thorough understanding of our service offerings, as well as the skills and experience necessary to manage a large organization in diverse geographic locations. We are unable to predict with certainty the impact that leadership transitions may have on our business operations, prospects, financial results, client relationships, or employee retention or morale. a Professionalsll may leave our Company to form or join competm ittt ors, recourse against such professionals. tt and we may not have,e or may choose not to pursue,e legal e Our professionals typically have close relationships with the clients they serve, based on their expertise and bonds of personal trust and confidence. Therefore, the barriers to our professionals pursuing independent business opportunities or joining our competitors should be considered low. Although our clients generally contract for services with us as a company, and not with an individual professional, in the event that a professional leaves, such clients may decide that they prefer to continue working with a specific professional rather than with our Company. Substantially all of our written employment agreements with our Senior Managing Directors and equivalent employees include non-competition and non-solicitation covenants. These restrictions have generally been drafted to comply with state “reasonableness” standards. However, states generally interpret restrictions on competm ition narrowly and in favor of employees. Therefore, a state may hold certain restrictions on competm ition to be unenforceable. In the case of employees outside the U.S., we draft non-competition provisions in an effort to comply with applicablea his or her non-competition or non-solicitation agreement, we will consider any legal remedies we may have against such person on a case-by-case basis. We may decide that preserving cooperation and a professional relationship with a former employee or client, or other concerns, outweighs the benefits of any possible legal recourse. We may also decide that the likelihood of success does not justify the costs of pursuing a legal remedy. Therefore, there may be times we may decide not to pursue legal action, even if it is availablea foreign law. In the event an employee departs and acts in a way that we believe violates to us. Risks Related to Our Client Relationships If we are unable to accept cliell nt engagem engagements and prospectstt may be negatively affected. n pii ents due to real or perceived relationshi tt issues, our revenues, growth, cliell nt Our inability to accept engagements from existing or prospective clients, represent multiple clients in connection with the same or competitive engagements, or any requirement that we resign from a client engagement may negatively impact our revenues, growth and financial results. While we follow internal practices to assess real and potential issues in the relationships between and among our clients, engagements, segments, practices and professionals, such concerns cannot always be avoided. For examplem , we generally will not represent parties adverse to each other in the same matter. Under U.S. federal bankruptcy rules, we generally may not represent both a debtor and its creditors in the same proceeding, and we are required to notify the U.S. Trustee e could find that rr we no longer meet the disinterestedness standard because of real or potential changes in our statust as a disinterested party and order us to resign, which could result in disgorgement of fees. Acquisitions may require us to resign from a client engagement because of relationship issues that are not currently identifiablea . In addition, businesses that we acquire or employees who join us may not be free to accept engagements they could have accepted prior to our acquisition or hire because of relationship issues. of real or potential conflicts. Even if we begin a bankruptcy-related engagement, the U.S. Truste r involving our services or adverse publicitytt could harm our overall professional reputati ee on and our abilityii to compete Claill msii and attract business or hireii or retainii qualified professionals.ll Our engagements involve matters that may result in a severe impact on a client’s business, cause the client a substantial t monetary loss or prevent the client from pursuing business opportunit ies. Our ability to attract new clients and generate new and repeat engagements or hire professionals depends upon our ability to maintain a high degree of client satisfaction, as well as our reputation among industry professi damaging than similar claims against businesses in other industries. onals. As a result, any claims against us involving the quality of our services may be more ff 20 From time to time, we may accept clients or perform engagements that may be viewed as controversial or that generate adverse publicity relating to our involvement or the services that we provide. Such controversial engagements or negative reactions may adversely affect our reputation or the reputations of our employees and other professionals who provide services, or may otherwise harm our ability to attract or retain clients, employees and other professionals, all of which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, business or prospects. We may incur significant costs and maya lose engagem n ents as a resultll of claill msii by our clients regardingii our services. Many of our engagements involve complex analysis and the exercise of professional judgment, including litigation and governmental investigatory matters where we act as experts. Therefore, we are subject to the risk of professional and other liabilities. Although we believe we maintain an appropriate amount of insurance, it is limited. Damages and/or expenses resulting from any successful claim against us, for indemnity or otherwise, in excess of the amount of insurance coverage will be borne directly by us and could harm our profitabila ity and financial resources. Any claim by a client or third party against us could expose us to reputational issues that adversely affecff or qualified professionals or other employees, consultants or contractors. t our ability to attract new or maintain existing engagements or clients Our clienll ii declines ts may terminate our engagements withii in our utiltt izati on and revenues. ll littltt ell or no notictt e and withii out penalty,tt which may resultll in unexpec ee ted Our engagements center on transactions, disputes, litigation and other event-driven occurrences that require independent analysis or expert services. Transactions may be postponed or canceled, litigation may be settled or dismissed, and disputes may be resolved, in each case with little or no prior notice to us. If we cannot manage our work in process, our professionals may be underutilized until we can reassign them or obtain new engagements, which can adversely affect financial results. The engagement letters that we typically enter into with clients do not obligate them to continue to use our services. Typically, our engagement letters permit clients to terminate our services at any time without penalties. In addition, our business involves large client engagements that we staffff with a substantial number of professionals. At any time, one or more client engagements may represent a significant portion of a segment’s revenues. If we are unable to replace clients or revenues as engagements end or if clients unexpectedly cancel engagements with us or curtail the scope of our engagements and we are unable to replace the revenues from those engagements, eliminate the costs associated with those engagements or find other engagements to utilize our professionals, the financial results of the Company could be adversely affected. We may not have, or may choose not to pursue,e legal e remedies against cliell nts that terminate theirii engagements. The engagement letters that we typically have with clients do not obligate them to continue to use our services and permit them to terminate the engagement without penalty at any time. Even if the termination of an ongoing engagement by a client could constitutet relationship is more important than seeking damages for the breach and, for that or other reasons, decide not to pursue any legal remedies against a client, even though such remedies may be availablea to us. We make the determination whether to pursue any legal actions against a client on a case-by-case basis. a breach of the client’s engagement agreement, we may decide that preserving the overall client Failures ii ii our business ofo our intertt nal operations. rr n informati on technology systems controls may harm our overall professional reputati ee on and disrupt Our reputation for providing secure information storage and maintaining the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential and trade secret information is critical to the success of our businesses, especially our Technology segment, which hosts client information as a service. We routinely face cyber-based attacks and attempts by hackers and similar unauthorized users to gain access to or corrupt our information technology systems, which so far, to our knowledge, have been unsuccessful. Such attacks could harm our overall professional reputation and disrupt our business operations, cause us to incur unanticipated losses or expenses, and result in unauthorized disclosures of confidential or proprietary informa tion. We expect to continue to face such attempts. Although we seek to prevent, detect and investigate these network security incidents and have taken steps to mitigate the likelihood of network security breaches, there can be no assurance that attacks by unauthorized users will not be attempted in the futuret or that our security measures will be effect ive. ff ff Risks Related to Competition If we failii to competm ett effect profitabiliii tyii may decline. ff ii ivtt ely,ll we maya missii new business ii opportunities or lose existinii gn cliell nts, and our revenues and The market for some of our consulting services is highly competitive. We do not compete against the same companies across all of our segments, practices, services, industries or geographic regions. Instead, we compete with different companies 21 or businesses of companies depending on the particular naturet and the location of the client or delivery of the service(s). Our operations are highly competitive. of a proposed engagement and the types of requested service(s) Our competitors include large organizations, such as the global accounting firms and the large management and financial consulting companies that offer a broad range of consulting services; investment banking firms; IT consulting and software companies, which offer niche services that are the same or similar to services or products offered by one or more of our segments; and small firms and independent contractors that focus on specialized services. Some of our competitors have significantly more financial resources, a larger national or international presence, larger professional staffs and greater brand recognition than we do. Some have lower overhead and other costs and can compete through lower cost-service offerings. Since our business depends in large part on professional relationships, our business has low barriers to entry for professionals electing to start their own firms or work independently. In addition, it is relatively easy for professionals to change employers. If we cannot compete effectively or if the costs of competing, including the costs of hiring and retaining professionals, become too expensive, our revenue growth and financial results could be negatively affected and may differ materially from our expectations. We may face competm ittt iontt from parties who sellll us their businesse ii s and from professionals who cease working for us. In connection with our acquisitions, we generally obtain non-solicitation agreements from the professionals we hire, as well as non-competm ition agreements from senior managers and professionals. The agreements prohibit such individuals from competing with us during the term of their employment and for a fixed period afterwards and from seeking to solicit our employees or clients. In some cases, but not all, we may obtain non-competition or non-solicitation agreements from parties who sell us their businesses or assets. The duration of post-employment non-competition and non-solicitation agreements typically ranges from six to 12 months. Non-competition agreements with the sellers of businesses or assets that we acquire typically continue longer than 12 months. Certain activities may be carved out of, or otherwise may not be prohibited by, these arrangements. We cannot assure that one or more of the parties from whom we acquire a business or assets, or who do not join us or leave our employment, will not compete with us or solicit our employees or clients in the future. jurisdictions may interpret restrictions on competition narrowly and in favor of employees or sellers. Therefore, certain restrictions on competm ition or solicitation may be unenforceable. In addition, we may not pursue legal remedies if we determine that preserving cooperation and a professional relationship with a former employee or his or her clients, or other concerns, outweighs the benefits of any possible legal recourse or the likelihood of success does not justify the costs of pursuing a legal remedy. Such persons, because they have worked for our Company or a business that we acquire, may be able to compete more effectively with us, or be more successful in soliciting our employees and clients, than unaffiliated third parties. States and foreign t Risks Related to Acquisitions We may have diffic e ulty integratin can reduce the benefitsii we receive from acquisitions. gn acquisitions or convincingii tt tt i clients to allowll assignmen i t of their engagements to us, which The process of managing and integrating acquisitions into our existing operations may result in unforeseen operating difficulties and may require significant financial, operational and managerial resources that would otherwise be available for the operation, development and organic expansion of our existing operations. To the extent that we misjudge our ability to properly manage and integrate acquisitions, we may have difficulty achieving our operating, strategic and financial objectives. Acquisitions also may involve a number of special financial, business and operational risks, such as: (i) difficff ulties in rr cultures and management styles; (ii) disparate policies and practices; (iii) client relationship issues; integrating diverse corporate (iv) decreased utilization during the integration process; (v) loss of key existing or acquired personnel; (vi) increased costs to improve or coordinate managerial, operational, financial and administrative systems; (vii) dilutive issuances of equity securities, including convertible debt securities, to finance acquisitions; (viii) the assumptim on of legal liabilities; (ix) future earn-out ents; (x) potential future write-offs relating to the impairmm payments or other price adjustmd ity to collect receivablea intangible assets or the revaluation of assets; (xi) difficulty or inabila ent of goodwill or other acquired s; and (xii) undisclosed liabilities. In addition to the integration challenges mentioned above, our acquisitions of non-U.S. companies offer distinct integration challenges relating to foreign laws and governmental regulations, including tax and employee benefit laws, and other factors relating to operating in countries other than the U.S., which we have addressed above in the discussion regarding the difficulties we may face operating globally. Asset transactions may require us to seek client consents to the assignment of their engagements to us or a subsidiary. All clients may not consent to assignments. In certain cases, such as government contracts and bankruptcy engagements, the 22 consent of clients cannot be solicited until afteff clearance requirements or bidding provisions with which we might not be able to comply. There is no assurance that clients of the acquired entity or local, state, federal or foreign governments will agree to novate or assign their contracts to us. r the acquisition has closed. Further, such engagements may be subjecb t to security The Company may also hire groups of selected professionals from another company. In such event, there may be restrictions on the ability of the professionals who join the Company to compete and work on client engagements. In addition, the Company may enter into arrangements with the former employers of those professionals regarding limitations on their work until any time restrictions pass. In such circumstances, there is no assurance that the Company will enter into mutually agreeablea arrangements with any former employer, and the utilization of such professionals may be limited, and our financial results could be negatively affected until their restrictions end. The Company could also face litigation risks from group hires. We may have a differen cause professionals who join us from an acquiredii i companym to leave us. t system of governance and management from a company we acquire or its parent,tt which could Our governance and management policies and practices will not mirror the policies and practices of an acquired company or its parent. In some cases, different management practices and policies may lead to workplace dissatisfaction on the part of professionals who join our Company. Some professionals may choose not to join our Company or leave after joining us. Existing professionals may leave us as well. The loss of key professionals may harm our business and financial results and cause us not to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition. Risks Related to Our Indebtedness Our leverage could adversely affect our financ operatingii covenantstt under applicable debt instrumtt ial conditiontt ents. ii or operatingn flexibi ee liii tyii if the Company failsii to complyll withii Our senior secured bank revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility"), or our other indebtedness outstanding from time to time, contains or may contain operating covenants that may, subject to exceptions, limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) create, incur or assume certain liens; (ii) make certain restricted payments, investments and loans; (iii) create, incur or assume additional indebtedness or guarantees; (iv) create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other distributions to us from our restricted subsidiaries; (v) engage in M&A transactions, consolidations, sale- leasebacks, joint ventures, and asset and security sales and dispositions; (vi) pay dividends or redeem or repurchase our capia tal stock; (vii) alter the business that we and our subsidia modify the terms of certain indebtedness; (x) prepay, redeem or purchase certain indebtedness; and (xi) make material changes to accounting and reporting practices. ries conduct; (viii) engage in certain transactions with affilff iates; (ix) u In addition, the Credit Facility includes a financial covenant that requires us not to exceed a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio (the ratio of funded debt (less unrestricted cash up to $150.0 million) to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Facility). Operating results below a certain level or other adverse factors, including a significant increase in interest rates, could result in us being unable to comply with certain covenants. If we violate any applicable covenants and are unablea waivers, our agreements governing our indebtedness or other applicablea accelerated, which could permit, in the case of secured debt, the lenders to foreclose on our assets securing the debt thereunder. If the indebtedness is accelerated, we may not be able to repay our debt or borrow sufficient funds to refinance it. Even if we are able to obtain new financing, it may not be on commercially reasonable terms or on terms that are acceptablea to us. If our debt is in default for any reason, our cash flows, financial results or financial condition could be materially and adversely to holders of our affected. In addition, complying with these covenants may cause us to take actions that are not favorablea outstanding indebtedness and may make it more difficult for us to successfully execute our business strategy and compete against companies that are not subjeu agreement could be declared in default and could be ct to such restrictions. to obtain We and our subsidiarie i s may incur signific i ant additional tt indebtedness. We and our subsidiaries may incur substantial additional indebtedness, including additional secured indebtedness, in the e (the future. The terms of the indenture, dated as of August 20, 2018, between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as truste "Indenture") governing the 2.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Convertible Notes”) do not restrict us from incurring additional debt, securing existing or future debt, recapitalizing our debt or taking a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the Indenture. The terms of the agreements governing our Credit Facility and other indebtedness limit, but do not prohibit, us from incurring additional indebtedness. rr 23 Our ability to incur additional indebtedness may have the effecff to pay amounts due with respect to our indebtedness. If we incur new indebtedness or other liabilities, the related risks that we and our subsidiaries may face could intensify. t of reducing the funds availablea We may not be able to generatett sufficient cash to service our indebtedness, and we maya be forced to take other actions satisfys ons under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.ll our payment obligati i tt to Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our indebtedness depends on our future performance, including the performance of our subsidiaries, which will be affected by financial, business and economic conditions, competition and other factors. We will not be able to control many of these factors, such as the general economy, economic conditions in the industries in which we operate and competitive pressures. Our cash flow may not be sufficient to allow us to pay principal and interest on our indebtedness and to meet our other obligations. If our cash flows and capita insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and capia tal expenditures or to sell assets, seek additional capia tal, or restructuret successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. In addition, the terms of existing or futuret debt agreements, including our Credit Facility, may restrict us from pursuing any of these alternatives. or refinance our indebtedness. These alternative measures may not be al resources are In the event that we need to refinance all or a portion of our outstanding indebtedness before maturity or as it matures, we may not be able to obtain terms as favorable as the terms of our existing indebtedness or refinance our existing indebtedness at all. If interest rates or other factors existing at the time of refinancing result in higher interest rates upon refinancing, we will incur higher interest expense. Furthermore, if any rating agency changes our credit rating or outlook, our debt and equity securities could be negatively affecff ted, which could adversely affect our financial condition and financial results. Our Credit Faciliii tyii future domestic subsidiaries, includingn those that join us in connectiontt is guaranteett d by substantial lyll all of our domestic subsidiarie i withii s and will be requiredii ii acquisiti ons. tt to be guaranteett d by Substantially all of our U.S. subsidiaries guarantee our obligations under our Credit Facility, and substantially all of their assets are pledged as collateral for the Credit Facility. Future U.S. subsidiaries will be required to provide similar guarantees under the Credit Facility. If we default on any guaranteed indebtedness, our U.S. subsidiaries could be required to make payments under their guarantees, and our senior secured creditors could foreclose on our U.S. subsidiaries’ assets to satisfy unpaid obligations, which would materially adversely affect our business and financial results. We may not have the abilitll ytt the 2023 Convertibleii our future debt may contain,ii Notes. to raise the funds necessary to settltt ell conversions rr Notes upon a fundamental change,e and the agreements governingii tt limitati ons on our abiliii tyii to pay cash upon conversion rr of the 2023 Convertibleii hase our other indebtedness contain, and ee or repurc hase of the 2023 Convertibleii Notes or to repurc ee and unpaid interest. In addition, upon conversion of the 2023 Holders of the 2023 Convertible Notes will have the right to require us to repurchase their 2023 Convertible Notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2023 Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus any accruedrr Convertible Notes, unless we elect to deliver solely shares of our common stock to settle such conversion (other than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share), we will be required to make cash payments in respect of the 2023 Convertible Notes being converted in accordance with the terms of the Indenturet not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to make repurchases of the 2023 Convertible Notes. Our Credit Facility prohibits us from making any cash payments on the conversion or repurchase of the 2023 Convertible Notes if a default or an event of default under that facility exists or would result from such conversion or t to such conversion or repurchase (and any additional indebtedness incurred in connection repurchase, or if,ff after giving effecff with such conversion or a repurchase), we would not be in pro forma compliance with certain financial tests under the Credit Facility. governing the 2023 Convertible Notes. However, we may The conditional conversion feature of the 2023 Convertibleii and operatingtt ll results. Notes,s if triggered, maya adversely affect our financ ii ial conditiontt In the event the conditional conversion featuret of the 2023 Convertible Notes is triggered, holders of the 2023 Convertible Notes will be entitled to convert the 2023 Convertible Notes at their option at any time during specific periods listed in the Indenturet governing the 2023 Convertible Notes. If one or more holders elect to convert their 2023 Convertible Notes, unless we elect to satisfy our conversion obligation by delivering solely shares of our common stock (other than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share), we would be required to settle a portion or all of our conversion obligation through the payment of cash, which could adversely affect our liquidity. In addition, even if holders do not elect to convert their accounting rules to reclassify all or a portion of the outstanding 2023 Convertible Notes, we could be required under applicablea 24 principal of the 2023 Convertible Notes as a current rather than long-term liability, which would result in a material reduction of our net working capita al. The accountingii method for convertibleii t on our reported have a material effecff ee debt securitiett s that maya be settlett d in cash, such as the 2023 Convertibleii ii financ ial results. ll Notes,s could ff Under Accounting Standards Codification t of ASC 470-20 on the accounting for the 2023 Convertible Notes is that the equity component is required to be al section of stockholders’ equity on our consolidated balance sheet, and the value of the 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (“ASC 470-20”), an entity must separately account for the liability and equity components of convertible debt instruments (such as the 2023 Convertible Notes) that may be settled entirely or partially in cash upon conversion in a manner that reflects the issuer’s economic interest cost. The effecff included in the additional paid-in capita equity component would be treated as original issue discount for purposes of accounting for the debt component of the 2023 Convertible Notes. As a result, we will be required to record a greater amount of non-cash interest expense in current periods presented as a result of the amortization of the discounted carrying value of the 2023 Convertible Notes to their face amount over the term of the 2023 Convertible Notes. We will report lower net income in our financial results because ASC 470-20 will require interest to include both the current period’s amortization of the debt discount and the instrument’s coupon interest, which could adversely affect our reported or futuret financial results, the trading price of our common stock and the trading price of the 2023 Convertible Notes. In addition, under certain circumstances, convertible debt instruments (such as the 2023 Convertible Notes) that may be settled entirely or partly in cash are currently accounted for utilizing the treasury stock method, the effect of which is that the shares issuablea upon conversion of the 2023 Convertible Notes are not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, except to the extent that the conversion value of the 2023 Convertible Notes exceeds their principal amount. Under the treasury stock method, for diluted earnings per share purposes, the transaction is accounted for as if the number of shares of common stock that would be necessary to settle such excess, if we elected to settle such excess in shares, is issued. We cannot be sure that the accounting standards in the future will continue to permit the use of the treasury stock method. If we are unable to use the treasury stock method in accounting for the shares issuablea earnings per share would be adversely affected. upon conversion of the 2023 Convertible Notes, then our diluted Our variable rate indebtedness willii cantly.ll increase signifi i subject us to interest rate risk, ii tt which could cause our annual debt service obligat ions ll to Borrowings under our Credit Facility will be at variablea rates increase, our debt service obligations on the variablea remained the same, and our cash flow could be adversely affecff rate indebtedness could affect indebtedness or our other indebtedness outstanding from time to time. ff rates of interest, which expose us to interest rate risk. If interest rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed