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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009

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   52-1261113

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

777 South Flagler Drive, Suite 1500 West Tower,

West Palm Beach, Florida

  33401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(561) 515-1900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web Site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer    x   Accelerated filer                    ¨

Non-accelerated filer    ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  Smaller reporting company    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

  

Outstanding at July 30, 2009

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

   51,726,513

 

 

 


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INDEX

 

          Page

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Financial Statements   
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets—June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008    3
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income—Three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008    4
   Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income—Six months ended June 30, 2009    5
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow—Six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008    6
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    7

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    23

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    45

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures    46

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings    47

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors    47

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    47

Item 3.

   Defaults Upon Senior Securities    47

Item 4.

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    48

Item 5.

   Other Information    48

Item 6.

   Exhibits    49

SIGNATURES

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

     June 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
     (Unaudited)     As Adjusted
(Note 2)
 

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 213,092      $ 191,842   

Accounts receivable:

    

Billed receivables

     267,734        237,009   

Unbilled receivables

     127,200        98,340   

Allowance for doubtful accounts and unbilled services

     (64,581     (45,309
                

Accounts receivable, net

     330,353        290,040   

Notes receivable

     20,238        15,145   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     25,624        31,055   

Deferred income taxes

     24,607        24,372   
                

Total current assets

     613,914        552,454   

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     76,760        78,575   

Goodwill

     1,177,325        1,151,388   

Other intangible assets, net of amortization

     184,318        189,304   

Notes receivable, net of current portion

     72,099        56,500   

Other assets

     53,645        59,349   
                

Total assets

   $ 2,178,061      $ 2,087,570   
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

   $ 45,099      $ 109,036   

Accrued compensation

     114,535        133,103   

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     149,347        132,915   

Billings in excess of services provided

     30,569        30,872   
                

Total current liabilities

     339,550        405,926   

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion

     418,187        418,592   

Deferred income taxes

     92,725        83,777   

Other liabilities

     49,780        45,037   
                

Total liabilities

     900,242        953,332   
                

Commitments and contingent liabilities (notes 9, 11 and 12)

    

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—51,695 (2009) and 50,934 (2008)

     517        509   

Additional paid-in capital

     768,173        735,180   

Retained earnings

     547,779        478,882   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     (38,650     (80,333
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,277,819        1,134,238   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,178,061      $ 2,087,570   
                

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
           As Adjusted
(Note 2)
          As Adjusted
(Note 2)
 

Revenues

   $ 360,525      $ 337,670      $ 708,371      $ 644,772   
                                

Operating expenses

        

Direct cost of revenues

     194,181        188,166        386,593        360,687   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     88,842        77,773        177,595        150,345   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     6,149        4,457        12,199        7,355   
                                
     289,172        270,396        576,387        518,387   
                                

Operating income

     71,353        67,274        131,984        126,385   
                                

Other income (expense)

        

Interest income and other

     702        2,089        2,755        5,400   

Interest expense

     (11,030     (11,307     (22,043     (22,906

Litigation settlement gains (losses), net

     —          (435     250        (436
                                
     (10,328     (9,653     (19,038     (17,942
                                

Income before income tax provision

     61,025        57,621        112,946        108,443   

Income tax provision

     23,800        22,813        44,049        42,935   
                                

Net income

   $ 37,225      $ 34,808      $ 68,897      $ 65,508   
                                

Earnings per common share—basic

   $ 0.74      $ 0.71      $ 1.37      $ 1.34   
                                

Earnings per common share—diluted

   $ 0.69      $ 0.65      $ 1.29      $ 1.23   
                                

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

(in thousands)

Unaudited

 

            Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Total  
    Common Stock        
    Shares   Amount        

Balance January 1, 2009—As Adjusted (Note 2)

  50,934   $ 509   $ 735,180      $ 478,882   $ (80,333   $ 1,134,238   

Comprehensive income:

           

Cumulative translation adjustment, net of income taxes of $0

  —       —       —          —       41,683        41,683   

Net income

  —       —       —          68,897     —          68,897   
                 

Total comprehensive income

              110,580   

Issuance of common stock in connection with:

           

Exercise of options, including income tax benefit of $2,831

  337     4     11,372        —       —          11,376   

Employee stock purchase plan

  138     1     5,236        —       —          5,237   

Restricted share grants, less net settled shares of 15

  286     3     (687     —       —          (684

Stock units issued under incentive compensation plan

  —       —       5,308        —       —          5,308   

Business combinations

  —       —       (130     —       —          (130

Reacquisition of equity component of convertible debt

  —       —       (3     —       —          (3

Share-based compensation

  —       —       11,897        —       —          11,897   
                                       

Balance June 30, 2009

  51,695   $ 517   $ 768,173      $ 547,779   $ (38,650   $ 1,277,819   
                                       

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow

(in thousands)