ted. An increase in debt service obligations under our variablea our ability to make payments required under the terms of the agreements governing our In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") of the United Kingdom, which regulates the London Interbank r June 30, 2023, subject to any rights of the FCA to compel Offering Rate (“LIBOR”), announced that it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. On December 4, 2020, however, the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (“IBA”), which is the administrator that publishes LIBOR, published its consultation of the market on its intention to cease the publication of all settings of non-U.S. dollar LIBOR and only the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings on December 31, 2021, with the publication of the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings being discontinued afteff the IBA to continue publication (the “IBA Consultation”). The IBA Consultation closed on January 25, 2021 and the IBA intends to share the results with the FCA and publish shortly thereafter a statement summarizing responses from the IBA Consultation. In connection with the IBA Consultation, the FCA issued a statement supporting IBA’s stated intention to extend the expected cessation date for the dominant tenors of U.S. dollar to June 30, 2023. Our Credit Facility, which was undrawn at December 31, 2020 and is indexed to LIBOR, provides for multiple LIBOR currency and tenor options and may be used in the future. Although our Credit Facility provides for alternative reference rates, such alternative reference rates and the consequences of the phase out of LIBOR cannot be entirely predicted at this time. An alternative reference rate could be higher or more volatile than LIBOR prior to its discontinuance, which could result in an increase in the cost of our indebtedness, impact our ability to refinance some or all of our existing indebtedness or otherwise have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, there can be no assurance given as to whether all tenor after 2021, whether certain U.S. dollar LIBOR settings will actually be settings of LIBOR will actually cease to be availablea availablea until June 30, 2023 or whether U.S. dollar LIBOR or such other LIBOR currency will be replaced by an alternative market benchmark in place of U.S. dollar LIBOR or such other LIBOR currency, as the case may be. 25 ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS None. ITEM 2. PROPERTIES Our executive offices located in Washington, D.C., consist of 100,511 square feet under a lease expiring April 2028. Our principal corporate office located in Bowie, Maryland, consists of 30,835 square feet under a lease expiring April 2028. In October 2020, we entered into a material lease agreement, amending and restating the lease agreement entered into during August 2020, for our new principal office space in New York, New York for an initial fixed term of 15 years, subject to two renewal options of five years each. We also lease offices to support our operations in 36 other cities across the U.S., including Chicago, Denver, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and we lease office space to support locations in 27 countries — the U.K., Ireland, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Israel, Denmark, Australia, Malaysia, China (including Hong Kong), Japan, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, Indonesia, India, Qatar, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. We believe our existing leased facilities are adequate to meet our current requirements and that suitablea Singapore, the United Araba Emirates, South Korea, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, space will be available as needed. our international u a ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS From time to time in the ordinary course of business, we are subject to claims, asserted or unasserted, or named as a party to lawsuits or investigations. Litigation, in general, and IP and securities litigation, in particular, can be expensive and disruptive to normal business operations. Moreover, the results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with any certainty, and in the case of more complex legal proceedings, such as IP and securities litigation, the results are difficult to predict at all. We evaluate litigation claims and legal proceedings to assess the likelihood of unfavorablea outcomes and to estimate, if possible, the amount of potential losses. Based on these assessments and estimates, we establia litigation claims or legal proceedings, as appropriate. These assessments and estimates are based on the information availablea management at the time and involve a significant amount of management judgment. Actual outcomes or losses may differ materially from those anticipated at the time. We currently are not aware of any asserted or unasserted legal proceedings or claims that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of our operations. sh reserves and/or disclose the relevant t to ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES Not applicable. 26 PART II ITEM 5. MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER Common Stock Our common stock currently trades on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol FCN. As of January 29, 2021, the number of holders of record of our common stock was 216. Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans The following tabla e includes the number of shares of common stock of the Company authorized or to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights awarded under our employee equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2020: (a) (b) (c) Number of Securities to Be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a)) (in thousands, except per share data) 484 (1) $ 54 (2) 538 $ 36.14 36.75 36.20 1,311 (3) — 1,311 Plan Categoryg y Equity compensation plans approved by our security holders Equity compensation plans not approved by our security holders Total (1) (2) (3) Includes up to (i) 19,748 shares of common stock issuable upon vesting and exercise of outstanding stock options granted under our 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated Effective as of May 14, 2008) vesting and exercise of outstanding stock options granted and (ii) 464,764 shares of common stock issuable upon under our 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated Effective as of June 3, 2015). u Includes up to 53,552 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of fully vested stock options granted as employment inducement on July 30, 2014 to an executive officer hire pursuant to Rule 303.08 of the NYSE. Includes 1,310,586 shares of common stock available forff Plan, all of which are availablea for stock-based awards. issuance under our 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Sales of Unregistered Securities None. 27 Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers The following tabla e provides information with respect to purchases we made of our common stock during d h the fourt ff quarter of 2020: October 1 through October 31, 2020 November 1 through November 30, 2020 December 1 through December 31, 2020 Total Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program (1) Approximate Dollar Value That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (in thousands, except per share data) 599 (2) $ 773 (3) $ 241 (4) $ 1,613 109.09 103.06 106.94 599 (5) $ 769 (6) $ 231 (7) $ 1,599 117,084 37,839 213,191 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) On June 2, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $100.0 million (the “Repurchase Program”). On each of May 18, 2017, December 1, 2017, February 21, 2019 and February 20, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized an additional $100.0 million, respectively. On each of July 28, 2020 and December 3, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized an additional $200.0 million, respectively, increasing the Repurchase Program to an aggregate authorization of $900.0 million. No time limit has been established for the completion of the Repurchase Program, and the Repurchase Program may be suspended, discontinued or replaced by the Board of Directors at any time without prior notice. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we repurchased an aggregate of 3,268,906 shares of our outstanding common stock under the Repurchase Program at an average price of $108.11 per share for a total cost of approximately $353.4 million. Includes 367 shares of common stock withheld to cover payroll tax withholdings related to the lapse restricted stock. a of restrictions on Includes 3,677 shares of common stock withheld to cover payroll tax withholdings related to the lapse on restricted stock. a of restrictions Includes 10,758 shares of common stock withheld to cover payroll tax withholdings related to the lapse on restricted stock. a of restrictions During the month ended October 31, 2020, we repurchased and retired 598,730 shares of common stock, at an average price per share of $109.09, for an aggregate cost of $65.3 million. During the month ended November 30, 2020, we repurchased and retired 768,889 shares of common stock, at an average price per share of $103.04, for an aggregate cost of $79.2 million. During the month ended December 31, 2020, we repurchased and retired 230,921 shares of common stock, at an average price per share of $106.72, for an aggregate cost of $24.6 million. 28 ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA We derived the selected finaff ncial data presented below for the periods or dates indicated fromff our consolidated finaff ncial statements. The data below should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, related notes and other financial information appearing in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Annual Report"). A number of factors have caused our results of operations and financial position to vary significantly fromff the next and can make it difficult to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The most significant of these factors include: acquisitions, special charges and stock repurchases. one year to Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Stockholders' Equity Data Income Statement Data Revenues Operating expenses Direct cost of revenues Selling, general and administrative expenses Special charges Amortization of intangible assets Operating income Other income (expense) Interest income and other Interest expense Gain on sale of business Loss on early extinguishment of debt Income before income tax provision (benefit) Income tax provision (benefit) Net income Earnings per common share — basic Earnings per common share — diluted Weighted average number of common shares $ $ $ outstanding Basic Diluted 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Year Ended December 31, (in thousands, except per share data) $ 2,461,275 $ 2,352,717 $ 2,027,877 $ 1,807,732 $ 1,810,394 1,672,711 488,411 7,103 10,387 2,178,612 282,663 1,534,896 504,074 — 8,152 2,047,122 305,595 1,328,074 465,636 — 8,162 1,801,872 226,005 1,215,560 432,013 40,885 10,563 1,699,021 108,711 1,210,771 436,716 10,445 10,306 1,668,238 142,156 (412) (19,805) — — 262,446 51,764 210,682 5.92 5.67 $ $ $ 2,061 (19,206) — — 288,450 71,724 216,726 5.89 5.69 $ $ $ 4,977 (27,149) 13,031 (9,072) 207,792 57,181 150,611 4.06 3.93 $ $ $ 3,752 (25,358) — — 87,105 (20,857) 107,962 2.79 2.75 $ $ $ 10,466 (24,819) — — 127,803 42,283 85,520 2.09 2.05 35,602 37,149 36,774 38,111 37,098 38,318 38,697 39,192 40,943 41,709 Balance Sheet Data Cash and cash equivalents al (1) Working capita Total assets Long-term debt, net Stockholders’ equity 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 December 31, (in thousands) 294,953 $ $ 459,536 $ 2,777,363 $ 286,131 $ 1,400,181 369,373 $ $ 566,124 $ 2,783,142 $ 275,609 $ 1,489,142 312,069 $ $ 482,783 $ 2,379,121 $ 265,571 $ 1,348,825 189,961 $ $ 383,851 $ 2,257,241 $ 396,284 $ 1,191,971 216,158 $ $ 404,716 $ 2,225,368 $ 365,528 $ 1,207,358 (1) Working capita al is defined as current assets less current liabilities. 29 Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 (in thousands) Stockholders' Equity Data q y Shares of common stock repurchased and retired Total cost 3,269 353,385 $ 1,258 105,915 $ $ 952 55,722 $ 4,674 168,001 $ 537 21,479 30 ITEM 7. OF OPERATRR IONS MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS The following is a discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial condition, results of operations and liquidity and capita t our al resources for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020 and significant factors that could affecff prospective financial condition and results of operations. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supple Report. For a similar discussion and analysis of our results for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared with our results for the year ended December 31, 2018, refer to Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the United States ("U.S.") Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 25, 2020. Historical results and any discussion of prospective results may not indicate our future performance. mentary Data” of this Annual u Business Overview FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional. Individually, each of our segments and practices is staffed with experts recognized for the depth of their knowledge and a track record of making an impact. Collectively, FTI Consulting offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to assist clients across the business cycle, from proactive risk management to rapid response to unexpected events and dynamic environments. We report financial results for the following five reportablea segments: Our Corporate Finance & Restructuring (“Corporate Finance”) segment focuses on the strategic, operational, al needs of our clients around the world. Our clients include companies, boards of directors, financial, transactional and capita investors, private equity sponsors, banks, lenders, and other financing sources and creditor groups, as well as other parties-in- interest. We deliver a wide range of services centered around three core offerings: business transformation, transactions and turnaround, restructuring and bankruptcy. Our Forensic and Litigation Consulting (“FLC”) segment provides law firms, companies, government entities and other interested parties with a multidisciplinary and independent range of services in risk and investigations and disputes, including a focus on highly regulated industries such as our construction & environmental solutions and health solutions services. These services are supported by our data & analytics services which help our clients analyze large, disparate sets of data related to their business operations and support a wide range of services centered around five core offerings: construction & environmental solutions, data & analytics, disputes, health solutions and risk and investigations. our clients during regulatory inquiries and commercial disputes. We deliver u Our Economic Consulting segment, including subsidiary Compass Lexecon LLC, provides law firms, companies, government entities and other interested parties with analyses of complex economic issues for use in international arbit legal and regulatory proceedings, and strategic decision making and public policy debates around the world. We deliver a wide range of services centered around three core offerings: antitrust & competition economics, financial economics and international arbitration. ration, r Our Technology segment provides companim es, law firms and government entities with a comprehensive global portfolio of e-discovery, information governance, privacy and security and corporate legal operations solutions. We deliver a full spectrum of services including data collection, data processing, document review, hosting, advanced analytics and consulting. Our Strategic Communications segment develops and executes communications strategies to help management teams, boards of directors, law firms, governments and regulators manage change and mitigate risk surrounding transformational and disruptive events, including transactions, investigations, disputes, crises, regulation and legislation. We deliver a wide range of services centered around three core offerings: corporate reputation, financial communications and public affai rs. ff We derive substantially all of our revenues from providing professional services to both U.S. and global clients. Most of our services are rendered under time and expense arrangements that obligate the client to pay us a fee for the hours that we incur at agreed-upon rates. Under this arrangement, we typically bill our clients for reimbursable expenses, which may include the cost of producing our work product and other direct expenses that we incur on behalf of the client, such as travel costs. We also render services for which certain clients may be required to pay us a fixed-fee or recurring retainer. These arrangements are generally cancelablea contingent or success fee when and if certain predefined outcomes occur. This type of success fee may supplement a time and expense or fixed-fee arrangement. Success fee revenues may cause variations in our revenues and operating results due to the at any time. Some of our engagements contain performance-based arrangements in which we earn a 31 timing of when achieving the performance-based criteria becomes probable. Seasonal factors, such as the timing of our employees’ and clients’ vacations and holidays, may impact the timing of our revenues across our segments. In our Technology segment, certain clients are billed based on the amount of data storage used or the volume of information processed. Unit-based revenues are defined as revenues billed on a per item, per page or some other unit-based method and include revenues from data processing and hosting. Unit-based revenues include revenues associated with the software products that are made available to customers via a web browser (“on-demand”). On-demand revenues are charged on a unit or monthly basis and include, but are not limited to, processing and review related functions. Our financial results are primarily driven by: • • • • • • • • the number, size and type of engagements we secure; the rate per hour or fixed charges we charge our clients for services; the utilization rates of the revenue-generating professionals we employ; the timing of revenue recognition related to revenues subject to certain performance-based contingencies; the number of revenue-generating professionals; the types of assignments we are working on at different times; the length of the billing and collection cycles; and the geographic locations of our clients or locations in which services are rendered. We define acquisition growth as revenues of acquired companies in the first 12 months following the effecff tive date of an acquisition. Our definition of organic growth is the change in revenues, excluding the impact of all such acquisitions. When significant, we identify the estimated impact of foreign currency (“FX”) driven by our businesses with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar (“USD”). The estimated impact of FX on the period-to-period performance results is calculated as the difference between the prior period results multiplied by the average FX exchange rates to USD in the current period and the prior period results, multiplied by the average FX exchange rates to USD in the prior period. Non-GAAP Financial Measures In the accompanying analysis of financial information, we sometimes use information derived from consolidated and segment financial information that may not be presented in our financial statements or prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. ("GAAP"). Certain of these financial measures are considered not in conformity with GAAP ("non-GAAP financial measures”) under the SEC rules. Specifically, we have referred to the following non-GAAP financial measures: • Total Segment Operating Income • Adjusted EBITDA • Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA • Adjusted EBITDA Margin • Adjusted Net Income • Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share • Free Cash Flow We have included the definitions of Segment Operating Income and Adjusted Segment EBITDA, which are GAAP financial measures, below in order to more fully define the components of certain non-GAAP financial measures in the accompanying analysis of financial information. As described in Note 20, “Segment Reporting” in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report, we evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on of the definition of Adjusted Segment EBITDA. Adjusted Segment EBITDA, and Segment Operating Income is a component m 32 We define Segment Operating Income as a segment’s share of consolidated operating income. We define Total Segment Operating Income, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as the total of Segment Operating Income for all segments, which excludes unallocated corporate expenses. We use Segment Operating Income for the purpose of calculating Adjusted Segment EBITDA. We define Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a segment’s share of consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, remeasurement of acquisition-related contingent consideration, special charges and goodwill impairment charges. We use Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a basis to internally evaluate the financial performance of our segments because we believe it reflects current core operating performance and provides an indicator of the segment’s ability to generate cash. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenues. We define Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as the total of Adjusted Segment EBITDA for all segments, which excludes unallocated corporate expenses. We define Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non- GAAP financial measure, as consolidated net income before income tax provision, other non-operating income (expense), depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, remeasurement of acquisition-related contingent consideration, special charges, goodwill impairment charges, gain or loss on sale of a business and losses on early extinguishment of debt. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with our GAAP financial results and GAAP financial measures, provide management and investors with a more complete understanding of our operating results, including underlying trends. In addition, EBITDA is a common alternative measure of operating performance used by many of our competitors. It is used by investors, financial analysts, rating agencies and others to value and compare the financial performance of companies in our industry. Therefore, we also believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, considered along with corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide management and investors with additional information for comparison of our operating results with the operating results of other companies. We define Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share (“Adjusted EPS”), which are non-GAAP financial measures, as net income and earnings per diluted share ("EPS"), respectively, excluding the impact of remeasurement of acquisition-related contingent consideration, special charges, goodwill impairment charges, losses on early extinguishment of debt, non-cash interest expense on convertible notes and the gain or loss on sale of a business. We use Adjuste d Net Income for the purpose of calculating Adjusted EPS. Management uses Adjusted EPS to assess total Company operating performance on a consistent basis. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with our GAAP financial results and GAAP financial measures, provide management and investors with an additional understanding of our business operating results, including underlying trends. d We define Free Cash Flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as net cash provided by operating activities less cash payments for purchases of property and equipment. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure, when considered together with our GAAP financial results, provides management and investors with an additional understanding of the Company’s ability to generate cash for ongoing business operations and other capia tal deployment. Non-GAAP financial measures are not defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable with other similarly titled measures of other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substit u Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included elsewhere in this report. for or superior to, the information contained in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and utet 33 Full Year 2020 Executive Highlights Financ ii i ial Highli ghts i Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 % Increase (Decrease) (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2,461,275 7,103 210,682 332,271 5.67 5.99 327,069 6,321 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2,352,717 — 216,726 343,900 5.69 5.80 217,886 5,567 4.6% 100.0% -2.8% -3.4% -0.4% 3.3% 50.1% 13.5% Revenue s Special charges (1) e Net incom Adjusted EBITDA Earnings per common share — diluted Adjusted earnings per common share — diluted s Net cash provided by operating activitie Total number of employees (1) Excluded fromff non-GAAP financial measures. Revenues Revenues forff the year ended December 31, 2020 increased $$108.6 imilllliion, or 4.6%, as comparedd wiithh thhe yyear end dded l l quisi iti i i quisi iti i i on-relat ded revenues c on-relat ded revenues, revenue is increasedd $$67.8 Dece bmber 31, 2019. Ac ac iFinance seggment, hiwhi hch was partiiallllyy offse bt by ly lowe dr dem dand for our FLC s gegment, as wellll as a $$38.5 through oronavirus through revenues, dand entertaiinment expenses, compa dred i hwith 2019. lvel tra iprima ilrilyy res lultinging from a C iDisease 2019 (("COVID- i e imilllliion, or 2.9%, p irim iarilyly ddue to iincreas ded ddema dnd for our Corporat imilllliion, or 1.7%, comparedd wiithh 2019. Excl di lrelat ded dde lcliine iin bibillll blable ontribbutedd $$40.7 )19") pa dndemiic imilllliion ddecrease iin pass- ludi gng hthe rr i Special Charges During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded a special charge of $7.1 million, which consists of the folff lowing components: • • $4.7 million of lease abaa ndonment and other relocation costs associated with the consolidation of office space in New York, New York. The lease abaa ndonment costs include non-cash charges of $4.4 million related to accelerated amortization on operating lease assets and accelerated depreciation on lease-related property and equipment; and $2.4 million of employee severance and other employee-related costs associated with performance-related actions in our FLC segment that impacted 16 employees. All of these amounts will be paid in cash within the next 12 months. There were no special charges recorded during the year ended December 31, 2019. The following tablea details the special charges by segment: Corporate Finance FLC Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Segment special charge Unallocated Corporate Total 34 Year Ended December 31, 2020 (in thousands) 861 3,484 35 276 2,074 6,730 373 7,103 $ $ Net income Net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased $6.0 million, or 2.8%, as comparedd iwi hth hthe yyear end dded Dece bmber 31, 2019. The decrease in net income was due to higher compensation expenses, primarily related to a 14.5% increase in billable headcount and higher variable compensation, as well as a special charge of $7.1 million, which were partially offset by an increase in revenues, a decline in selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses and a lower effective tax rate, primarily due to a combined $11.2 million tax benefit from the use of foreign tax credits and the deferred tax benefit of an intellectual property license agreement between subsidiaries. Adjusted EBITBB DATT Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased $11.6 million, or 3.4%, as comparedd i hwith hthe yyear dendedd Dece bmber 31, 2019. Adjusted EBITDA was 13.5% of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared with 14.6% of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the special charge, was due to higher compensation expenses, primarily related to a 14.5% increase in billable headcount and higher variable compensation, which were partially offset by an increase in revenues and a decline in SG&A expenses. EPSPP and Adjustedtt EPS EPS for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased $0.02 to $5.67 compared with $5.69 for the year ended December 31, 2019. 2020 EPS included a $$7.1 due to the lower operating results described above, which were partially offset by a lower effective tax rate and a decline in diluted weighted average shares outstanding. imilllliion special charge, which reduced EPS by $0.14. The decrease in EPS was primarily Adjusted EPS for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased $0.19 to $5.99 compared with $5.80 for the year ended December 31, 2019. Adjusted EPS for the year ended December 31, 2020 excludes the $7.1 million special charge and $9.1 million of non-cash interest expense related to the 2.0% convertible senior notes due 2023 (the "2023 Convertible Notes"), d EPS by $0.14 and $0.18, respectively. Adjusted EPS for the year ended December 31, 2019 excluded which increased Adjuste $8.6 million of non-cash interest expense related to the 2023 Convertible Notes, which increased Adjuste d EPS by $0.17 and a discrete tax adjustment resulting from a change in estimate related to the accounting for the Ringtail e-discovery software and related business divestiture (collectively, "Ringtail Divestiture" ), which decreased Adjuste d EPS by $0.06. d d d t Liquidit ytt and Capita altt Alloll cationtt ii Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased $109.2 million to $327.1 million compared with $217.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to higher cash collections, combined with lower non-compensation-related operating costs, which were partially offset by higher compensation, primarily related to headcount growth, and an increase in income tax payments. Days sales outstanding (“DSO”) was 95 days as of December 31, 2020 compared with 97 days as of December 31, 2019. A portion of net cash provided by operating activities was used to repurchase and retire approximately 3.3 million shares of our common stock under our Repurchase Program for an average price per share of $108.11, at a total cost of $353.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2020. We had $213.2 million remaining under the Repurchase Program to repurchase additional shares as of December 31, 2020. Free Cash Flow was an inflow of $292.2 million and $175.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase was primarily due to higher net cash provided by operating activities, as described above. tt Other Strategi c Activitiii es During the year ended December 31, 2020, we acquired certain assets of Delta Partners Group Limited, a leading telecom, media and technology focused strategy consulting and investment banking firm with offices in Dubai, New York, Singapore, Barcelona, Johannesburg, San Francisco and Sydney. Also, during the year ended December 31, 2020, we entered into a material lease agreement for our new principal office space in New York, New York to consolidate existing office space iinto fewer lloca itions andd iin an iti icipatiion of futuret needds iin iview of our current lleases, hi hwhich are hsch dedul dled to expiire iin Nove bmber 2021. ffioffice space 35 COCOVID-II 919 dPande imic hThe COVID-19 dpandemiic hhas creat ded glgl b lobal lvola itilili yty, economiic uncertaiintyy a dnd ggenerall m karke dt diis finefited fd fromff though we bbe inci lal res lults, though to sociial dl diista da decliline iin tra dpandemiic iimpactedd eachh of our seggments, practiices lcliient ds dued dand entertaiinment expenses. In addidditiion, we ion in demand, and in some cases delays, in our ability to provide certain services due to regulatory yyear e dnded Dd ecember 31, 2020, hthe COVID-19 ggene lral l, liimiitatiions iin our babililiityy to ser ivice our iimpactedd our fifina expe iriencedd a rede uctd moratoriums and postponements of legal proceedings and investigations. These events arising from the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted our segment results to a varied extent during the year ended December 31, 2020, but they particularly negatively impacted our FLC segment. While restructuring segment experienced increased demand as comparem the second half of 2020 we experienced a decline in activity as compared economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, during with the firff st half of 2020 primarily resulting from government-backed stimulus packages and the availability of other financing sources. hThe extent to hiwhi hch hthe COVID-19 pa dndemiic and bankruptcy services provided by our Corporate Finance d with the year ended December 31, 2019 as a result of the adverse iffi iontinue to iimpact our b ibusines is i ds diffi inci gng, tra lvel lvel res itrictiions lcult to p di redict. gnega iti ilwilll c d t i dand regions dand remote w kork ruption. Duringing hthe gions diffdifferently.ly. In lvelyy Headcount Our total headcount increased 13.5% from 5,567 as of December 31, 2019 to 6,321 as of December 31, 2020. The includes the net billabla e headcount additions (reductions) for the year ended December 31, 2020: following tablea Billable Headcount December 31, 2019 Additions (reductions), net December 31, 2020 Percentage change in headcount from December 31, 2019 Corporate Finance (1) (2) FLC (1) Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications 1,194 461 1,655 1,351 (8) 1,343 790 101 891 361 47 408 728 42 770 Total 4,424 643 5,067 38.6% -0.6% 12.8% 13.0% 5.8% 14.5% (1) (2) There were 66 revenue-generating professionals in Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) who moved from FLC to Corporate Finance durid There were 151 revenue-generating professionals added during the year ended December 31, 2020 related to the acquisition of a strategy consulting and investment banking business within the Corporate Finance segment. ng the year ended December 31, 2020. 36 RESULTS OF OPERATRR IONS Segment and Consolidated Operating Results: rate Finance Revenues Corporr FLC Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Total revenues Segment operating income Corporate Finance FLC Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Total segment operating income Unallocated corporate expenses Operating income Other income (expense) Interest income and other Interest expense Income before income tax provision Income tax provision Net income Earnings per common share — basic Earnings per common share — diluted Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA: Net income Add back: Income tax provision Interest income and other Interest expense Depreciation and amortization Amortization of intangible assets Special charges Adjusted EBITDA 37 Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (in thousands, except per share data) $ $ $ $ $ $ 910,184 500,275 599,088 223,016 228,712 2,461,275 205,029 23,899 85,690 30,869 31,639 377,126 (94,463) 282,663 (412) (19,805) (20,217) 262,446 51,764 210,682 5.92 5.67 $ $ $ $ $ $ 723,721 577,780 592,542 215,584 243,090 2,352,717 152,948 98,648 78,201 35,022 39,174 403,993 (98,398) 305,595 2,061 (19,206) (17,145) 288,450 71,724 216,726 5.89 5.69 Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (in thousands) $ 210,682 $ 216,726 51,764 412 19,805 32,118 10,387 7,103 71,724 (2,061) 19,206 30,153 8,152 — $ 332,271 $ 343,900 Reconciliation of Net Income and EPS to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS: Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Net income Add back: Special charges Tax impact of special charges Non-cash interest expense on convertible notes Tax impact of non-cash interest expense on convertible notes Tax impact of gain on sale of business (1) Adjusted Net Income Earnings per common share — diluted Add back: Special charges Tax impact of special charges Non-cash interest expense on convertible notes Tax impact of non-cash interest expense on convertible notes Tax impact of gain on sale of business (1) Adjusted earnings per common share — diluted (in thousands, except per share data) 216,726 $ 210,682 $ 7,103 (1,847) 9,083 (2,361) — 222,660 5.67 0.19 (0.05) 0.24 (0.06) — 5.99 $ $ $ — — 8,606 (2,237) (2,097) 220,998 5.69 — — 0.23 (0.06) (0.06) 5.80 $ $ $ Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — diluted 37,149 38,111 (1) In 2019, represents a discrete tax adjust Ringtail Divestiture in 2018. d ment resulting from a change in estimate related to the accounting for the Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow: Net cash provided by operating activities Purchases of property and equipment Free Cash Flow Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared with December 31, 2019 Revenues and operatingii income Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (in thousands) $ $ 327,069 (34,866) 292,203 $ $ 217,886 (42,072) 175,814 See “Segment Results” for an expanded discussion of revenues, gross profit and SG&A expenses. Unallocll ated corporate expenses Unallocated corporate expenses decreased $3.9 million, or 4.0%, to $94.5 million in 2020 from $98.4 million in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to lower travel and entertainment expenses due to restrictions imposed by governments to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and lower variable compensation for our executive and regional leadership. tt Interes t incomii e and other tt Interest income and other, which includes FX gains and losses, decreased $2.5 million to a $0.4 million loss for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared with $2.1 million of income forff primarily due to $1.0 million in lower interest income and a $1.0 million increase in net FX losses. the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease was 38 FX gains and losses, both realized and unrealized, relate to the remeasurement or settlement of monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in a currency other than an entity’s functional currency. These monetary assets and liabilities include cash, as well as third-party and intercompany receivablea s and payablea s. tt Interes t expense ee Interest expense increased $0.6 million, or 3.1%, to $19.8 million in 2020 from $19.2 million in 2019. Income tax provision Our income tax provision decreased $20.0 million, or 27.8%, to $$51.8 imilllliion in 2020 from $71.7 million in 2019. Our effective tax rate was 19.7% for 2020 as compared with 24.9% for 2019. The lower effective tax rate in 2020 was primarily dued to a combined $11.2 million tax benefit fromff property license agreement between subsidiaries, as well as a favff orable discrete tax adjustmd compensation. the use of foreign tax credits and the deferred tax benefit of an intellectual t ent related to share-based SEGMENT RESULTS Totaltt Adjusdd SS ted Segme nt EBITBB DATT We evaluate the performance of each of our operating segments based on Adjusted Segment EBITDA, which is a GAAP financial measure. The folff measure, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019: lowing tabla e reconciles net income to Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (in thousands) $ 210,682 $ 216,726 51,764 412 19,805 94,463 377,126 29,381 10,387 6,730 423,624 $ 71,724 (2,061) 19,206 98,398 403,993 27,369 8,152 — 439,514 $ Net income Add back: Income tax provision Interest income and other Interest expense Unallocated corporate expenses (1) Total segment operating income Add back: Segment depreciation expense Amortization of intangible assets Segment special charges d Total Adjuste d Segment EBITDA (1) Includes a $0.4 million special charge. 39 Othett r SegSS megg nt Operatingtt Data Number of revenue-generating professionals (at period end): rate Finance Corporr FLC Economic Consulting Technology (1) Strategic Communications Total revenue-generating professionals Utilization rates of billable professionals: (2) rate Finance Corporr FLC Economic Consulting Average billable rate per hour: (3) rate Finance Corporr FLC Economic Consulting Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 1,655 1,343 891 408 770 5,067 63% 51% 68% $ $ $ 468 335 494 $ $ $ 1,194 1,351 790 361 728 4,424 67% 63% 75% 452 337 500 (1) (2) (3) The number of revenue-generating professionals for the Technology segment excludes as-needed professionals, who we employ based on demand for the segment’s services. We employed an average of 331 and 285 as-needed employees during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. d our billable professionals by dividing the number of hours that all of our billablea We calculate the utilization rate forff professionals worked on client assignments during a period by the total available working hours for all of our billable professionals during adjusted for part-time hours, U.S. standard work weeks and local country holidays. Available working hours include our segments that vacation and professional training days, but exclude holidays. Utilization rates are presented forff primarily bill clients on an hourly basis. We have not presented utilization rates for our Technology and Strategic Communications segments as most of the revenues of these segments are not generated on an hourly basis. the same period. Available hours are determined by the standard hours worked by each employee, For engagements where revenues are based on number of hours worked by our billablea rate per hour is calculated by dividing revenues (excluding revenues fromff success fees, pass-through revenues and outside consultants) for a period by the number of hours worked on client assignments during the same period. We have not presented average billablea of the revenues of these segments are not based on billablea rates per hour for our Technology and Strategic Communications segments as most professionals, average billable hours. 40 CORPORATE FINANCE & RESTRUCTURING Revenues Percentage change in revenues fromff prior year Operating expenses Direct cost of revenues Selling, general and administrative expenses Special charges Amortization of intangible assets Segment operating income Percentage change in segment operating income fromff prior year Add back: Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets Special charges Adjusted Segment EBITDA Gross profit (1) Percentage change in gross profit fromff prior year Gross profit margin (2) Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a percent of revenues Number of revenue-generating professionals (at period end) Percentage change in number of revenue-generating professionals fromff prior year Utilization rate of billablea Average billablea rate per hour professionals Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (dollars in thousands, except rate per hour) $ 910,184 $ 723,721 25.8% 578,875 118,964 861 6,455 705,155 205,029 34.1% 10,940 861 216,830 331,309 22.9% 36.4% 23.8% 1,655 38.6% 63% 468 $ $ $ $ $ $ 454,214 112,630 — 3,929 570,773 152,948 7,787 — 160,735 269,507 37.2% 22.2% 1,194 67% 452 (1) (2) Revenues less direct cost of revenues Gross profit as a percentage of revenues Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared with December 31, 2019 Revenues increased $186.5 million, or 25.8%, from 2019 to 2020. Acquisition-related revenues contributed $40.7 million, or 5.6%, compared with 2019. Excluding the acquisition-related revenues, revenues increased $145.7 million, or 20.1%, primarily due to higher demand for our restructuring services, largely in North America and EMEA. Gross profit increased $61.8 million, or 22.9%, from 2019 to 2020. Gross profit margin decreased 0.8 percentage points from 2019 to 2020. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily dued headcount and an increase in variablea utilization. compensation as a percentage of revenues, combined with a 4 percentage point decline in to increased compensation related to higher SG&A expenses increased $6.3 million, or 5.6%, from 2019 to 2020. SG&A expenses of 13.1% of revenues in 2020 compared with 15.6% in 2019. The increase in SG&A expenses was primarily dued infrastructuret entertainment and bad debt expenses. to acquisition-related expenses and higher support costs, largely related to an increase in headcount, which was partially offset by a decrease in travel and 41 FORENSIC AND LITIGATION CONSULTING Revenues Percentage change in revenues fromff prior year Operating expenses Direct cost of revenues Selling, general and administrative expenses Special charges Amortization of intangible assets Segment operating income Percentage change in segment operating income fromff prior year Add back: Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets Special charges Adjusted Segment EBITDA Gross profit (1) Percentage change in gross profit fromff prior year Gross profit margin (2) Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a percent of revenues Number of revenue-generating professionals (at period end) Percentage change in number of revenue-generating professionals fromff prior year Utilization rate of billablea Average billablea rate per hour professionals Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (dollars in thousands, except rate per hour) $ 577,780 500,275 $ -13.4% 377,530 94,562 3,484 800 476,376 23,899 -75.8% 5,991 3,484 33,374 122,745 -41.5% 24.5% 6.7% 1,343 -0.6% 51% 335 $ $ $ $ $ $ 367,988 109,992 — 1,152 479,132 98,648 5,787 — 104,435 209,792 36.3% 18.1% 1,351 63% 337 (1) (2) Revenues less direct cost of revenues Gross profit as a percentage of revenues Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared with December 31, 2019 Revenues decreased $77.5 million, or 13.4%, from 2019 to 2020. The decrease was primarily due to lower demand for all of our services, particularly forff our disputes, investigations and health solutions services. Gross profit decreased $87.0 million, or 41.5%, from 2019 to 2020. Gross profit margin decreased 11.8 percentage points from 2019 to 2020. The decrease in gross profit margin was largely related to a 12 percentage point decline in utilization. SG&A expenses decreased $15.4 million, or 14.0%, from 2019 to 2020. SG&A expenses of 18.9% of revenues in 2020 compared with 19.0% in 2019. The decrease in SG&A expenses was primarily driven by lower travel and entertainment, bad debt, hiring and other general and administrative expenses. 42 ECONOMIC CONSULTING Revenues Percentage change in revenues fromff prior year Operating expenses Direct cost of revenues Selling, general and administrative expenses Special charges Amortization of intangible assets Segment operating income Percentage change in segment operating income fromff prior year Add back: Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets Special charges Adjusted Segment EBITDA Gross profit (1) Percentage change in gross profit fromff prior year Gross profit margin (2) Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a percent of revenues Number of revenue-generating professionals (at period end) Percentage change in number of revenue-generating professionals fromff prior year Utilization rate of billablea Average billablea rate per hour professionals Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (dollars in thousands, except rate per hour) $ 592,542 599,088 $ 1.1% 434,324 78,714 35 325 513,398 85,690 9.6% 5,707 35 91,432 164,764 6.5% 27.5% 15.3% 891 12.8% 68% 494 $ $ $ $ $ $ 437,862 76,302 — 177 514,341 78,201 5,911 — 84,112 154,680 26.1% 14.2% 790 75% 500 (1) (2) Revenues less direct cost of revenues Gross profit as a percentage of revenues Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared with December 31, 2019 Revenues increased $6.5 million, or 1.1%, from 2019 to 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher demand for our mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") related antitrust services, which was partially offset by lower demand for our financial economics services, along with lower realized bill rates due to the mix of client engagements and staffing for our non-M&A- related antitrust services. Gross profit increased $10.1 million, or 6.5%, from 2019 to 2020. Gross profit margin increased 1.4 percentage points to a higher proportion of junior professional staff, compensation as a percentage of revenues and a favff orable mix of lower margin contractor revenues, which was from 2019 to 2020. The increase in gross profit margin was primarily dued lower variablea partially offset by a 7 percentage point decline in utilization. SG&A expenses increased $2.4 million, or 3.2%, from 2019 to 2020. SG&A expenses of 13.1% of revenues in 2020 compared with 12.9% in 2019. The increase in SG&A expenses was primarily driven by higher bad debt, which was partially offset by lower travel and entertainment expenses. 43 TECHNOLOGY Revenues Percentage change in revenues fromff prior year Operating expenses Direct cost of revenues Selling, general and administrative expenses Special charges Segment operating income Percentage change in segment operating income from prior year Add back: Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets Special charges Adjusted Segment EBITDA Gross profit (1) Percentage change in gross profit fromff prior year Gross profit margin (2) Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a percent of revenues Number of revenue-generating professionals (at period end) (3) Percentage change in number of revenue-generating professionals fromff prior year Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (dollars in thousands) $ 223,016 $ 215,584 3.4% 134,568 57,303 276 192,147 30,869 -11.9% 123,504 57,058 — 180,562 35,022 11,868 276 43,013 88,448 $ $ 10,666 — 45,688 92,080 $ $ -3.9% 39.7% 19.3% 408 13.0% 42.7% 21.2% 361 (1) (2) (3) Revenues less direct cost of revenues Gross profit as a percentage of revenues Includes personnel involved in direct client assistance and revenue-generating consultants and excludes professionals employed on an as-needed basis Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared with December 31, 2019 Revenues increased $7.4 million, or 3.4%, from 2019 to 2020. The increase was primarily driven by higher demand and realized bill rates for our consulting services, largely dued to M&A-related "second request" and litigation activities, which was partially offset by lower revenues related to the completion of a transitional services agreement, as well as lower realized rates for our managed review services. Gross profit decreased $3.6 million, or 3.9%, from 2019 to 2020. Gross profit margin decreased 3.0 percentage points from 2019 to 2020. The decrease in gross profit margin was largely due to the completion of a transitional services agreement combined with lower profitability for our managed review and processing services, which was partially offset by higher profitability for our consulting services. SG&A expenses increased $0.2 million, or 0.4%, from 2019 to 2020. SG&A expenses of 25.7% of revenues in 2020 compared with 26.5% in 2019. 44 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Revenues Percentage change in revenues fromff prior year Operating expenses Direct cost of revenues Selling, general and administrative expenses Special charges Amortization of intangible assets Segment operating income Percentage change in segment operating income from prior year Add back: Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets Special charges Adjusted Segment EBITDA Gross profit (1) Percentage change in gross profit fromff prior year Gross profit margin (2) Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a percent of revenues Number of revenue-generating professionals (at period end) Percentage change in number of revenue-generating professionals fromff prior year (1) (2) Revenues less direct cost of revenues Gross profit as a percentage of revenues Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared with December 31, 2019 Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (dollars in thousands) $ 228,712 $ 243,090 -5.9% 147,414 44,779 2,074 2,806 197,073 31,639 -19.2% 151,319 49,703 — 2,894 203,916 39,174 5,262 2,074 38,975 81,298 $ $ 5,370 — 44,544 91,771 $ $ -11.4% 35.5% 17.0% 770 5.8% 37.8% 18.3% 728 Revenues decreased $14.4 million, or 5.9%, from 2019 to 2020. The decrease in revenues was due to an $8.6 million decline in pass-through revenues, and a reduction in retainer- and project-based revenues, primarily driven by lower demand for our corporate reputation services. Gross profit decreased $10.5 million, or 11.4%, from 2019 to 2020. Gross profit margin decreased 2.3 percentage points from 2019 to 2020. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily driven by higher costs due to increased headcount, which was partially offset by an increase in lower margin pass-through revenues and a decrease in variablea percentage of revenues. compensation as a SG&A expenses decreased $4.9 million, or 9.9%, from 2019 to 2020. SG&A expenses of 19.6% of revenues in 2020 compared with 20.4% in 2019. The decrease in SG&A expenses was primarily dued to lower travel and entertainment expenses. 45 LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Cash Flowsw Cash Flows Net cash provided by operating activitie s Net cash used in investing activities Net cash used in finff ancing activities DSO $ $ $ Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 (dollars in thousands) 327,069 $ (60,120) $ (360,053) $ 217,886 (60,606) (103,311) 97 95 We generally finance our day-to-day operations, capital expenditures, acquisitions and share repurchases through cash flows from operations. During the first quarter of our fiscal year, our cash needs generally exceed our cash flows from operations due to the payment of annual incentive compensation. Our operating cash flows generally exceed our cash needs subsequent to the second quarter of each year. Our operating assets and liabilities consist primarily of billed and unbilled accounts receivable, notes receivable fromff employees, accounts payable, accruedr receivables, as well as compensat m expenses and accruedrr compensation expenses. The timing of billings and collections of ion and vendor payments, affect the changes in these balances. DSO is a performance measure used to assess how quickly revenues are collected by the Company. We calculate DSO at the end of each reporting period by dividing net accounts receivablea revenues for the quarter, adjuste d forff quarter. d changes in foreign exchange rates. We multiply the result by the number of days in the reduced by billings in excess of services provided, by Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared with December 31, 2019 Net cash provided by operating activities increased $109.2 million, or 50.1%, from 2019 to 2020. The increase in net to higher cash collections, combined with lower non-compensation- cash provided by operating activities was primarily dued related operating costs, which were partially offset by higher compensation, primarily related to headcount growth, and an increase in income tax payments. DSO was 95 days as of December 31, 2020 and 97 days as of December 31, 2019. Net cash used in investing activities decreased $0.5 million, or 0.8%, from 2019 to 2020. The decrease in net cash used to a decrease of $7.0 million in capital expenditures, partially offset by an increase of in investing activities was primarily dued $6.5 million in payments forff the acquisition of businesses, net of cash received. Net cash used in finff ancing activities increased $256.7 million, or 248.5%, from 2019 to 2020. The increase in net cash used in financing activities was primarily dued the Repurchase Program. Capitaltt Resources to an increase of $247.8 million in payments for common stock repurchases under As of December 31, 2020, our capita al resources included $295.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and availablea a ity of $548.9 million under the $550.0 million revolving line of credit under our senior secured bank revolving borrowing capac credit facility (the "Credit Facility"). As of December 31, 2020, we had no outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility and $1.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduced the availabila letters of credit primarily in lieu of security deposits forff our leased office facff under the Credit Facility includes a $75.0 million sublimit forff British pound, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar. ity of borrowings under the Credit Facility. We use ilities. The $550.0 million revolving line of credit borrowings in currencies other than USD, including the euro, The availability of borrowings, as well as issuances and extensions of letters of credit, under our Credit Facility is subject to specified conditions. We may choose to repay outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility at any time before maturity without premium or penalty. Borrowings under the Credit Facility in USD, euro and British pound bear interest at an annual rate equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), plus an applicable margin or an alternative base rate plus an ing rate per annum equal to the highest of (1) the rate of interest in applicable margin. The alternative base rate means a fluff ctuat effect for such day as the prime rate announced by Bank of America, (2) the fedff rate plus the sum of 50 basis points, and (3) the one-month LIBOR plus 100 basis points. Borrowings under the Credit Facility in Canadian dollars bear interest at an annual rate equal to the Canadian Dealer Offered Rate plus an appl icable margin. Borrowings under the Credit Facility in Australian dollars bear interest at an annual rate equal to the Bank Bill Swap Reference Bid Rate plus an applicable margin. The ff eral funds a t 46 Credit Facility is guaranteed by substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries and is secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of FTI Consulting and such domestic subsidiaries. Subject to certain conditions, at any time prior to maturity, we will be able to invite existing and new lenders to increase the size of the facility up to a maximum of $700.0 million. Our Credit Agreement and other indebtedness outstanding from time to time contains or may contain covenants that, among other things, may limit our ability to: incur additional indebtedness; create liens; pay dividends on our capia tal stock, make distributions or repurchases of our capita or substantially all of our assets; guarantee obligations of other entities or our foreign subsidiaries; enter into hedging agreements; enter into transactions with affilff businesses. In addition, the Credit Agreement includes a financial covenant that requires us not to exceed a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio (the ratio of funded debt (less unrestricted cash up to $150.0 million) to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement). As of December 31, 2020, we were in compliance with the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement and the indenture, dated as of August 20, 2018, between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Indenture" iates or related persons; or engage in any business other than consulting-related al stock or make specified other restricted payments; consolidate, merge or sell all ), governing the 2023 Convertible Notes. t Future Capital Needs We anticipate that our futuret capia tal needs will principally consist of funds required for: • • • • • • • • operating and general corporate expenses relating to the operation of our businesses; capital expenditures, primarily for information technology equipment, office furniture and leasehold improvements; debt service requirements, including interest payments on our long-term debt; compensation to designated executive management and senior managing directors under our various long-term incentive compensation programs; discretionary funding of the Repurchase Program; contingent obligations related to our acquisitions; potential acquisitions of businesses; and other known future contractual t obligations. During 2020, we spent $34.9 million in capia tal expenditures to support our organization, including direct support for our organization in an specific client engagements. During 2021, we currently expect to make capita aggregate amount between $70 million and $80 million, which includes costs related to leasehold improvements for our new principal office space in New York, New York. Our estimate takes into consideration the needs of our existing businesses but does not include the impact of any purchases that we may be required to make as a result of future acquisitions or specific client engagements that are not completed or not currently contemplated. Our capital expenditure requirements may change if our staffing levels or technology needs change significantly from what we currently anticipate, if we are required to purchase additional equipment specifically to support new client engagements or if we pursue and complete additional acquisitions. al expenditures u to support t 2023 Convertibleii Notes Our 2023 Convertible Notes were issued pursuant to the Indenture. The 2023 Convertible Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.0% per year, payablea semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2019. The 2023 Convertible Notes will mature on August 15, 2023, unless earlier converted or repurchased. Upon conversion, the 2023 Convertible Notes may be settled, at our election, in cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock. t Each $1,000 principal amount of the 2023 Convertible Notes will be convertible into 9.8643 shares of our common stock, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $101.38 per share of common stock, at maturity, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of specified events. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding May 15, 2023, the 2023 Convertible Notes may be converted only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing afteff reported sale price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; (2) during the five business day period after any r the calendar quarter ending on September 30, 2018 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last 47 five consecutive trading day period (the “Measurement Period”) in which the trading price (as defined in the Indenture) $1,000 principal amount of the 2023 Convertible Notes for each trading day of the Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of our common stock and the conversion rate in effecff upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. On or aftff er May 15, 2023, until the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date of August 15, 2023, holders may convert their 2023 Convertible Notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. t on each such trading day; or (3) per t We may not redeem the 2023 Convertible Notes prior to the maturity date. If we undergo a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), subject to certain conditions, holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or part of their 2023 Convertible Notes in principal amounts of $1,000 or a multiple thereof. The fundamental change repurchase price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2023 Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, in certain circumstances, we may be required to increase the conversion rate for any 2023 Convertible Notes converted in connection with a make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture). Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and Note 14, "Debt" in Part II, Item 8 and "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report for a further discussion of the 2023 Convertible Notes. See Note 1, "Description of Business and t sw Cash Flowll al expenditures For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 our cash flows from operations exceeded our cash needs for capita and debt service requirements. We believe that our cash flows from operations, supplemented by short- term borrowings under our Credit Facility, as necessary, will provide adequate cash to fund our long-term cash needs for the next 12 months or longer. t Our conclusion that we will be able to fund our cash requirements for the next 12 months by using existing capia tal resources and cash generated from operations does not take into account exacerbation of, or additional or prolonged disruptions caused by, the COVID-19 pandemic that could result in a material adverse impacm t on our business, which are events beyond our acquisitions, unexpected significant changes in number of employees or other unanticipated control, or the impact of any futuret uses of cash. The anticipated cash needs of our business could change significantly if we pursue and complete additional business acquisitions, if our business plans change, if events, including economic disruptions, arising from the COVID-19 pandemic worsen, or if other economic conditions change from those currently prevailing or from those now anticipated, or if other unexpected circumstances arise that may have a material effect on the cash flow or profitabila material negative changes in the health and welfare of our employees or those of our clients, and the operating performance or financial results of our business. Any of these events or circumstances, including any new business opportunit significant additional funding needs in excess of the identified currently availablea additional debt or equity funding to meet those needs. Our ability to raise additional capia tal, if necessary, is subject to a variety of factors that we cannot predict with certainty, including: sources and could require us to raise ity of our business, including ies, could involve t • • • • • our future profitability; the quality of our accounts receivable; our relative levels of debt and equity; the volatility and overall condition of the capia tal markets; and the market prices of our securities. Any new debt funding, if availablea , may be on terms less favorable to us than our Credit Facility or the 2023 Convertible Notes. See “Forward-Looking Statements” under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A, of this Annual Report. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements We have no off-balance sheet arrangements and we have not entered into any transactions involving unconsolidated subsidiaries or special purpose entities that would be expected to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. 48 tt Future ConCC tractual Obligat ions ll The following tabla e sets forth ff our estimates as to the amounts and timing of our futuret contractual t obligations as of December 31, 2020. The information in the tablea relevant agreements, appropriate classification of items under GAAP currently in effect and certain assumptions such as interest rates. Future events could cause actual unconditional payments and is based on the terms of the from these amounts. payments to differ reflects futuret ff t t Future contractual obligations related to our long-term debt assume that payments will be made based on the current payment schedule and that interest payments will be at their stated rates and exclude any additional revolving line of credit borrowings or repayments subsequent to December 31, 2020 and prior to the November 30, 2023 maturity date of our Credit Facility. Contractual Obligations g Total Less than 1 Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years More than 5 Years Long-term debt (1) Operating leases Total obligations $ $ 335,225 243,486 578,711 $ $ 6,325 49,666 55,991 (in thousands) 328,900 $ 75,489 404,389 $ $ $ — $ 54,388 54,388 $ — 63,943 63,943 Payments Due by Period (1) Includes principal and interest payments. Projeo cted interest payments may differ ff outstanding on our Credit Facility, as well as changes in market interest rates. in the future based on the balance On October 26, 2020, the Company entered into a material lease agreement, amending and restating the lease agreement ff locations and in anticipation of futuret entered into as of August 19, 2020 (the "Lease") for its new principal office space in New York, New York to consolidate existing office space into fewer scheduled to expire in November 2021. The Company expects to accept possession of the premises on or about April 1, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Lease shall continue for an initial fixff ed term of 15 years, subject to two renewal options of five years each. Fixed rental payments under the Lease are scheduled to commence in April 2022, payablea monthly installments, and will aggregate approxim ately $145 million, excluding lease-related incentives over the term of the Lease. During the lease term, the Company will be responsible for its percentage share of the leased square footage of the premises of increases in taxes over a base tax year of July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022 and operating expenses over a base operating year of calendar year 2021. office space needs in view of its current leases, which are a in ll Effect of Io nfl ati II on Inflation is not generally a material factor affecff ting our business. General operating expenses such as salaries, employee benefits and lease costs are, however, subject to normal inflationary pressures. Critical Accounting Policies General. Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabia lities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenues, goodwill and intangible assets, income taxes and contingencies, on an ongoing basis. Our estimates are based on current facts and circumstances, historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable, which formff making judgments about the values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ fromff these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. the basis for We believe that the following critical accounting policies reflect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated finaff ncial statements. Revenue Recognitioii n. Revenues are recognized when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring services promised in a contract to a customer and in an amount that refleff cts the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for those services. Performance obligations in our contracts represent distinct or separate services that we provide to our customers. If, at the outset of an arrangement, we determine that a contract with enforceable rights and obligations does not exist, revenues are deferred until all criteria for an enforcea contract are met. blea ff We generate the majori a ty of our revenues by providing consulting services to our clients. Most of our consulting service contracts are based on one of the following types of contract arrangements: 49 • Time and expex nse arrangements require the client to pay us based on the number of hours worked at contractually agreed-upon rates. We recognize revenues for these contract arrangements based on hours incurred and contracted rates utilizing a right-to-invoice practical expedient because we have a right to consideration for services complem ted to date. When a time and expense arrangement has a not-to-exceed or "cap" amount and we expect to perform work in excess of the cap,a we recognize revenues up to the capa amount specified by the client, or based on the efforts or hours incurred as a percentage of total efforts method"). or hours expected to be incurred (i.e., "proportional performance ff • Fixeii d-fee arrangements require the client to pay a fixed fee in exchange for a predetermined set of professional services. We recognize revenues earned to date by applying the proportional performance method. Generally, these arrangements have one performance obligation. • Performance-based or contingent arrangements represent forms of variablea consideration. In these arrangements, our fees are based on the attainment of contractually defined objectives with our client, such as completing a business transaction or assisting the client in achieving a specific business objective. We recognize revenues earned to date in an amount that is probable not to reverse and by applying the proportional performance method when the criteria for over time revenue recognition are met. Certain fees in our time and materials arrangements may be subject to approval by a third party, such as a bankruptcy court or other regulatory agency. In such cases, we record revenues based on the amount we estimate we will be entitled to in exchange for our services and only to the extent a significant reversal of revenue is not likely to occur when the uncertainty associated with the estimate is subsequently resolved. Potential fee reductions imposed by bankruptcy courts and other regulatory agencies or negotiated with specific clients are estimated on a specific identification basis. Our estimates may vary depending on the nature of the engagement, client economics, historical experience and other appropriate factors. When there are changes in our estimates of potential fee reductions, we record such changes to revenues with a corresponding offset to our billed and unbilled accounts receivable. In our Technology segment we generate unit-based revenues that are recognized at agreed-upon per unit rates for the amount of data stored or processed, the number of concurrent users accessing the information, or the number of pages or images processed for a client. Reimbursable expenses, including those relating to travel, out-of-pocket expenses, outside consultants and other outside service costs, are generally included in revenues, and an equivalent amount of reimbursable expenses is included in costs of services in the period in which the expense is incurred. Timing of revenue recognition often differs from the timing of billing to our customers. Generally, we transfer goods or services to a customer before the customer pays consideration or payment is due. If we have an unconditional right to invoice and receive payment for goods or services already provided, we record billed and unbilled receivables on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our contract terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 days when no contingencies exist. Payment terms and conditions varyrr depending on the jurisdiction, market and type of service, and whether regulatory or other third-party approvals are required. At times, we may execute contracts in a form provided by customers that might include different payment terms and contracts may be negotiated at the client’s request. Goodwillll and Intangible tt Assets. Goodwill represents the purchase price of acquired businesses in excess of the fair market value of net assets acquired at the date of acquisition. Intangible assets may include customer relationships, trademarks and acquired software. We test our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impaim rment annually as of the first day of the fourth quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverablea . On a quarterly basis, we monitor the key drivers of fair value to detect events or other changes that would warrant an interim nt factors we consider that could trigger an interim impairment review include, but are not limited to, impairment test. Importa the following: m • • • • significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; a significff ant change in the manner of our use of the acquired asset or the strategy for our overall business; a significant market decline related to negative industry or economic trends; and/or our market capita alization relative to net carrying value. 50 We assess our goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is an operating segment or a business one level below that operating segment if discrete financial information is availablea operating decision makers. and regularly reviewed by the chief Our annual goodwill impairment test may be conducted using a qualitative assessment or a quantitative assessment. Under GAAP, we have an unconditional option to bypass the qualitative assessment and perform a quantitative impairment test. We determine whether to perform a qualitative assessment first or to bypass the qualitative assessment and proceed with the quantitative goodwill impairment test for each of our reporting units based on the excess of fair value over carrying value from the most recent quantitative tests and other events or changes in circumstances that could impact the fair value of the reporting units. In the qualitative assessment, we consider various factors, events or circumstances, including macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, overall financial performance and other relevant reporting unit specific events. If, based on the qualitative assessment, we determine that it is not “more likely than not” that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, we do not prepare a quantitative impairment test. If we determine otherwise, we will prepare a quantitative assessment for potential goodwill impairment. In the quantitative assessment, we comparem the estimated fair value of the reporting unit with the carrying amount of that reporting unit. We estimate fair value using a combination of an income approach (based on discounted cash flows) and market approaches, using appropriate weighting factors. If the fair value exceeds the carrying amount, goodwill is not impaired. However, if the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, an impairment loss shall be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The cash flows employed in the income approach are based on our most recent forecasts, budgets and business plans, as for equity securities of publicly traded companies, (3) the current afteff al (“WACC”), which reflects an assessment of the risk inherent in the futuret well as various growth rate assumptions for years beyond the current business plan period, discounted using an estimated weighted average cost of capita cash flows. The WACC consists of (1) a risk-free rate of return, returnt r-tax market rate of return on debt of companies with business characteristics similar to our reporting units and (4) a company-specific risk premium. We weight the cost of equity and debt by the relative market value percentages of our equity and debt. In the market approach, we utilize market multiples derived from comparable guideline companies and comparable market transactions to the extent available. These valuations are based on estimates and assumptions, including projected future cash flows, determination of appropriate comparablea guideline companies. revenue streams and (2) an equity risk premium that is based on the historical rate of guideline companies and the determination of whether a premium or discount should be applied to such comparable t The process of evaluating the potential impairment of goodwill is highly subjective and requires significant judgment and estimates. There can be no assurance that the estimates and assumptions used in our goodwill impairment testing will prove to be accurate predictions of the future. If our assumptim ons regarding forecasted cash flows are not achieved or market conditions significantly deteriorate, we may be required to record goodwill impairment charges in future periods, whether in connection with our next annual impairment test or prior to that, if a triggering event occurs outside of the quarter during which the annual goodwill impairment test is performed. It is not possible at this time to determine if any future impairm ment charge would result or, if it does, whether such charge would be material. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and reviewed for impairmm events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. These events or changes in circumstances may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans or changes in anticipated future cash flows. If an impairment indicator is present, we evaluate recoverabila comparison of the carrying value of the assets with futuret We group assets at the lowest level for which there are identifiablea generated by other asset groups. If the total of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset group, we estimate the fair value of the asset group to determine whether an impairm ment loss should be recognized. undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows ity of assets to be held and used by a ent whenever Significant New Accounting Pronouncements See Note 2, “New Accounting Standards” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report. 51 ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates, changes in the price of our common stock and changes in foreign exchange rates. Interest Rate Risk and Market Risk We are exposed to interest rate risk related to debt obligations outstanding. Interest rate changes expose our fixed rate long-term borrowings to changes in faiff December 31, 2020, there were no variable rate debt instruments outstanding as there were no outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility. Futuret 2020 and prior to the November 30, 2023 maturity date of our Credit Facility. interest rate risk may be affected by revolving line of credit borrowings subsequent to December 31, r value and expose our variable rate borrowings to changes in our interest expense. As of From time to time, we may use derivative instruments to manage our interest rate risk and market risk exposure. All of our derivative transactions are entered into forff non-trading purposes. The following tablea presents principal cash flows and related interest rates by year of maturity forff our 2023 Convertible r value of the debt as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Our stock price affects the fair value of our 2023 Notes and the faiff Convertible Notes, which is determined based on the last actively traded prices in an over-the-counter market forff Convertible Notes. The last actively traded prices for our 2023 Convertible Notes per $1,000 principal amount were $1,255.28 and $1,258.55 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. our 2023 2021 2022 2023 2024 Thereafter Total Fair Value Total Fair Value December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 $ — $ — $ 316,250 $ — $ — $ 316,250 $ 396,982 $ 316,250 $ 398,016 (dollars in thousands) — — 5.4% — — 5.4% — 5.4% — Long-Term Debt g Fixed rate Average interest rate Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk Exchange Rate Riskii Our FX exposure primarily relates to intercompany receivablea s and payablea s and third-party receivables and payables that are denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of our legal entities. Our largest FX exposure is unsettled intercompany payablea balances is not practical, we may use cash to create offsetting currency positions to reduce exposure. Gains and losses from FX transactions are included in interest income and other on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. See Note 8, “Interest Income and Other” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for information. s and receivables, which are reviewed on a regular basis. In cases where settlement of intercompany 52 Translati ll on of Financialii Resultstt Most of our foreign subsidiaries operate in a currency other than USD; therefore, increases or decreases in the value of USD against other majoa r currencies will affect our operating results and the value of our balance sheet items denominated in foreign currencies. Our most significant exposures to translation risk relate to functional currency assets and liabilities that are denominated in the British pound, euro, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar. The folff changes in the net investments of foreign years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. These translation adjustmd (loss)” on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. subsidiaries whose currencies are denominated in currencies other than USD for the ents are reflected in “Other comprehensive income lowing tabla e details the unrealized ff Changes in Net Investment of Foreign Subsidiaries g g British pound Euro Australian dollar Canadian dollar All other Total Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 13,599 12,543 6,619 1,209 442 34,412 (in thousands) 7,390 $ (1,323) (208) 1,020 91 6,970 $ $ $ $ $ (15,590) (2,753) (6,077) (1,639) (1,543) (27,602) 53 ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA FTI Consulting, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements INDEX Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Internal Control over Financial Reporting Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Consolidated Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheets — December 31, 2020 and 2019 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity — Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Page 55 56 57 59 60 61 62 63 54 Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Our management is responsible forff establia shing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and ncial reporting as of December 31, 2020. Internal ncial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliabia lity of financial for performing an assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over finaff control over finaff reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our system of internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the rly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets, maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and faiff (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that our receipts and expenditures accordance with the authorization of our management and directors, and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over finaff ncial reporting as of December 31, 2020 based on the fraff mework in the 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over finaff ncial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2020. are being made only in t KPMG LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited our financial statements, has issued an audit report on their assessment of internal control over financial reporting, which is included elsewhere in this Annual Report. Date: February 25, 2021 /s/ STEVEN H. GUNBY Steven H. Gunby President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ AJAY SABHERWAL Ajay Sabherwal Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) 55 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Stockholders and Board of Directors FTI Consulting, Inc.: Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Repor e ting We have audited FTI Consulting, Inc. and subsidiaries' (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria establia e Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria establia e Integrate d Frameworkrr (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. d Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of shed in Internal Control – Integrate shed in Internal Control – We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated February 25, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. Basis for Opinion The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effecff assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. tive internal control over financial reporting and for its We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting e A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the ity of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally reliabila accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the on the financial statements. ff t Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. /s/ KPMG LLP McLean, Virginia February 25, 2021 56 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Stockholders and Board of Directors FTI Consulting, Inc.: Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of FTI Consulting, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three‑year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes. (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three‑year period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 25, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Change in Accounting Principlei The Company changed its method of accounting for leases as of January 1, 2019 due to the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 842, Leases. Basis for Opinion These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. Critical Audit Matter The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates. Changes in estimates of pote ff ntial fee reductions As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, for certain arrangements, the Company records revenues based on the amount it estimates it will be entitled to in exchange for its services and only to the extent that a significant reversal of revenue is not likely to occur when the uncertainty associated with the estimate is subsequently resolved. The Company records changes to revenue when there are changes in estimates of potential fee reductions imposed by bankruptcy courts or other regulatory agencies or negotiated with specific clients. Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 were approximately $2.5 billion, which includes the previously mentioned changes. 