Unaudited

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2009     2008 (a)  
          As Adjusted
(Note 2)
 

Operating activities

   

Net income

  $ 68,897      $ 65,508   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

   

Depreciation

    14,109        12,286   

Amortization of other intangible assets

    12,199        7,355   

Provision for doubtful accounts

    12,212        8,564   

Non-cash share-based compensation

    13,349        14,172   

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

    (2,761     (4,682

Non-cash interest expense

    3,698        3,517   

Other

    1,308        (188

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:

   

Accounts receivable, billed and unbilled

    (47,807     (63,513

Notes receivable

    (19,511     (7,158

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    3,796        (9,555

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

    (15,836     4,422   

Income taxes

    14,151        27,640   

Accrued compensation

    (10,371     (493

Billings in excess of services provided

    (679     (911
               

Net cash provided by operating activities

    46,754        56,964   
               

Investing activities

   

Payments for acquisition of businesses, including contingent payments and acquisition costs, net of cash received

    (37,654     (225,183

Purchases of property and equipment

    (11,687     (17,843

Other

    307        (1,059
               

Net cash used in investing activities

    (49,034     (244,085
               

Financing activities

   

Payments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

    (551     (7,239

Cash received for settlement of interest rate swaps

    2,288        —     

Issuance of common stock under equity compensation plans

    13,098        12,006   

Excess of tax benefits from share-based compensation

    2,761        4,682   
               

Net cash provided by financing activities

    17,596        9,449   
               

Effect of exchange rate changes and fair value adjustments on cash and cash equivalents

    5,934        (217
               

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    21,250        (177,889

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    191,842        360,463   
               

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 213,092      $ 182,574   
               

Supplemental cash flow disclosures

   

Cash paid for interest

  $ 19,189      $ 19,534   

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds

    29,898        15,405   

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

   

Issuance of common stock to acquire businesses

    —          46,930   

Issuance of stock units under incentive compensation plans

    5,308        3,496   

Issuance of notes payable as contingent consideration

    12,778        506   

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(amounts in tables expressed in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim financial information. Some of the information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules or regulations. In management’s opinion, the interim financial statements reflect all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. All adjustments made were normal recurring accruals. Results of operations for the interim periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for a full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Subsequent events have been evaluated through August 9, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued.

2. Change in Accounting Principle

On January 1, 2009 we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Staff Position No. APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments that May be Settled in Cash Upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)” (“FSP APB 14-1”) which requires issuers of convertible debt securities within its scope to separate those securities into a debt component and an equity component, resulting in the debt component being recorded at fair value without consideration given to the conversion feature. Issuance costs are also allocated between the debt and equity components. FSP APB 14-1 requires that convertible debt within its scope reflect a company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest expense is recognized. The provisions of FSP APB 14-1 are retrospective upon adoption, and prior period amounts have been adjusted to apply the new method of accounting. This new pronouncement applies to our 3 3/4% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 (“Convertible Notes”) issued in August 2005. The cumulative effect of the accounting change for years prior to 2009 was to decrease net income and thus retained earnings by $7.6 million. Additional information on the impact of this change in accounting principle is presented in Note 11 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The following table presents the effect of the adoption of FSP APB 14-1 on the financial statement line items of the Condensed Consolidated Income Statement for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2008     Six Months Ended June 30, 2008  
     As
Previously
Reported
    Effect of
FSP
APB 14-1
    As
Adjusted
    As
Previously
Reported
    Effect of
FSP
APB 14-1
    As
Adjusted
 

Interest expense

   $ (10,303   $ (1,004   $ (11,307   $ (20,921   $ (1,985   $ (22,906

Income before income tax provision

     58,625        (1,004     57,621        110,428        (1,985     108,443   

Income tax provision

     23,215        (402     22,813        43,729        (794     42,935   

Net income

     35,410        (602     34,808        66,699        (1,191     65,508   

Earnings per common share—basic

     0.72        (0.01     0.71        1.37        (0.03     1.34   

Earnings per common share—diluted

     0.66        (0.01     0.65        1.25        (0.02     1.23   

 

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(amounts in tables expressed in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

The following table presents the effect of the adoption of FSP APB 14-1 on the affected financial statement line items of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2008:

 

     December 31, 2008
     As
Previously
Reported
   Effect of
FSP
APB 14-1
    As
Adjusted

Other assets—noncurrent

   $ 59,948    $ (599   $ 59,349

Total assets

     2,088,169      (599     2,087,570

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     150,898      (17,983     132,915

Total current liabilities

     423,909      (17,983     405,926

Deferred income taxes—noncurrent

     76,804      6,973        83,777

Total liabilities

     964,342      (11,010     953,332

Additional paid-in capital

     717,158      18,022        735,180

Retained earnings

     486,493      (7,611     478,882

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,123,827      10,411        1,134,238