57 the evaluation of changes in estimates of potential fee reductions as a critical audit matter. There was a We identifiedff high degree of subjectivity and audit effort in evaluating the likely outcome of potential fee reductions imposed bankruptcy courts or other regulatory agencies or negotiated by specific clients, which may vary depending on the nature of the engagement, client economics, historical experience and other appropriate factors. by m tiveness of certain internal controls related to the Company’s revenue process, including The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effecff controls related to the monthly analysis of estimated potential fee reductions by arrangement, and review of the related changes to revenue. For a sample of changes in estimates of potential fee reductions, we inspected relevant evidence, including: (1) contractual performed by the Company that supported the change, and also inquired of relevant Company personnel to assess the rationale for making the change. For a sample of arrangements, we assessed the existence and accuracy of the billed receivables by confirming amounts recorded directly with the Company’s clients. We compared actual collections and write-offs to previous billed and unbilled receivables to assess the Company’s ability to accurately record changes in estimates of potential fee reductions. documents, (2) regulatory correspondence if applicable, and (3) historical trends and analysis t /s/ KPMG LLP We have served as the Company's auditor since 2006. McLean, Virginia February 25, 2021 58 FTI Consulting, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except per share data) Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net Current portion of notes receivabla e Prepaid expenses and other current assets Total current assets Property and equipment, net Operating lease assets Goodwill Intangible assets, net Notes receivable, net Other assets Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities , accrued expenses and other Accounts payablea Accrued compensation Billings in excess of services provided Total current liabilities Long-term debt, net Noncurrent operating lease liabilities Deferred income taxes Other liabia lities Total liabilities Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) Stockholders' equity Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; shares authorized — 5,000; none outstanding Common stock, $0.01 par value; shares authorized — 75,000; shares issued and outstanding — 34,481 (2020) and 37,390 (2019) Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive loss Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 59 December 31, 2020 2019 $ $ $ 294,953 711,357 35,253 88,144 1,129,707 101,642 156,645 1,234,879 41,550 61,121 51,819 2,777,363 170,066 455,933 44,172 670,171 286,131 161,677 158,342 100,861 1,377,182 369,373 693,372 35,106 80,810 1,178,661 93,672 159,777 1,202,767 38,432 69,033 40,800 2,783,142 158,936 416,903 36,698 612,537 275,609 176,378 151,352 78,124 1,294,000 — — 345 — 1,506,271 (106,435) 1,400,181 2,777,363 $ 374 216,162 1,413,453 (140,847) 1,489,142 2,783,142 $ $ $ $ FTI Consulting, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (in thousands, except per share data) Revenues Operating expenses Direct cost of revenues Selling, general and administrative expenses Special charges Amortization of intangible assets Operating income Other income (expense) Interest income and other Interest expense Gain on sale of business Loss on early extinguishment of debt Income before income tax provision Income tax provision Net income Earnings per common share — basic Earnings per common share — diluted Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax Foreign currency translation adjust expense of $—, $— and $373 d ments, net of tax Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax Comprehensive income Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 $ 2,461,275 $ 2,352,717 $ 2,027,877 1,672,711 488,411 7,103 10,387 2,178,612 282,663 1,534,896 504,074 — 8,152 2,047,122 305,595 1,328,074 465,636 — 8,162 1,801,872 226,005 (412) (19,805) — — (20,217) 262,446 51,764 210,682 5.92 5.67 34,412 34,412 245,094 $ $ $ $ $ 2,061 (19,206) — — (17,145) 288,450 71,724 216,726 5.89 5.69 6,970 6,970 223,696 $ $ $ $ $ 4,977 (27,149) 13,031 (9,072) (18,213) 207,792 57,181 150,611 4.06 3.93 (27,602) (27,602) 123,009 $ $ $ $ $ See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 60 FTI Consulting, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (in thousands) Common Stock Shares Amount Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Balance at December 31, 2017 37,729 $ 377 $ 266,035 $ 1,045,774 Net income Other comprehensive loss: Cumulative translation adjustment Issuance of common stock in connection with: Exercise of options Restricted share grants, less net settled shares of 58 Stock units issued under incentive compensation plan Purchase and retirement of common stock Cumulative effect due to adoption of new accounting standard Conversion feature of convertible senior notes, due 2023, net Share-based compensation — $ — $ — $ 150,611 — 1,051 319 — (952) — — — — 11 3 — (10) — — — — 41,557 (3,097) 1,059 (55,728) — 34,131 15,577 — — — — — 342 — — Balance at December 31, 2018 38,147 $ 381 $ 299,534 $ 1,196,727 Net income Other comprehensive income: Cumulative translation adjustment Issuance of common stock in connection with: Exercise of options Restricted share grants, less net settled shares of 78 Stock units issued under incentive compensation plan Purchase and retirement of common stock Share-based compensation — $ — $ — $ 216,726 — 256 245 — (1,258) — — 3 3 — (13) — — 9,685 (6,520) 1,413 (105,928) 17,978 — — — — — — Balance at December 31, 2019 37,390 $ 374 $ 216,162 $ 1,413,453 Net income Other comprehensive income: Cumulative translation adjustment Issuance of common stock in connection with: Exercise of options Restricted share grants, less net settled shares of 93 Stock units issued under incentive compensation plan Purchase and retirement of common stock Share-based compensation — $ — $ — $ 210,682 — 140 220 — (3,269) — — 1 3 — (33) — — 4,933 (10,759) 2,314 — — — — (235,554) (117,864) 22,904 — $ $ $ $ $ $ Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total (120,215) $ 1,191,971 — $ 150,611 (27,602) (27,602) — — — — — — — 41,568 (3,094) 1,059 (55,738) 342 34,131 15,577 (147,817) $ 1,348,825 — $ 216,726 6,970 6,970 — — — — — 9,688 (6,517) 1,413 (105,941) 17,978 (140,847) $ 1,489,142 — $ 210,682 34,412 34,412 — — — — — 4,934 (10,756) 2,314 (353,451) 22,904 Balance at December 31, 2020 34,481 $ 345 $ — $ 1,506,271 $ (106,435) $ 1,400,181 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 61 FTI Consulting, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) Operating activities Net income Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: $ 210,682 $ 216,726 $ 150,611 Year Ended December 31, 2019 2018 2020 Depreciation and amortization Amortization and impairment of intangible assets Acquisition-related contingent consideration Provision for expected credit losses Share-based compensation Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs Loss on early extinguishment of debt Gain on sale of business Deferred income taxes Other Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions: Accounts receivable, billed and unbilled Notes receivable Prepaid expenses and other assets Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other Income taxes Accrued compensation Billings in excess of services provided Net cash provided by operating activities Investing activities Payments for acquisition of businesses, net of cash received Purchases of property and equipment Proceeds from sale of business Other Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities Financing activities Borrowings under revolving line of credit Repayments under revolving line of credit Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes Payments of long-term debt Payments of debt issue and debt prepayment costs Purchase and retirement of common stock Net issuance of common stock under equity compensation plans Payments for business acquisition liabilities Deposits and other Net cash used in financing activities Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period Cash and cash equivalents, end of period Supplemental cash flow disclosures Cash paid for interest Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds Non-cash investing and financing activities: Issuance of stock units under incentive compensation plans Business acquisition liabilities not yet paid 32,661 10,387 5,593 19,692 22,904 11,214 — — (9,132) 45 (26,800) 8,029 4,640 13,901 (22,549) 38,627 7,175 327,069 (25,271) (34,866) — 17 (60,120) 289,500 (289,500) — — — (353,593) (5,823) (3,948) 3,311 (360,053) 18,684 (74,420) 369,373 294,953 7,752 83,445 2,314 6,209 $ $ $ $ $ 30,153 8,152 2,372 19,602 17,978 11,615 — — (3,712) 302 (141,894) 10,445 (22,648) (8,907) 24,496 61,339 (8,133) 217,886 (18,791) (42,072) — 257 (60,606) 45,000 (45,000) — — — (105,797) 3,171 (2,282) 1,597 (103,311) 3,335 57,304 312,069 369,373 7,606 50,941 1,413 9,746 $ $ $ $ $ 31,536 8,162 479 17,872 15,577 5,456 9,072 (13,031) 20,831 769 (72,034) 8,987 (2,258) 8,908 (8,890) 52,510 (3,885) 230,672 — (32,270) 50,283 731 18,744 233,500 (333,500) 316,250 (300,000) (16,149) (55,738) 38,475 (3,029) 2,672 (117,519) (9,789) 122,108 189,961 312,069 21,687 45,568 1,059 — $ $ $ $ $ See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements 62 FTI Consulting, Inc. and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (dollar and share amounts in tabla es expressed in thousands, except per share data) 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Description of Business FTI Consulting, Inc., including its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “FTI Consulting”), is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional. Individually, each of our segments and practices is staffed with experts recognized for the depth of their knowledge and a track record of making an impact. Collectively, FTI Consulting offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to assist clients across the business cycle, from proactive risk management to rapida reportable segments: Corporate Finance & Restructuring ("Corporate Finance"), Forensic and Litigation Consulting ("FLC"), Economic Consulting, Technology and Strategic Communications. response to unexpected events and dynamic environments. We operate through five Accounting Principles Our financial statements are prepared in conformity with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of FTI Consulting and all of our subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Reclassifications of certain prior period amounts have been made to conform to the current period presentation. Foreign Currency Results of operations for our non-U.S. subsidiaries are translated from the designated functional currency to the reporting currency of the U.S. dollar ("USD"). Revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for each month, while assets and liabilities are translated at balance sheet date exchange rates. Resulting net translation adjustments are recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss.” Transaction gains and losses arising from currency exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the local functional currency are included in “Interest income and other” on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Such transaction gains and losses may be realized or unrealized depending upon whether the transaction settled during the period or remains outstanding at the balance sheet date. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptim ons that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making those assumptions, actual significant estimates relate to revenues and the assessment of the recoverabila estimates include, but are not limited to, the realization of deferred tax assets and the fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration. Management bases its estimates on historical trends, projections, current experience and other assumptim ons that it believes are reasonable. results could differ from those estimates. Our most ity of goodwill and intangible assets. Other t Concentrations of Risk We do not have a single customer that represents 10% or more of our consolidated revenues. We derive the majori a ty of our revenues from providing professional services to clients in the U.S. For the year ended December 31, 2020, we derived approximately 37% of our consolidated revenues from the work of professionals who are assigned to locations outside the U.S. We believe that the geographic the risk of incurring material losses due to concentrations of credit risk. and industry diversity of our customer base throughout the U.S. and internationally minimizes a Revenue Recognition Revenues are recognized when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring services promised in a contract to a customer and in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for those services. Performance obligations in our contracts represent distinct or separate services that we provide to our customers. If, at the outset of an arrangement, we determine that a contract with enforceablea criteria for an enforceable contract are met. rights and obligations does not exist, revenues are deferred until all 63 We generate the majoa rity of our revenues by providing consulting services to our clients. Most of our consulting service contracts are based on one of the following types of contract arrangements: • Time and expex nse arrangements require the client to pay us based on the number of hours worked at contractually agreed-upon rates. We recognize revenues for these contract arrangements based on hours incurred and contracted rates utilizing a right-to-invoice practical expedient because we have a right to consideration for services complem ted to date. When a time and expense arrangement has a not-to-exceed or "cap" amount and we expect to perform work in excess of the cap,a we recognize revenues up to the capa amount specified by the client, based on the efforts or hours incurred as a percentage of total efforts or hours expected to be incurred (i.e., proportional performance method). • Fixeii d-fee arrangements require the client to pay a fixed fee in exchange for a predetermined set of professional services. We recognize revenues earned to date by applying the proportional performance method. Generally, these arrangements have one performance obligation. • Performance-based or contingent arrangements represent forms of variablea consideration. In these arrangements, our fees are based on the attainment of contractually defined objectives with our client, such as completing a business transaction or assisting the client in achieving a specific business objective. We recognize revenues earned to date in an amount that is probable not to reverse and by applying the proportional performance method when the criteria for over time revenue recognition are met. Certain fees in our time and materials arrangements may be subject to approval by a third-party, such as a bankruptcy court and other regulatory agency. In such cases, we record revenues based on the amount we estimate we will be entitled to in exchange for our services and only to the extent a significant reversal of revenue is not likely to occur when the uncertainty associated with the estimate is subsequently resolved. Potential fee reductions imposed by bankruptcy courts and other regulatory agencies or negotiated with specific clients are estimated on a specific identification basis. Our estimates may vary depending on the nature of the engagement, client economics, historical experience and other appropriate factors. When there are changes in our estimates of potential fee reductions, we record such changes to revenues with a corresponding offset to our billed and unbilled accounts receivable. In our Technology segment we generate unit-based revenues that are recognized at agreed-upon per unit rates for the amount of data stored or processed, the number of concurrent users accessing the information, or the number of pages or images processed for a client. Reimbursable expenses, including those relating to travel, out-of-pocket expenses, outside consultants and other outside service costs, are generally included in revenues, and an equivalent amount of reimbursable expenses is included in costs of services in the period in which the expense is incurred. Timing of revenue recognition often differs from the timing of billing to our customers. Generally, we transfer goods or services to a customer before the customer pays consideration or payment is due. If we have an unconditional right to invoice and receive payment for goods or services already provided, we record billed and unbilled receivables on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our contract terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 days when no contingencies exist. Payment terms and conditions vary depending on the jurisdiction, market and type of service, and whether regulatory or other third-party approvals are required. At times, we may execute contracts in a form provided by customers that might include different payment terms and contracts may be negotiated at the client’s request. Direct Cost of Revenues Direct cost of revenues consists primarily of billablea employee compensation and related payroll benefits, the cost of contractors assigned to revenue-generating activities and direct expenses billable to clients. Direct cost of revenues also includes expense for cloud-based computing and depreciation expense on the software used to host and process client information. Direct cost of revenues does not include an allocation of corporate overhead and non-billablea segment costs. Share-Based Compensation Share-based compensation cost is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period or performance period of the award. The amount of share-based compensation expense recognized at any date must at least equal the portion of grant date value of the award that is vested at that date. The fair value of restricted share awards and restricted stock units is measured based on the closing price of the underlying stock on the date of grant. The fair value of performance share units that contain market-based vesting conditions is measured using a Monte Carlo pricing model. The compensation cost of performance stock units with market-based vesting 64 conditions is based on the grant date fair value and is not subsequently reversed if it is later determined that the market condition is unlikely to be met or is expected to be lower than originally expected. For performance share units that contain performance-based vesting conditions, the compensation cost is adjusted each reporting period based on the probabila awards vesting. ity of the We use the Black-Scholes pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options on the date of grant. The Black- Scholes pricing model requires the development of assumptions, including volatility and expected term, which are based on our historical experience. The risk-free interest rate is based on the term of U.S. Treasury interest rates that is consistent with the expected term of the share-based award. For all our share-based awards, we recognize forfeitures t in compensation cost when they occur. Acquisition-Related Contingent Consideration The fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration is estimated at the acquisition date utilizing either the ity-weighted estimate of futuret present value of our probabila acquisition date, on a quarterly basis, the contingent consideration liability is remeasured at current fair value with any changes recorded in earnings. Accretion expense is recorded to acquisition-related contingent consideration liabilities for changes in fair value due to the passage of time. Remeasurement gains or losses and accretion expense are included in “Selling, general and administrative” ("SG&A") expenses. on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. cash flows or a Monte Carlo simulation. Subsequent to the Advertising Costs Advertising costs consist of marketing, advertising through print and other media, professional event sponsorship and public relations. These costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs totaled $15.2 million, $18.6 million and $15.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and are included in SG&A expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Income Taxes Our income tax provision consists principally of U.S. federal, state and international income taxes. We generate income t in a significant number of states located throughout the U.S. and in foreign countries in which we conduct business. Our effective income tax rate may fluctuat e due to a change in the mix of earnings between higher and lower state or country tax jurisdictions and the impact of non-deductible expenses. Additionally, we record deferred tax assets and liabilities using the asset and liability method of accounting, which requires us to measure these assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effecff weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. In evaluating our ability to recover our deferred tax assets, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent results of operations. t when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is recognized if,ff based on the Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents consist of money market funds, commercial paper a and certificates of deposit with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase. Allowance for Expected Credit Losses We estimate the current-period provision for expected credit losses on a specific identification basis. Our judgments regarding a specific client’s credit risk considers factors such as the counterparty’s creditworthiness, knowledge of the specific client’s circumstances and historical collection experience for similar clients. Other factors include, but are not limited to, current economic conditions and forward-looking estimates. Our actual experience may vary from our estimates. If the financial condition of our clients were to deteriorate, resulting in their inabila additional provisions for expected credit losses in future periods. The risk of credit losses may be mitigated to the extent that we received a retainer from some of our clients prior to performing services. ity or unwillingness to pay our fees, we may need to record 65 We maintain an allowance for expected credit losses, which represents the aggregate amount of credit risk arising from ity of specific clients to pay our fees or disputes that may affecff the inabila receivable. We record our estimate of lifetime expected credit losses concurrently with the initial recognition of the underlying receivable. Accounts receivabla e, net of the allowance for expected credit losses, represents the amount we expect to collect. At each reporting date, we adjust the allowance for expected credit losses to reflect our current estimate. Adjustments to the allowance for expected credit losses are recorded to SG&A expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Our billed accounts receivablea s are written off when the potential for recovery is considered remote. t our ability to fully collect our billed accounts The Company voluntarily revised the presentation of billed and unbilled accounts receivables in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Previously, changes in estimates of our potential fee reductions, such as those imposed by bankruptcy courts and other regulatory agencies, were presented within allowance for expected credit losses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our presentation was revised in the current year to report adjustments to estimates of our potential fee reductions within billed and unbilled receivablea $58.3 million and $172.1 million, respectively, and the allowance for expected credit losses was reduced by approximately $230.3 million as compared with the amounts previously presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The presentation did not impact the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Equity or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. s. As a result of the change, billed and unbilled receivables were reduced by approximately Property and Equipment We record property and equipment, including improvements that extend useful lives, at cost, while maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. We calculate depreciation using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives ranging from one to seven years for furniture, equipment and software. We amortize leasehold improvements over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term. We capia talize costs incurred during the application development stage of computer software developed or obtained for internal use. Capia talized software developed for internal use is classified within furniture, equipment and software and is amortized over the estimated useful life of the software, which is generally three years. t Purchased software licenses to be sold to customers are capita alized and amortized over the license term. Notes Receivable from Employees Notes receivable from employees principally include unsecured general recourse forgivablea loans and retention interest of the forgivable loans we make to employees and other professionals will be forgiven payments, which are provided to attract and retain certain of our senior employees and other professionals. Generally, all of the principal amount and accruedrr according to the stated terms of the loan agreement, provided that the professional is providing services to the Company on the forgiveness date and upon other specified events, such as death or disability. Professionals who terminate their employment or services with us prior to the end of the forgiveness period are required to repay the outstanding, unforgiven loan balance and any accruedrr reason, or, subject to certain conditions, if the employee terminates his or her employment due to retirement or non-renewal of his or her employment agreement, the loan may be forgiven or continue to be forgivablea forgivablea expense recognized at any date must at least equal to the portion of the principal forgiven on the forgiveness date. but unforgiven interest. If the termination was by the Company without cause or by the employee with good over the requisite service period, which ranges from a period of one to 10 years. The amount of , in whole or in part. We amortize loans ratablya Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill represents the purchase price of acquired businesses in excess of the fair market value of net assets acquired at the date of acquisition. Intangible assets may include customer relationships, trademarks and acquired software. We test our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually as of the first day of the fourth quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. On a quarterly basis, we monitor the key drivers of fair value to detect events or other changes that would warrant an interim nt factors we consider that could trigger an interim impairment review include, but are not limited to, impairment test. Importa the following: m • • • • signififf cant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; a significff ant change in the manner of our use of the acquired asset or the strategy for our overall business; a significant market decline related to negative industry or economic trends; and/or our market capita alization relative to net carrying value. 66 We assess our goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is an operating segment or a business one level below that operating segment if discrete financial information is availablea operating decision makers. and regularly reviewed by the chief Our annual goodwill impairment test may be conducted using a qualitative assessment or a quantitative assessment. Under GAAP, we have an unconditional option to bypass the qualitative assessment and perform a quantitative impairment test. We determine whether to perform a qualitative assessment first or to bypass the qualitative assessment and proceed with the quantitative goodwill impairment test for each of our reporting units based on the excess of fair value over carrying value from the most recent quantitative tests and other events or changes in circumstances that could impact the fair value of the reporting units. In the qualitative assessment, we consider various factors, events or circumstances, including macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, overall financial performance and other relevant reporting unit specific events. If, based on the qualitative assessment, we determine that it is not “more likely than not” that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, we do not prepare a quantitative impairment test. If we determine otherwise, we will prepare a quantitative assessment for potential goodwill impairment. In the quantitative assessment, we comparem the estimated fair value of the reporting unit with the carrying amount of that reporting unit. We estimate fair value using a combination of an income approach (based on discounted cash flows) and market approaches, using appropriate weighting factors. If the fair value exceeds the carrying amount, goodwill is not impaired. However, if the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, an impairment loss shall be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful life and reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We amortize our acquired finite-lived intangible assets on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from two to 15 years. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets We review long-lived assets such as propertyt and equipment, operating lease assets and finite-lived intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. These events or changes in circumstances may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans or changes in anticipated future cash flows. If an impairment indicator is present, we evaluate recoverabila ity of assets to be held undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated and used by a comparison of the carrying value of the assets with futuret by the assets. We group assets at the lowest level for which there are identifiablea cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows generated by other asset groups. If the total of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset group, we estimate the fair value of the asset group to determine whether an impairmm recognized. ent loss should be Leases We determine if a contract is a leasing arrangem ent at inception. Operating lease assets represent our right to control the use of an identified asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We use the incremental borrowing rate on the commencement date in determining the present value of our lease payments. We recognize operating lease expense for our operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. r We lease offff iff ce space and equipment under non-cancelablea operating leases, which may include renewal or termination options that are reasonablya certain of exercise. Most leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term up to seven years. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and are expensed on a straight-line basis. Lease and non-lease components are accounted for together as a single lease component for operating leases associated with our officff certain equipment leases to effecff e space and our equipment leases. We apply a portfolio approach for tively account for the operating lease assets and liabilities. Billings in Excess of Services Provided Billings in excess of services provided represent amounts billed to clients, such as retainers, in advance of work being performed. Clients may make advance payments, which are held on deposit until completion of work or are applied at predetermined amounts or times. Excess payments are either applied to final billings or refunded to clients upon completion of 67 work. Payments in excess of related accounts receivablea provided within the liabilities section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. and unbilled receivablea s are recorded as billings in excess of services Convertible Notes We separately recorded the liability and equity components of our 2.0% convertible senior notes due 2023 ("2023 Convertible Notes"). The carrying amount of the liability component was calculated by measuring the fair value of a similar debt instrument that does not have an associated convertible feature. The carrying amount of the equity component representing the conversion option was determined by deducting the fair value of the liability component from the par value of the 2023 Convertible Notes. The equity component is not remeasured as long as it continues to meet the conditions for equity classification. The excess of the principal amount of the liability component over its carrying amount ("debt discount") is amortized to interest expense over the term of the 2023 Convertible Notes using the effective interest rate method. We record debt issuance costs as an adjustmd ent to the carrying amount of the related liability and equity components of our 2023 Convertible Notes. We amortize the debt discount and debt issuance costs on the liability component using the effective interest rate method over the expected life of the debt instrument. Upon conversion, the 2023 Convertible Notes may be settled, at our election, in cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock. 2. New Accounting Standards Recentlytt Adopted Accountingtt Standards tt In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") tt (Subtopic 350-40): Customer's Accounting for Implementation Coststt 2018-15 ("ASU 2018-15"), IntII ernal Use Software Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract, which requires companies to capita implementation costs of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract and expense those costs over the term of the hosting arrangement. On January 1, 2020, we prospectively adopted ASU 2018-15 for eligible costs incurred on or after the adoption date. The adoption of this standard resulted in the recognition of additional internal use software costs, which are included in the “Propertyt and equipment, net” financial statement line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The impact was not material on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 or on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2020. alize Accountingii dd Standards d Not Yet Adopte dd In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and CC in an Entity’stt Own Equity, which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing majora in Entity’stt Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and separation stt Derivatives and Hedging—Contract Contractstt models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and simplim fies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021, although early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements. 3. Earnings per Common Share Basic earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common basic earnings per common share for the shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share adjusts effects of potentially dilutive common shares. Potentially dilutive common shares include the dilutive effecff under our equity compensation plans, including stock options and restricted shares (restricted share awards, restricted stock units and performance stock units), each using the treasury stock method. d ts of shares issuablea Because we expect to settle the principal amount of the outstanding 2023 Convertible Notes in cash, we use the treasury . stock method for calculating the potential dilutive effect of the conversion feature on earnings per common share, if applicablea The conversion feature had a dilutive impacm t on earnings per common share for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, as the average market price per share of our common stock for the periods exceeded the conversion price of $101.38 per share. See Note 14, "Debt" for additional information about the 2023 Convertible Notes. 68 Numerator — basic and diluted Net income Denominator Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 $ 210,682 $ 216,726 $ 150,611 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — basic 35,602 36,774 37,098 Effect of dilutive restricted shares Effect of dilutive stock options Effect of dilutive convertible notes 763 419 365 820 455 62 729 491 — Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — diluted 37,149 38,111 38,318 Earnings per common share — basic Earnings per common share — diluted Antidilutive stock options and restricted shares $ $ $ $ 5.92 5.67 66 $ $ 5.89 5.69 19 4.06 3.93 175 4. Revenues We generate the majoa rity of our revenues by providing consulting services to our clients. See Note 1, "Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for additional information on the types of consulting contract arrangements we provide. Revenues are recognized when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring services promised in a contract to a customer and in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for those services. Performance obligations in our contracts represent distinct or separate services that we provide to our customers. If, at the outset of an arrangement, we determine that a contract with enforceablea criteria for an enforceable contract are met. rights and obligations does not exist, revenues are deferred until all Revenues recognized during d the current period may include revenues from performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods. This primarily occurs when the estimated transaction price has changed based on our current probability assessment over whether the agreed-upon outcome for our performance-based and contingent arrangements will be achieved. The aggregate amount of revenues recognized related to a change in the transaction price in the current period, which related to performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in a prior period, was $19.0 million, $28.9 million and $16.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Unfulfilled performance obligations primarily consist of feeff s not yet recognized on certain fixed-fee arrangements and performance-based and contingent arrangements. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the aggregate amount of the remaining contract transaction price allocated to unfulfilled performance obligations was $8.5 million and $2.3 million, respectively. We expect to recognize the majori ty of the related revenues over the next 24 months. We elected to utilize the optional exemption to exclude from this disclosure fixed-fee and performance-based and contingent arrangements with an original expected duration of one year or less and to exclude our time and expense arrangements forff which revenues are recognized using the right-to-invoice practical expedient. a Contract assets are defined as assets for which we have recorded revenues but are not yet entitled to receive our fees because certain events, such as complem tion of the measurement period or client approval, must occur. The contract asset balance was $2.6 million and $1.3 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Contract liabilities are defined as liabila ities incurred when we have received consideration but have not yet performed the agreed-upon services. This may occur when clients pay fees before work begins. The contract liabila as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. ity balance was immaterial 69 5. Accounts Receivable and Allowance forff Expected Credit Losses The following tabla e summarizes the components of “Accounts receivable, net” as presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets: Accounts receivable: Billed receivablea s Unbilled receivables Allowance for expected credit losses Accounts receivable, net December 31, 2020 2019 $ $ 513,459 236,285 (38,387) 711,357 $ $ 482,333 246,205 (35,166) 693,372 The following tabla e summarizes total provision for expected credit losses and write-offs: Provision for expected credit losses Write-offs Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 $ $ 19,692 24,717 $ $ 19,602 12,734 $ $ 17,872 21,465 Our provision for expected credit losses includes recoveries, direct write-offs and charges to other accounts. Billed accounts receivables are written off when the potential for recovery is considered remote. See Note 1, "Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for additional information on our accounting policies for revenue recognition and allowance for expected credit losses. 6. Special Charges During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded a special charge of $7.1 million, which consists of the following components: • • $4.7 million of lease abandonm York, New York. The lease abaa ndonment costs include non-cash charges of $4.4 million related to accelerated amortization on operating lease assets and accelerated depreciation on lease-related property and equipment; and ent and other relocation costs associated with the consolidation of office space in New a $2.4 million of employee severance and other employee-related costs associated with performance-related actions in our FLC segment that impacted 16 employees. All of these amounts will be paid in cash within the next 12 months. There were no special charges recorded during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. The following tablea details the special charges by segment: e Finance Corporat rr FLC Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Segment special charge Unallocated Corporate Total Year Ended December 31, 2020 861 3,484 35 276 2,074 6,730 373 7,103 $ $ 70 7. Share-Based Compensation Share-Based IncII m entive Compensati ll on Plans Under the Company's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, effecff tive as of June 7, 2017, there were 1,310,586 shares of common stock availablea for grant as of December 31, 2020. Share-Based ComCC pensati m on Expense The tablea below reflects the total share-based compensation expense recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income forff the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018: Income Statement Classification Direct cost of revenues Selling, general and administrative expenses Total 2020 2019 2018 Options (1) 9 $ 126 135 $ Restricted Shares (2) $ 13,080 11,926 $ 25,006 Options (1) 497 $ 2,628 3,125 $ Restricted Shares (2) $ 11,869 9,005 $ 20,874 Options (1) 780 $ 2,027 2,807 $ Restricted $ Shares (2) 9,804 8,191 $ 17,995 (1) (2) Includes options and cash-settled stock appre a ciation rights. Includes restricted share awards, restricted stock units, performance stock units and cash-settled restricted stock units. OO Stock Options We did not grant any stock options during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Historically, we used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the faiff r value of our stock option grants. A summary of our stock option activity during the year ended December 31, 2020 is presented below. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding and exercisable, or full y vested, at December 31, 2020 in the table below represents ff the total pre-tax intrinsic value, which is calculated as the difference between the closing price of our common stock on the last trading day of 2020 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on December 31, 2020. The aggregate intrinsic value changes based on fluctuat r market value per share of our common stock. ions in the faiff t Weighted Average Exercise Price Options Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2019 Stock options granted Stock options exercised Stock options forfeited Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2020 Stock options exercisable at December 31, 2020 $ 678 — (140) $ — 538 538 $ $ 35.98 N/A 35.14 N/A 36.20 36.20 4.3 $ 4.3 $ 40,065 40,065 Cash received fromff option exercises forff the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $4.9 million, $9.7 million and $41.6 million, respectively. The tax benefit realized fromff and $4.0 million forff the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. stock options exercised totaled $0.4 million, $0.7 million The intrinsic value of stock options exercised is the amount by which the market value of our common stock on the exercise date exceeds the exercise price. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised forff 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $11.0 million, $13.2 million and $26.4 million, respectively. the years ended December 31, As of December 31, 2020, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options. 71 Restricted Share Awards A summary of our restricted share awards activity during d the year ended December 31, 2020 is presented below: Unvested restricted share awards outstanding at December 31, 2019 Restricted share awards granted Restricted share awards vested Restricted share awards forfeited Unvested restricted share awards outstanding at December 31, 2020 Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 52.86 $ 957 116.75 165 $ 48.95 (242) $ 56.08 (7) $ 66.00 $ 873 As of December 31, 2020, there was $32.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted share awards. That cost is expected to be recognized ratablya r value of restricted share awards that vested during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $27.9 million, $18.6 million and $10.4 million, respectively. over a weighted average period of 3.8 years. The total faiff Restricted Stocktt Unitstt A summary of our restricted stock units activity during the year ended December 31, 2020 is presented below: Restricted stock units outstanding at December 31, 2019 Restricted stock units granted Restricted stock units released ted Restricted stock units forfeiff Restricted stock units outstanding at December 31, 2020 Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 43.45 $ 313 114.95 57 $ 48.08 (55) $ N/A — 55.45 315 $ As of December 31, 2020, there was $3.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock units. That cost is expected to be recognized ratablya restricted stock units released for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $6.1 million, $4.5 million and $5.4 million, respectively. over a weighted average period of 4.7 years. The total faiff r value of Performance Stoctt k UnitsUU Performance stock units represent common stock potentially issuablea in the futff ure, t subject to achievement of either market or performance conditions. Our current outstanding performance stock units that are subject to market conditions vest based on the adjusted total shareholder return of the Company as comparem Standard & Poor’s 500 Index over the appli subject to performance conditions vest based on Adjusted EBITDA metrics over the applicable performance period. The vesting and payout range for all of our performance stock units is typically between 0% and up to 150% of the target number of shares granted at the end of a two- or three-year performance period. performance period. Our current outstanding performance stock units that are d with the adjusted total shareholder return of the cablea a A summary of our performance stock units activity during the year ended December 31, 2020 is presented below: Performance stock units outstanding at December 31, 2019 Performance stock units granted (1) Performance stock units released ed Performance stock units forfeit ff ff Performan ce stock units outstanding at December 31, 2020 Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 60.67 $ 361 130.58 109 $ 37.48 (100) $ N/A — 87.50 370 $ (1) Performance stock units granted are presented at the maximum potential payout percentage of 150% of target shares granted. 72 As of December 31, 2020, there was $8.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested performance r value of stock units. That cost is expected to be recognized ratablya over a weighted average period of 0.8 years. The total faiff performance stock units that released during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $12.6 million, $5.8 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value per share of restricted share awards, restricted stock units and performance d stock units awarded during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $120.99, $80.10 and $51.73, respectively. The fair value of our restricted share awards, restricted stock units and performance stock units that are subject to performance conditions is determined based on the closing market price per share of our common stock on the grant date. The fair value of our performance stock units subject to market conditions is calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation as of the grant date. 8. Interest Income and Other The tablea Comprehensive Income: below presents the components of “Interest income and other” as shown on the Consolidated Statements of Interest Income and Other Interest income Foreign exchange transaction gains (losses), net Other Total 9. Balance Sheet Details Prepaid expenses and other current assets Prepaid expenses Income tax receivablea Other current assets Total Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other Accounts payablea Accrued expenses Accrued interest payable Accrued taxes payable Current operating lease liabila Other current liabilities ities Total Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 $ $ $ 3,735 (4,099) (48) (412) $ 4,761 (3,056) 356 2,061 $ $ 5,448 261 (732) 4,977 December 31, 2020 2019 48,220 10,300 29,624 88,144 13,124 65,082 2,902 14,719 42,716 31,523 170,066 $ $ $ $ 39,740 8,161 32,909 80,810 18,346 46,511 2,243 35,895 35,727 20,214 158,936 $ $ $ $ 73 10. Property and Equipment Property and equipment consist of the following: Leasehold improvements Construction in progress Furnituret and equipment Computer equipment and software Accumulated depreciation Property and equipment, net December 31, 2020 97,074 15,291 26,127 107,901 246,393 (144,751) 101,642 $ $ 2019 99,837 4,359 36,698 119,904 260,798 (167,126) 93,672 $ $ Depreciation expense for property and equipment totaled $32.6 million, $30.1 million and $26.2 million during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 11. Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwillll The tablea below summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportablea segment: Balance as of December 31, 2018 Acquisitions (3) Foreign currency translation adjustment and other Balance as of December 31, 2019 Acquisitions (3) Foreign currency translation adjustment and other Balance as of December 31, 2020 Corporate Finance (1) $ 450,997 27,389 FLC (1) $ 231,537 — Economic Consulting (1) Technology (1) 96,723 $ 268,547 — — $ Strategic Communications (2) 124,512 $ — Total $ 1,172,316 27,389 456 478,842 20,632 583 232,120 — 130 268,677 — 47 96,770 — 1,846 126,358 — 3,062 1,202,767 20,632 6,598 $ 506,072 1,254 $ 233,374 410 $ 269,087 $ 51 96,821 $ 3,167 129,525 11,480 $ 1,234,879 (1) (2) (3) There were no accumulated impairment losses forff segments as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. the Corporate Finance, FLC, Economic Consulting or Technology our Strategic Communications segment include gross carrying values of $323.7 million, $320.5 million Amounts forff and $318.7 million as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and accumulated impairment losses of $194.1 million as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we acquired businesses that were assigned to the Corporate Finance segment. We recorded $20.6 million and $27.4 million in goodwill as a result of the acquisitions in 2020 and 2019, respectively. The purchase price allocation for the 2020 acquisition is preliminary. We have included the results of the acquired businesses' operations in the Corporate Finance segment since the acquisition dates. 74 Intangibl e All tt ssets Intangible assets were as foll ff ows: December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Weighted Average Useful Life in Years Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount 13.9 5.7 9.2 13.0 $ 111,556 $ 85,180 $26,376 $ 99,613 $ 76,808 $22,805 11,809 3,618 126,983 2,768 2,585 9,041 1,033 9,855 3,386 653 2,061 9,202 1,325 90,533 36,450 112,854 79,522 33,332 Amortizing intangible assets Customer relationships (1) Trademarks (1) Acquired software and other Non-amortizing intangible assets Trademarks Total Indefinite 5,100 — 5,100 5,100 — 5,100 $ 132,083 $ 90,533 $41,550 $117,954 $ 79,522 $38,432 (1) During the year ended December 31, 2020, we acquired a strategy consulting and investment banking business, and its related intangible assets were assigned to the Corporate Finance segment. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful life. We recorded amortization expense of $10.4 million, $8.2 million and $8.2 million during d the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We estimate our future amortization expense for our intangible assets with finite lives to be as follow ff s: Year 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Thereafter As of December 31, 2020 (1) $ $ 10,710 8,683 4,972 3,504 2,787 5,794 36,450 (1) Actual amortization expense to be reported in futff uret intangible asset acquisitions, impairments, changes in usefulff periods could differ from these estimates as a result of new lives, or other relevant factors or changes. 12. Notes Receivable froff m Employees The tablea below summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of our notes receivable fromff employees: Notes receivable from employees — beginning Notes granted Repayments Amortization Cumulative translation adjustment and other Notes receivable froff m employees — ending Less: current portion Notes receivable froff m employees, net of current portion December 31, 2020 104,139 34,383 (8,043) (29,444) (4,661) 96,374 (35,253) 61,121 $ $ 2019 113,699 28,879 (13,179) (26,294) 1,034 104,139 (35,106) 69,033 $ $ As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were 320 and 303 notes outstanding, respectively. Total amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $29.4 million, $26.3 million and $36.4 million, respectively. 75 13. Financial Instruments The following tablea presents the carrying amounts and estimated faiff r values of our financial instruments by hierarchy level as of December 31, 2020 and 2019: Liabilities Acquisition-related contingent consideration, including current portion (1)(2) 2023 Convertible Notes (3) Total December 31, 2020 Hierarchy Level (Fair Value) Carrying Amount Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 $ $ 20,118 286,131 306,249 $ $ — $ — — $ — $ 396,982 396,982 $ 20,118 — 20,118 December 31, 2019 Hierarchy Level (Fair Value) Carrying Amount Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Liabilities Acquisition-related contingent consideration, including current portion (1) 2023 Convertible Notes (3) Total $ $ 14,826 275,609 290,435 $ $ — $ — — $ — $ 398,016 398,016 $ 14,826 — 14,826 (1) (2) (3) The short-term portion is included in “Accounts payable, accruedr included in “Other liabia lities” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. expenses and other,” and the long-term portion is During the year ended December 31, 2020, we acquired a strategy consulting and investment banking business that was assigned to the Corporate Finance segment and recorded an acquisition-related contingent consideration liability. The carrying values include unamortized deferred debt issue costs and debt discount. The fair values of financial instruments not included in this tablea are estimated to be equal to their carrying values as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. We estimate the fair value of our 2023 Convertible Notes based on their last actively traded prices. The fair value of our debt is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because it is traded in less active markets. We estimate the fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration using either a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model or a Monte Carlo simulation. These fair value estimates represent Level 3 measurements as they are based on significant inputs not observed in the market and reflect our own assumptions. We have multiple valuation models that use different inputs and assumptions based on the timing of the acquisitions. As a result, the significant unobservablea these models vary. The acquisition-related contingent consideration subject to the probabila model was valued using significant unobservable inputs, including a discount rate of 13.5% and futuret acquisition-related contingent consideration liabilities subject to the Monte Carlo simulation were valued using significant unobservable inputs, including volatility rates between 31.5% and 40.0% and discount rates between 14.0% and 13.6%, which reflect the weighted average of our cost of debt and adjusted cost of equity of the acquired companies, and future cash flows. Significant increases (or decreases) in these unobservable inputs in isolation would result in significantly lower (or higher) fair values. We reassess the fair value of our acquisition-related contingent consideration at each reporting period based on additional information as it becomes available. ity-weighted discounted cash flowff cash flows. The inputs used in 76 The change in our liability for acquisition-related contingent consideration for our Level 3 finff ancial instruments is as follows: Balance at December 31, 2017 Accretion expense (1) Payments Balance at December 31, 2018 Additions (2) Accretion expense (1) Payments Foreign currency translation adjustment (3) Balance at December 31, 2019 Additions (2) Accretion expense (1) Payments Foreign currency translation adjust d ment (3) Balance at December 31, 2020 $ Contingent Consideration 3,750 $ 479 (531) 3,698 9,746 2,372 (1,000) 10 14,826 3,460 5,593 (4,692) 931 20,118 $ $ Accretion expense is included in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we acquired businesses that were assigned to the Corporate Finance segment. Foreign currency translation adjustments are included in "Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax" on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehe nsive Income. m (1) (2) (3) 14. Debt The tablea below summarizes the components of the Company’s debt: 2023 Convertible Notes Total debt Less: deferred debt discount Less: deferred debt issue costs Long-term debt, net (1) Additional paid-in capital Discount attribution to equity Equity component, net December 31, 2020 316,250 316,250 (26,310) (3,809) 286,131 35,306 (1,175) 34,131 $ $ $ $ 2019 316,250 316,250 (35,393) (5,248) 275,609 35,306 (1,175) 34,131 $ $ $ $ (1) There were no current portions of long-term debt as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. 2023 Convertibleii Notes On August 20, 2018, we issued the 2023 Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $316.3 million. The 2023 Convertible Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.0% per year, payablea August 15 of each year, and will mature on August 15, 2023, unless earlier converted or repurchased. The 2023 Convertible Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. semiannually in arrears on February 15 and 77 The 2023 Convertible Notes are convertible at maturit t y at a conversion rate of 9.8643 shares of our common stock per at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during $1,000 principal amount of the 2023 Convertible Notes (equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $101.38 per share of common stock). Holders may convert their 2023 Convertible Notes at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding May 15, 2023 only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on September 30, 2018 (and only during of our common stock forff ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each appl consecutive trading day period (the “Measurement Period”) in which the trading price (as defined in the indenture governing the 2023 Convertible Notes) per $1,000 principal amount of the 2023 Convertible Notes forff than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of our common stock and the conversion rate in effecff trading day; or (3) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. On or afteff the business day immediately preceding the maturit Notes at any time, regardless of the foreff 2023 Convertible Notes were not met as of December 31, 2020. such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price a period of 30 consecutive trading days going circumstances. The circumstances required to allow the holders to convert their icable trading day; (2) during the fivff e business day period after any fiveff y date of August 15, 2023, holders may convert their 2023 Convertible each trading day of the Measurement Period was less r May 15, 2023, until the close of business on t on each such d d a t If we undergo a fundam ff ental change (as defined in the indenturet governing the 2023 Convertible Notes), subject to certain conditions, holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or part of their 2023 Convertible Notes. The debt discount is amortized to interest expense over the term of the 2023 Convertible Notes using the effective interest rate method. We incurred debt issue costs and allocated the total amount to the liability and equity components of the 2023 Convertible Notes based on their relative values. The debt issue costs attributablea to interest expense over the term of the 2023 Convertible Notes using the effective interest rate method. Issuance costs attributablea to the equity component were netted with the equity component in stockholders' equity. ity component are amortized to the liabila The tablea below summarizes the amount of interest cost recognized by us for both the contractual t interest expense and amortization of the debt discount for the 2023 Convertible Notes: Contractual interest expense Amortization of debt discount (1) Total (1) The effecff tive interest rate of the liability component is 5.45%. 2022 Notes Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 $ $ 6,325 9,083 15,408 $ $ 6,325 8,606 14,931 $ $ 2,302 3,018 5,320 On November 15, 2018, we redeemed the $300.0 million outstanding principal amount of our 6.0% senior notes due 2022 ("2022 Notes"), pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 2022 Notes. We recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $9.1 million, consisting primarily of a redemption premium of $6.0 million and a $3.1 million non- cash write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs. This loss has been recorded in “Loss on early extinguishment of debt” within the Consolidated Statements of Comprehe nsive Income. m Credit Fii aciFF liii tyii On June 26, 2015, we entered into a credit agreement, which provides for a $550.0 million senior secured bank revolving t credit facility (“Original Credit Facility”) maturi ng on June 26, 2020. In November 2018, we amended and restated the credit agreement to the Original Credit Facility, to, among other things, extend the maturity to November 30, 2023 and incurred an additional $1.7 million of debt issuance costs (the Original Credit Facility as amended and restated, the “Credit Facility”). At hthe Com ypany’s pound iwillll bbear iinterest at eiithher one-, ioption, b two- or hthree-m honth Lo dndon Inte b k (e ("LIBOR")) or an allterna itive bbase rate, iin ea hch case lplus hthe ap liplicablblea margin. borrowings, or between 0.25% per annum and 1.00% per annum, in the case of base rate borrowings, in each case, based upon the Company’s Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) at such time. The lenders have a security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries. be between 1.25% per annum and 2.00% per annum, in the case of LIBOR dunder hthe Credidit Facililiity iy in USD, euro rbank Offereff t cablblea marginrgin illwill flfluctuat a rgin. hThe a lippli borrowi gngs dand Briiti hish dd Rat d i 78 Under the Credit Facility, we are required to pay a commitment fee rate that fluff ctuat t es between 0.20% and 0.35% per annum and a letter of credit feeff Company’s Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio. rate that fluff ctuat t es between 1.25% and 2.00% per annum, in each case, based upon the There were no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Additionally, $1.1 million of the borrowing limit was used for letters of credit (and, therefore, unavailablea ) as of December 31, 2020. There were $1.3 million and $2.0 million of unamortized debt issue costs related to the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. These amounts were included in “Other assets” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. 15. Leases We lease office space and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. We recognize operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term, which may include renewal or termination options that are reasonably certain of exercise. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are expensed on a straight-line basis. Most leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from six months to seven years. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. Certain of our lease agreements include rental payments that are adjusted periodically forff guarantees or material restrictive covenants. inflation. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value The tablea below summarizes the carrying amount of our operating lease assets and liabilities: Leases Assets Classification Operating lease assets Operating lease assets Total lease assets Liabilities Current Operating lease liabia lities Accounts payablea , accrued expenses and other Noncurrent Operating lease liabila ities Noncurrent operating lease liabila ities Total lease liabilities The tablea below summarizes total lease costs: Lease Cost Operating lease costs Short-term lease costs Variablea Sublease income Total lease cost, net lease costs December 31, 2020 2019 156,645 $ 156,645 $ 159,777 159,777 42,716 $ 35,727 161,677 204,393 $ 176,378 212,105 Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 51,764 2,476 12,986 (4,226) 63,000 $ $ 45,144 3,173 11,962 (5,015) 55,264 $ $ $ $ $ $ We sublease certain of our leased office spaces to third parties. Our subleu ase portfolio consists of leases of office space that we have vacated before the lease term expiration. Operating lease expense on vacated office space is reduced by sublease rental income, which is recorded to SG&A expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Our sublea se arrangements do not contain renewal options or restrictive covenants. We estimate future sublease rental income to be $4.6 million in 2021, $0.8 million in 2022, $0.6 million in 2023, $0.6 million in 2024 and $0.3 million in 2025. There is no future sublease rental income estimated forff the years beyond 2025. u 79 The maturity analysis below summarizes the remaining futuret undiscounted cash flows forff ities reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets: our operating leases and includes a reconciliation to operating lease liabila 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Thereafter Total future lease payments Less: imputed interest Total As of December 31, 2020 49,666 $ 41,055 34,434 29,688 24,700 63,943 243,486 (39,093) 204,393 $ The tablea below includes cash paid forff our operating lease liabila ities, other non-cash information, our weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate: Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabia lities Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for lease liabila ities Weighted average remaining lease term (years) Operating leases Weighted average discount rate Operating leases Year Ended December 31, 2020 56,075 32,759 $ $ 2019 46,079 37,774 $ $ 6.7 6.5 5.4% 5.6% On October 26, 2020, the Company entered into a material lease agreement, amending and restating the lease agreement entered into as of August 19, 2020 (the "Lease") for its new principal office space in New York, New York. The Company expects to accept possession of the premises on or about April 1, 2021, subjeu ct to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Lease shall continue for an initial fixed term of 15 years, subject to two renewal options of five years each. Fixed rental payments under the Lease are scheduled to commence in April 2022, payable in monthly installments, and will aggregate approximately $145 million, excluding lease-related incentives over the term of the Lease. The Lease is not included in operating lease assets and operating lease liabia lities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 as the Company does not yet have the right to use the premises. 16. Commitments and Contingencies The Company entered into a material lease agreement for its new principal office space in New York, New York during the year ended December 31, 2020. See Note 15, "Leases" for additional information about the terms of the Lease. We are subject to legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In management’s opinion, we believe we have ff adequate legal defenses settlement or judgment relating to any pending legal action would materially affect our financial position or results of operations. and/or insurance coverage with respect to the eventuality of such actions. We do not believe any 80 17. Income Taxes The tablea below summarizes significant components of deferre ff d tax assets and liabia lities: Deferred tax assets employees Allowance for expected credit losses Accrued vacation and bonus Share-based compensation Notes receivable fromff State net operating loss carryforward Foreign net operating loss carryforward Federal tax credit and capia tal loss carryforward Deferred compensation Operating lease assets Employee benefits obligations Other, net Total deferred tax assets Deferred tax liabilities Revenue recognition Operating lease liabila Property and equipment, net Equity debt discount Goodwill and intangible assets ities Total deferred tax liabilities Foreign withholding tax Valuation allowance Net deferred tax liabilities December 31, 2020 2019 $ $ $ 14,676 30,694 13,522 13,333 2,090 9,437 — 240 41,283 2,339 3,701 131,315 (8,351) (28,523) (7,663) (6,623) (202,842) (254,002) (1,980) (13,300) (137,967) $ 13,041 27,438 12,647 12,187 2,066 9,388 7,336 2,117 43,397 1,191 1,898 132,706 (6,732) (29,671) (3,797) (8,890) (209,250) (258,340) (1,195) (19,865) (146,694) As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded certain deferred tax assets related to foreff ign tax credits, al loss and foreign net operating loss carryforwards, which can be carried forward for periods ranging from 10 years to capita indefinite. Based on forward-looking financial information, the Company believes it is not more likely than not that the attributes will be utilized. Therefore, valuation allowances of $13.3 million and $19.9 million are recorded against the Company’s deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2020, a U.S. subsidiary of the Company (the “Licensor”) entered into an t property license agreement with a United Kingdom ("U.K.") subsidiary of the Company (the “Licensee”) in intellectual consideration of royalty payments that have been partially prepaid (the "License Agreement"). The prepaid royalties remitted to the Licensor were taxablea provision was mainly offset by a deferred foreign income tax benefit related to the futff uret amortization of intangible assets in the U.K. The License Agreement provided sufficient taxablea utilize the Company’s existing foreign tax credits, which were previously subject to a valuation allowance. in the U.S. for the year ended December 31, 2020. The impact on the U.S. current income tax income in the U.S. to fully ions arising from tax deductd As of December 31, 2020, the Company has not recorded a $27.9 million deferred tax liabila ity related to the basis difference in the investment in our foreign subsidiaries, as the investment is considered permanent in nature. The tablea below summarizes the components of income beforeff income tax provision from continuing operations: Domestic Foreign Total Year Ended December 31, 2020 122,800 139,646 262,446 $ $ 2019 150,860 137,590 288,450 $ $ 2018 96,543 111,249 207,792 $ $ 81 The table below summarizes the components of income tax provision from continuing operations: Current Federal State Foreign Deferred Federal State Foreign Income tax provision Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 $ $ 22,164 10,257 29,390 61,811 3,936 362 (14,345) (10,047) 51,764 $ $ 30,651 7,702 37,083 75,436 (1,767) 785 (2,730) (3,712) 71,724 $ $ 10,847 4,447 21,056 36,350 14,538 503 5,790 20,831 57,181 Our income tax provision from continuing operations resulted in effective tax rates that varied fromff the fedff eral statutory income tax rate as summarized below: tax purposes eral statutory rate Income tax expense at fedff State income taxes, net of federal benefit Detriment from foreign tax rates Other expenses not deductible forff Adjustment to reserve for uncertain tax positions Impact of 2017 U.S. tax reform Sale of Ringtail business Share-based compensation Release of valuation allowance on foreign tax credits Income tax benefit related to the License Agreement, net Other adjustments, net Income tax provision Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 $ $ 55,114 10,567 1,175 3,079 (1,231) — — (6,560) (7,336) (3,899) 855 51,764 $ $ 60,575 8,430 3,425 4,362 2,504 (1,088) (2,097) (4,447) — — 60 71,724 $ $ 43,636 4,950 3,655 3,543 (132) (656) 3,798 (1,371) — — (242) 57,181 The income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $51.8 million and $71.7 million, respectively. The decrease in expense is primarily attributablea release of the valuation allowance on foreign tax credits and the income tax benefit related to the License Agreement. to lower pre-tax income in 2020 as compared with 2019, the We file numerous consolidated and separate income tax returns t in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in many city, state and foreign jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for years prior to 2016. We are also no longer subject to state and local or foreign tax examinations by tax authorities forff years prior to 2014. Our liabila ity forff uncertain tax positions was $7.3 million and $11.1 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company does not expect any of the uncertain tax positions to settle within the next 12 months. As of December 31, 2020, our accrual forff the payment of tax-related interest and penalties was not significant. 82 18. Stockholders’ Equity 2016 Stock Repurchase Program On June 2, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $100.0 million (the “Repurchase Program”). On each of May 18, 2017, December 1, 2017, February rr authorized an additional $100.0 million, respectively. On each of July 28, 2020 and December 3, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized an additional $200.0 million, respectively, increasing the Repurchase Program to an aggregate authorization of $900.0 million. No time limit has been establia may be suspended, discontinued or replaced by the Board of Directors at any time without prior notice. As of December 31, 2020, we have $213.2 million availablea shed for the completion of the Repurchase Program, and the Repurchase Program under the Repurchase Program to repurchase additional shares. 21, 2019 and February 20, 2020, our Board of Directors The following tablea details our stock repurchases under the Repurchase Program: Shares of common stock repurchased and retired Average price paid per share Total cost Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 3,269 108.11 353,385 $ $ 1,258 84.16 105,915 $ $ $ $ 756 53.88 40,722 As we repurchase our common shares, we reduce stated capital on our Consolidated Balance Sheets for the $0.01 of par al. If additional paid-in capia tal is reduced value of the shares repurchased, with the excess purchase price over par value recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capita reduction of retained earnings. During the year ended December 31, 2020, due to the volume of repurchases, we recorded a reduction to stated capia tal forff the par value of the shares repurchased, with a portion of the excess purchase price over par value recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capia tal of $235.6 million, which reduced additional paid-in capia tal to zero, and the remainder of the excess purchase price over par value of $117.9 million recorded as a reduction of retained earnings. d to zero, we record the remainder of the excess purchase price over par value as a 2018 Repurchase Transaction On August 13, 2018, our Board of Directors authorized the use of a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the 2023 Convertible Notes to repurchase up to $25.0 million of common stock. On August 16, 2018, 196,050 shares of our common stock were repurchased at $76.51 per share for a total cost of $15.0 million. This is a separate repurchase transaction outside of the Repurchase Program. Common Stock Outstandi tt ngii Common stock outstanding was 34.5 million shares and 37.4 million shares as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Common stock outstanding includes unvested restricted stock awards, which are considered issued and outstanding under the terms of the restricted stock award agreements. 19. Employee Benefit Plans We maintain a qualified defined contribution 401(k) plan, which covers substantially all of our U.S. employees. Under the plan, participants are entitled to make pre-tax and/or Roth post-tax contributions up to the annual maximums established by the Internal Revenue Service. We match a certain percentage of participant contributions pursuant to the terms of the plan, which contributions are limited to a percentage of the participant’s eligible compensation. Effective in 2020, we increased our matching percentage. We made contributions related to the plan of $26.2 million, $17.4 million and $15.2 million during years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. the d We also maintain several defined contribution pension plans for our employe gn countries. We contributed to these plans $9.2 million, $7.3 million and $7.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. es in the U.K. and other forei m ff 20. Segment Reporting We manage our business in fiveff reportable segments: Corporate Finance, FLC, Economic Consulting, Technology and Strategic Communications. Our Corporate Finance segment focuses on the strategic, operational, finaff ncial, transactional and capita al needs of our clients around the world. Our clients include companies, boards of directors, investors, private equity sponsors, banks, lenders, 83 and other finaff centered around three core offerings: business transformation, transactions and turna ncing sources and creditor groups, as well as other parties-in-interest. We deliver a wide range of services round, restructuring and bankruptcy. t Our FLC segment provides law firff ms, companim es, government entities and other interested parties with a multidisciplinary and independent range of services in risk and investigations and disputes, including a focff us on highly regulated industries such as our construction & environmental solutions and health solutions services. These services are supported by our data & analytics services which help our clients analyze large, disparate sets of data related to their business operations and support our clients during regulatory inquiries and commercial disputes. We deliver a wide range of services centered around five core offerings: construction & environmental solutions, data & analytics, disputes, health solutions and risk and investigations. Our Economic Consulting segment, including subsidiary Compass Lexecon LLC, provides law firms, companies, government entities and other interested parties with analyses of complex economic issues forff legal and regulatory proceedings, and strategic decision making and public policy debates around the world. We deliver a wide range of services centered around three core offerings: antitrust & competition economics, financial economics and international arbitration. use in international arbitration, Our Technology segment provides companies, law firms and government entities with a comprehensive global portfolio of e-discovery, information governance, privacy and security and corporate legal operations solutions. We deliver a full spectrum of services including data collection, data processing, document review, hosting, advanced analytics and consulting. ff Our Strategic Communications segment develops and executes communications strategies to help management teams, boards of directors, law firms, governments and regulators manage change and mitigate risk surrounding transformational and disruptive events, including transactions, investigations, disputes, crises, regulation and legislation. We deliver a wide range of services centered around three core offerings: corporate reputation, financial communications and public affairs. We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on Adjusted Segment EBITDA, a GAAP financial measure. We define Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a segment’s share of consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, remeasurement of acquisition-related contingent consideration, special charges and goodwill impairment charges. We define Total Adjud sted Segment EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as the total of Adjusted Segment EBITDA for all segments, which excludes unallocated corporate expenses. We use Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a basis to internally evaluate the finaff operating performance and provides an indicator of the segment’s ability to generate cash. ncial performance of our segments because we believe it reflects current core The table below presents revenues and Adjusted Segment EBITDA for our reportablea segments: rate Finance Revenues Corporr FLC Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Total revenues Adjusted Segment EBITDA Corporate Finance FLC Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 $ $ $ $ 910,184 500,275 599,088 223,016 228,712 2,461,275 216,830 33,374 91,432 43,013 38,975 423,624 $ $ $ $ 723,721 577,780 592,542 215,584 243,090 2,352,717 160,735 104,435 84,112 45,688 44,544 439,514 $ $ $ $ 564,479 520,333 533,979 185,755 223,331 2,027,877 121,660 96,821 69,955 27,387 42,918 358,741 84 The table below reconciles net income to Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA. Unallocated corporate expenses primarily include indirect costs related to centrally managed administrative functions that have not been allocated to the segments. These administrative costs include costs related to executive management, legal, corporate office support costs, information technology, accounting, marketing, human resources and company-w ide business development and strategy functions. m Net income Add back: Income tax provision Interest income and other Interest expense Gain on sale of business Loss on early extinguishment of debt Unallocated corporate expenses (1) Segment depreciation expense Amortization of intangible assets Segment special charges Year Ended December 31, 2020 210,682 $ 2019 216,726 $ 2018 150,611 $ 51,764 412 19,805 — — 94,463 29,381 10,387 6,730 423,624 $ 71,724 (2,061) 19,206 — — 98,398 27,369 8,152 — 439,514 $ 57,181 (4,977) 27,149 (13,031) 9,072 96,595 27,979 8,162 — 358,741 Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA $ (1) Includes a $0.4 million special charge. The tablea below presents assets by reportablea segment, reconciled to consolidated amounts. Segment assets primarily include accounts and notes receivable, fixed assets purchased specifically ff forff the segment, goodwill and intangible assets. e Finance Corporat rr FLC Economic Consulting Technology Strategic Communications Total segment assets Unallocated corporate assets Total assets December 31, 2020 925,082 412,803 553,217 200,396 214,503 2,306,001 471,362 2,777,363 $ $ 2019 814,820 462,155 543,475 200,430 217,129 2,238,009 545,133 2,783,142 $ $ The tablea below details total revenues by country. Revenues have been attributed to locations based on the location of the legal entity generating the revenues. U.S. U.K. All other forei ff Total revenues gn countries Year Ended December 31, 2020 1,544,777 421,125 495,373 2,461,275 $ $ 2019 1,555,133 389,338 408,246 2,352,717 $ $ 2018 1,372,116 302,576 353,185 2,027,877 $ $ We do not have a single customer that represents 10% or more of our consolidated revenues. 85 The table below details information on our long-lived assets and net assets by geographic location, which is based on the location of the legal entity holding the assets. We define net assets as total assets less total liabilities. December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 U.S. U.K. All Other Foreign Countries U.S. U.K. All Other Foreign Countries Property and equipment, net Net assets $ $ 64,923 763,159 $ $ 19,150 196,708 $ $ 17,569 440,314 $ $ 63,563 925,288 $ $ 16,423 196,087 $ $ 13,686 367,767 21. Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) 2020 Revenues Operating income Net income Earnings per common share — basic (1) Earnings per common share — diluted (1) Weighted average common shares outstanding Basic Diluted 2019 Revenues Operating income Net income Earnings per common share — basic (1) Earnings per common share — diluted (1) Weighted average common shares outstanding Basic Diluted $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 Quarter Ended 604,593 73,056 56,747 1.56 1.49 $ $ $ $ $ 607,852 65,599 48,174 1.33 1.27 $ $ $ $ $ 622,249 73,070 50,172 1.41 1.35 $ $ $ $ $ 36,415 38,190 36,169 37,852 35,639 37,086 626,581 70,938 55,589 1.63 1.57 34,198 35,484 March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 Quarter Ended 551,274 87,162 62,645 1.69 1.64 $ $ $ $ $ 606,119 88,095 64,598 1.75 1.69 $ $ $ $ $ 593,106 82,138 60,422 1.65 1.59 $ $ $ $ $ 36,981 38,219 36,960 38,168 36,617 37,938 602,218 48,200 29,061 0.80 0.76 36,545 38,126 (1) The sum of the quarterly earnings per share amounts may not equal the annual amounts dued average number of common shares outstanding during each quarterly period. to changes in the weighted 86 ITEM 9. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND None. ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures An evaluation of the effecff tiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K was made under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (a) were effecff tive to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is timely recorded, processed, summarized and reported, and (b) included, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting is included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affecff reporting. ted, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION None. 87 PART III Certain information required in Part III is omitted from this report but is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed within 120 days aftff er the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, pursuant to Regulation 14A with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE The information contained in our proxy statement under the captia ons “Information About the Board of Directors and Committees,” “Corporate Governance” and “Information About Our Executive Officers and Compensation” is incorporated herein by reference. We have adopted the FTI Consulting, Inc. Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (“Code of Ethics”), which applies to our Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, and our other financial professionals, as well as all our other executive officers, including chief strategy and transformation officer, chief human resources officer, general counsel, and chief risk officer, and our other officers, directors, employees and independent contractors. The Code of Ethics is publicly available on our website at https://ww// w.fticonsulting.com/~/media/ Files/us-filff es/our-firm/guide lines/ftiff -code-of-conduct.pdf. If we make any substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics or grant any waiver, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics to our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller or persons performing similar functions, other executive officers or directors, we will disclose the naturet days following the date of the amendment or waiver, or in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. We will provide a copy of our Code of Ethics without charge upon request to our Corporate Secretary, FTI Consulting, Inc., 6300 Blair Hill Lane, Suite 303, Baltimore, Maryland 21209. of such amendment or waiver on our website within four business // // ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The information contained in our proxy statement under the captia on “Information About Our Executive Officers and Compensation” is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 12. RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND The information contained in our proxy statement under the captia ons “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and this Annual Report under the capta ion Part II, Item 5, “Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities — Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans” is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 13. INDEPENDENCE CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACT RR IONS AND DIRECTOR The information contained in our proxy statement under the captia ons “Certain Relationships and Related Partyt Transactions,” “Information About the Board of Directors and Committees,” and “Corporate Governance” is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES The information contained in our proxy statement under the captia on “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” is incorporated herein by reference. 88 ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE (a) (1) The following financial statements are included in this Annual Report: Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting PART IV Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Internal Control over Financial Reporting Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Consolidated Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheets — December 31, 2020 and 2019 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity — Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (2) All schedules are omitted as the information is not required or is otherwise provided. (3) Exhibit Index 89 Exhibit Number Description of Exhibits 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 4.1 4.2 4.3 10.1 * 10.2 * 10.3 * 10.4 * 10.5 * 10.6 * 10.7 * Articles of Incorporation of FTI Consulting, Inc., as Amended and Restated. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2003 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8- K dated May 21, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.) Articles of Amendment dated June 1, 2011 to Charter of FTI Consulting, Inc. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2011 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 1, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.) Bylaws of FTI Consulting, Inc., as Amended and Restated on June 1, 2011. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2011 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 1, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment No. 1 to Bylaws of FTI Consulting, Inc. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2013 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 13, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Bylaws of FTI Consulting, Inc. (Filed with the SEC on September 22, 2014 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 17, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.) dated as of August 20, 2018, between FTI Consulting, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, e. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20, 2018 as an exhibit to FTI Indenture, t as Truste r Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of 2.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (included in Exhibit 4.1). (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20, 2018 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 14, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.) Description of Securities (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2020 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of April 27, 2005. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2005 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 18, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement used with 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2004 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Restricted Stock Agreement used with 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2004 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan establia shed effective April 27, 2005. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2005 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 18, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan Stock Option Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2005 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 18, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2005 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 18, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employe with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2005 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 18, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.) e Director Compensation Plan Stock Unit Agreement. (Filed m 90 Exhibit Number 10.8 * 10.9 * 10.10 * 10.11 * 10.12 * 10.13 * 10.14 * 10.15 * 10.16 * 10.17 * 10.18 * 10.19 * 10.20 * 10.21 * Description of Exhibits Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement used with 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment to FTI Consulting, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective April 27, 2005. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 29, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment dated as of June 6, 2006 to the FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment dated as of June 6, 2006 to the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective as of April 27, 2005, as further amended. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2006 as exhibit 4.3 to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-134789) and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan Incentive Stock Option Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-134789) and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-134789) and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan For Key Employe Directors Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employe Exchange Commission on June 6, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-134790) and incorporated herein by reference.) e Directors. (Filed with the Securities and es and Non-Employee m m Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan For Key Employe Directors Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-134790) and incorporated herein by reference.) es and Non-Employee m FTI Consulting, Inc. 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated Effective October 25, 2006. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 25, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan/Appendix II: Australian Sub-Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-139407) and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan/Appendix III: Ireland Sub-Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-139407) and incorporated herein by reference.) 91 Exhibit Number 10.22 * 10.23 * 10.24 * 10.25 * 10.26 * 10.27 * 10.28 * 10.29 * 10.30 * 10.31 * 10.32 * 10.33 * FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan/Appendix IV: United Kingdom Sub-Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-139407) and incorporated herein by reference.) Description of Exhibits FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan Stock Option Agreement under FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Agreement under FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2006 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long- Term Incentive Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2007 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan Amended and Restated Effective as of February 20, 2008. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2008 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.) ff d Compensation Plan For Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors FTI Consulting, Inc. Deferre Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors Under the Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective as of February 20, 2008. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2008 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Agreement Under the Non- Employee Director Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective as of February 20, 2008. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2008 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employe e Directors under the Non-Employee Director m Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective as of February 20, 2008. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2008 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employe Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective as of February 20, 2008. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2008 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.) e Directors under the Non-Employee Director m Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan Incentive Stock Option Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2008 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of May 14, 2008). (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2008 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Agreement under the Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective as of February 20, 2008. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2008 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.) 92 Exhibit Number 10.34 * 10.35 * 10.36 * 10.37 * 10.38 * 10.39 * 10.40 * 10.41 * 10.42 * 10.43 * 10.44 * 10.45 * 10.46 * 10.47 * Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2006 Global Long-Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2008 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.) Description of Exhibits FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2009 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Incentive Stock Option Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2009 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 3, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2009 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 3, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2009 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 3, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Stock Unit Agreement for Non- Employee Directors. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2009 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 3, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2009 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 3, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2009 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 3, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.) t FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Cash-Based Performance Award Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2010 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 25, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan as Amended and Restated Effective as of June 2, 2010. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2010 as Appendix A to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 23, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2011 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A and incorporated herein by reference.) Employment Agreement dated as of December 13, 2013, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Steven Gunby. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2013 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 13, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Cash-Based Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2014 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 26, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Cash Unit Award Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2014 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 26, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.) 93 Exhibit Number 10.48 * 10.49 * 10.50 * 10.51 * 10.52 * 10.53 * 10.54 * 10.55 * 10.56 * 10.57 * 10.58 ** 10.59 ** 10.60 * Description of Exhibits Form of Cash-Based Performance Award Agreement. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2014 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 26, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. Restricted Stock Agreement for Employment Inducement Awards to Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy and Transformation Officff Commission on August 22, 2014 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.: 333-198311) and incorporated herein by reference.) er. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Statutory to Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2014 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.: 333-198311) and incorporated herein by reference.) Stock Option Agreement forff Employment Inducement Award t Offer of Employment Letter dated July 15, 2014, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Paul Linton. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2014 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.) Offer of Employment Letter dated July 2, 2014, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Holly Paul. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2014 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment No. 1 to Offer of Employment Letter dated July 27, 2014, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Holly Paul. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2014 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.) The FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of June 3, 2015). (Filed as Appendix A to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 21, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.) t Form of Non-Statutory Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of June 3, 2015). (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2016 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.) Stock Option Award Agreement under FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Form of Incentive Stock Option Award Agreement under FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of June 3, 2015). (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2016 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Restricted Stock Award [or Restricted Stock Unit] Agreement under FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of June 3, 2015). (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2016 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.) Security Agreement dated as of June 26, 2015, by and among FTI Consulting, Inc., the other grantors partyt thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. (Filed as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2015 filed with the SEC on June 30, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.) Pledge Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2015, by and among FTI Consulting, Inc., the other pledgors partyt thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. (Filed as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 2015 filed with the SEC on June 30, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.) Employment Letter dated May 14, 2015 between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Curtis Lu. (Filed as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein.) 94 Exhibit Number 10.61 * 10.62 * 10.63 * 10.64 * 10.65 * 10.66 * 10.67 * 10.68 * 10.69 * 10.70 * 10.71 * 10.72 * FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2016. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2016 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.) Description of Exhibits Form of Deferred Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors Pursuant to the FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2016. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2016 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors Pursuant to the FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2016. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2016 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Restricted Stock [or Restricted Stock Unit] Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors e Director Compensation Plan Amended and Restated as Pursuant to the FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employe of January 1, 2016. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2016 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.) m FTI Consulting, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Appendix A to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A dated April 20, 2016 filed with the SEC on April 20, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.) Offer of Employment Letter dated as of July 5, 2016, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and AjayA Sabherwal. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 14, 2016 filed with the SEC on July 18, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 5, 2016 to Employment Agreement made and entered into as of December 13, 2013, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Steven Gunby. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 5, 2016 filed with the SEC on December 5, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment No. 2 effective as of March 21, 2017 to Employment Agreement dated as of December 13, 2013, as amended, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Steven Gunby. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 21, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment No. 1 effective as of March 21, 2017 to Offer of Employm by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and AjayA Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 21, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) rwal. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange ent Letter dated as of July 5, 2016, a Sabhe m Amendment No. 1 effective as of March 21, 2017 to Offer of Employm and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Paul Linton. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 21, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) ent Letter dated July 15, 2014, by m Amendment No. 1 effective as of March 21, 2017 to Employment Letter dated May 14, 2015, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Curtis Lu. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 21, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment No. 2 effective as of March 21, 2017 to Offer of Employm ent Letter dated July 15, 2014, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Holly Paul. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 21, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) m 95 Exhibit Number 10.73 * 10.74 * 10.75 * 10.76 * 10.77 * 10.78 * 10.79 * 10.80 * 10.81 * 10.82 * 10.83 * 10.84 * 10.85 * Description of Exhibits FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (Effective as of June 7, 2017). (Included as Appendix A to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 25, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Executive Long-Term Incentive Pay Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Executive Long-Term Incentive Pay Incentive Stock Option Award Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Executive Long-Term Incentive Pay Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of General Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of General Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of General Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of General Nonstatutory Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Stock Option Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus t Form of General Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of General Cash Unit Award Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of General Cash-Based Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of General Cash-Based Performance Unit Award Agreement under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) 96 Exhibit Number 10.86 * 10.87 * 10.88 * 10.89 * 10.90 ** 10.91 * 10.92 * 10.93 * 10.94 * 10.95 * 10.96 * 10.97 * Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Description of Exhibits ff ed Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under the FTI Consulting, Inc. Form of Deferr 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) ff Form of Deferr ed Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment No. 3 dated March 16, 2018 to that Employment Agreement dated as of December 13, 2013, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Steven H. Gunby. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on April 26, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2018, among FTI Consulting, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as Guarantors, the Lenders and L/C Issuers party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (including Annex C-Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 30, 2018), by and among FTI Consulting, Inc., the designated borrowers party thereto, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2018 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 30, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment No. 4 dated as of February 28, 2019 to Employment Agreement dated as of December 13, 2013, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Steven H. Gunby. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 28, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment No. 2 effective as of February 28, 2019 to Offer of Employm by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and AjayA Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 28, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.) rwal. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange ent Letter dated as of July 5, 2016, a Sabhe m Amendment No. 2 effective as of February 28, 2019 to Offer of Employm 2014, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Paul Linton. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 28, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.) ent Letter dated as of July 15, m Amendment No. 2 effective as of February 28, 2019 to Offer of Employm 2015, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Curtis Lu. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 28, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.) ent Letter dated as of May 14, m Amendment No. 3 effective as of February 28, 2019 to Offer of Employm 2014, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Holly Paul. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 28, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.) ent Letter dated as of July 15, m Offer Letter dated as of March 1, 2019, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Brendan Keating. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 6, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 7, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amendment No. 5 made and entered into as of January 8, 2020 to Employment Agreement dated December 13, 2013, by and between FTI Consulting, Inc. and Steven H. Gunby. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 9, 2020, filed with the SEC on January 13, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.) 97 Exhibit Number 10.98 * 10.99 ± 14.0 † 21.1 † 23.0 † 31.1 † 31.2 † 32.1 † 32.2 † 99.1 99.2 † 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 Description of Exhibits Amendment No. 1 to the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, Effecff tive as of June 3, 2020 (Filed as Appendix B to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.) Amended and Restated Lease dated as of October 26, 2020 by and between 1166 LLC and FTI Consulting, Inc. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on October 29, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.) FTI Consulting, Inc. Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, as Amended and Restated effective February 18, 2020. Subsidiaries of FTI Consulting, Inc. Consent of KPMG LLP. Certificatio ff Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). n of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Certificatio ff Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). n of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Certificatio ff Oxley Act of 2002). n of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 USC. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Certificatio ff Oxley Act of 2002). n of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 USC. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Policy on Disclosure Controls, as Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2016. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference.) Policy on Inside Information and Insider Trading, as Amended and Restated Effective April 1, 2019. Corporate Governance Guidelines, as last Amended and Restated Effective as of September 20, 2018. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.) Categorical Standards of Director Independence, as last Amended and Restated Effective as of February 25, 2009. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2013 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.) Charter of Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, as last Amended and Restated Effective as of February 23, 2011. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2011 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A and incorporated herein by reference.) Charter of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, as last Amended and Restated Effective as of February 27, 2013. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2013 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.) Charter of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, as last Amended and Restated Effective as of December 16, 2009. (Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2010 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.) 99.8 † Anti-Corruption Policy, as Amended and Restated Effective February 18, 2020. 98 Exhibit Number 101 Description of Exhibits The following financial information from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of FTI Consulting, Inc. forff year ended December 31, 2020, included herewith, and forma tted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. the ff 104 The cover page from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101). * Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. † Filed or furnished herewith. ** With certain exceptions, annexes, exhibits and schedules (or similar attachments) to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement and exhibits and Schedules to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are not filed. FTI Consulting, Inc. will furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted annex, exhibit or schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. ± Exhibits and Schedules (or similar attachments) to the Amended and Restated Lease are not filed. FTI Consulting, Inc. will supplementally a copy of any omitted Exhibit or Schedule (or similar attachment) to the Securities and Exchange furnish ff Commission upon request. ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY None. 99 Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned; thereunto duly authorized this 25th day of February 2021. SIGNATURES FTI CONSULTING, INC. By: Name: Title: /s/ STEVEN H. GUNBUU Y Steven H. Gunby 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 ities and on the dates indicated. persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capac a SIGNATURE CAPACITY IN WHICH SIGNED DATE /s/ STEVEN H. GUNBY Steven H. Gunby /s/ AJAY SABHERWAL Ajay Sabherwal /s/ BRENDAN KEATING Brendan Keating /s/ GERARD E. HOLTHAUS Gerard E. Holthaus /s/ BRENDA J. BACON Brenda J. Bacon /s/ MARK S. BARTLETT Mark S. Bartlett /s/ CLAUDIO COSTAMAGNA Claudio Costamagna /s/ VERNON ELLIS Vernon Ellis /s/ NICHOLAS C. FANANDAKIS Nicholas C. Fanandakis /s/ LAUREEN E. SEEGER Laureen E. Seeger President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) Februarr ry 25, 2021 Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) Februarr ry 25, 2021 Chief Accounting Officer and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) February 25, 2021 Director and Chairman of the Board Februarr ry 25, 2021 Februarr ry 25, 2021 Februarr ry 25, 2021 Februarr ry 25, 2021 Februarr ry 25, 2021 Februarr ry 25, 2021 Februarr ry 25, 2021 Director Director Director Director Director Director 100 Performance Graph The graph below compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock from December 31, 2015 through December 31, 2020 with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and our customized peer group consisting of five companies: CRA International, Inc.; Houlihan Lokey, Inc.; Huron Consulting Group, Inc.; Moelis & Co.; and PJT Partners, Inc. (collectively, the “2020 Peer Group”). Our 2020 Peer Group is the same as our self-selected peer group for the year ended December 31, 2019. COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN* among FTI Consulting, Inc., the S&P 500 Index and the 2020 Peer Group $350 $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 12/15 12/16 12/17 12/18 12/19 12/20 FTI Consulting, Inc. S&P 500 Index 2020 Peer Group *$100 invested on 12/31/15 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending December 31. Copyright© 2021 Standard & Poor’s, a division of S&P Global. All rights reserved. FTI Consulting, Inc. S&P 500 Index 2020 Peer Group 12/15 100.00 100.00 100.00 12/16 130.06 111.96 108.81 12/17 123.95 136.40 133.13 12/18 192.27 130.42 120.43 12/19 319.27 171.49 146.21 12/20 322.33 203.04 196.16 Copyright© 2021 Standard & Poor’s, a division of S&P Global. All rights reserved. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 FTI Consulting, Inc. CORPORATE LEADERSHIP BUSINESS LEADERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS CORPORATE INFORMATION Steven H. Gunby President and Chief Executive Officer Ajay Sabherwal Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey S. Amling Head of Corporate Business Development and Chief Marketing Officer Brendan J. Keating Chief Accounting Officer and Controller Paul Linton Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer Curtis P. Lu General Counsel Michael C. Eisenband Global Segment Co-Leader Corporate Finance & Restructuring Carlyn R. Taylor Global Segment Co-Leader Corporate Finance & Restructuring and FTI Consulting Industry Initiative Leader Paul S. Ficca Global Segment Leader Forensic and Litigation Consulting Charles D. Overstreet Global Practice Leader Health Solutions Sophie Ross Global Segment Leader Technology Gerard E. Holthaus Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of FTI Consulting, Independent Inc. and Director of WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. Lead Steven H. Gunby President and Chief Executive Officer of FTI Consulting, Inc. Brenda J. Bacon President and Chief Executive Officer of Brandywine Senior Living LLC Mark S. Bartlett Former Partner at Ernst & Young LLP Claudio Costamagna Chairman of CC e Soci S.r.l. Matthew Pachman Vice President, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer Mark McCall Global Segment Leader Strategic Communications Sir Vernon Ellis Former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the British Council Holly Paul Chief Human Resources Officer Leslie H. Moeller Chairman of North and South America Kevin Hewitt Chairman of Europe, the Middle East & Africa Nicholas C. Fanandakis Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. Laureen E. Seeger Chief Legal Officer of the American Express Company Executive Office 555 12th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20004 +1.202.312.9100 Principal Place of Business 16701 Melford Blvd. Bowie, MD 20715 +1.800.334.5701 Annual Shareholder Meeting The 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on June 2, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. at our offices at 555 12th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20004* Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm KPMG LLP Baltimore, MD Transfer Agent American Stock Transfer & Trust Company New York, NY Stock FTI Consulting’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol FCN Investor Relations Mollie Hawkes 200 State Street, 8th Floor Boston, MA 02109 +1.617.747.1791 *We currently plan to hold the annual meeting of shareholders at 555 12th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. However, as part of precautions regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), we are planning for the possibility that the annual meeting may be held solely by means of remote communication. If we take that step, we will announce the decision to do so in advance, and details on how to participate will be set forth in a press release issued by the Company and available at http://ir.fticonsulting.com/press-releases and www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/FCN2021, where you will also find information on how to attend the virtual meeting. Our website is www.fticonsulting.com. We make available, free of charge on our website, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, amendments to those reports and proxy statements as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file with, or furnish such materials to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also make available on our website our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Categorical Standards of Director Independence, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Anti-Corruption Policy, Charters of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Committees of our Board of Directors, other corporate governance documents and any amendments to those documents. FTI Consulting, Inc. 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