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

     2,088,169      (599     2,087,570

3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 165, “Subsequent Events” (“Statement No. 165”). Statement No. 165 provides general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The statement sets forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. The statement also sets forth the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements. Furthermore, this statement identifies the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. It is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 141(R)-1, “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies,” (“FSP FAS 141(R)-1”), which amends and clarifies Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“Statement 141(R)”). FSP FAS 141(R)-1 requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination that arise from contingencies be recognized at fair value if fair value can be reasonably estimated. If fair value cannot be reasonably estimated, the asset or liability would generally be recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” and FASB Interpretation No. 14, “Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss.” Further, the FASB decided to remove the subsequent accounting guidance for assets and liabilities arising from contingencies from Statement 141(R), and carry forward without significant revision the guidance in FASB Statement No. 141, “Business Combinations.” FSP FAS 141(R)-1 is effective for assets or liabilities arising from contingencies in business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.

4. Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share adjust basic earnings per share for the effects of potentially dilutive common shares. Potentially dilutive common shares primarily include the dilutive effects of shares issuable under our equity compensation plans, including restricted shares using the

 

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(amounts in tables expressed in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

treasury stock method, and shares issuable upon conversion of our Convertible Notes assuming the conversion premium was converted into common stock based on the average closing price per share of our stock during the period. The conversion feature of our Convertible Notes had a dilutive effect on our earnings per share in 2009 and 2008 because the average closing price per share of our common stock was above the conversion price of the Convertible Notes of $31.25 per share.

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
    2009   2008 (a)   2009   2008 (a)

Numerator—basic and diluted

       

Net income

  $ 37,225   $ 34,808   $ 68,897   $ 65,508
                       

Denominator

       

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—basic

    50,384     49,155     50,278     48,740

Effect of dilutive stock options

    1,302     1,654     1,203     1,643

Effect of dilutive convertible notes

    1,848     2,433     1,653     2,374

Effect of dilutive restricted shares

    301     458     290     455
                       
    53,835     53,700     53,424     53,212
                       

Earnings per common share—basic

  $ 0.74   $ 0.71   $ 1.37   $ 1.34
                       

Earnings per common share—diluted

  $ 0.69   $ 0.65   $ 1.29   $ 1.23
                       

Antidilutive stock options and restricted shares

    1,092     409     1,012     293
                       

 

(a) Net income and earnings per common share (basic and diluted) are as adjusted. See note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

5. Comprehensive Income

The following table sets forth the components of comprehensive income.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2009    2008    2009    2008

Net income

   $ 37,225    $ 34,808    $ 68,897    $ 65,508

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

           

Cumulative translation adjustment

     47,748      276      41,683      710

Unrealized gain on cash equivalents

     —        —        —        55
                           

Comprehensive income

   $ 84,973    $ 35,084    $ 110,580    $ 66,273
                           

6. Provision for Doubtful Accounts

The provision for doubtful accounts relates to a client’s inability or unwillingness to make required payments, and is classified in selling, general and administrative expense. The provision for doubtful accounts totaled $5.4 million and $12.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively and $4.0 million and $8.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.

7. Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs related to software development charged to expense totaled $5.3 million and $10.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, and $3.1 million and $6.1 million for

 

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the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively. Research and development costs are included in selling, general and administrative expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in 2009. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, $2.4 million and $4.9 million, respectively, of research and development expenses were classified as direct cost of revenues, and $0.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of research and development costs were classified as selling, general and administrative expense.

8. Financial Instruments

Derivative financial instruments

We enter into derivative contracts to manage our exposure to interest rate changes by achieving a desired proportion of fixed rate versus variable rate debt. In June 2009, the counterparties to our two interest rate swaps, with an aggregate $60.0 million notional amount, exercised their right to terminate these agreements. Prior to their termination, these interest rate swaps effectively converted $60.0 million of our 7 5/8% senior notes due 2013 (“7 5/8% Notes”) from a fixed rate to a variable rate. (See Note 11 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for information on the swap termination). These interest rate swaps were previously designated as fair value hedges of fixed rate debt in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“Statement No. 133”). The interest rate swaps qualified for hedge accounting using the short-cut method under Statement No. 133 which assumes no hedge ineffectiveness. As a result, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps and changes in the fair value of the hedged debt were assumed to be equal and offsetting and had no effect on our results of operations.

Fair value of financial instruments

We consider the recorded value of certain of our financial assets and liabilities, which consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable, to approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities at June 30, 2009, based on the short-term nature of the assets and liabilities. The fair value of our long-term debt at June 30, 2009 was $663.6 million compared to a carrying value of $566.4 million. We determined the fair value of our long-term debt based on quoted market prices for our 7 5/8% senior notes due 2013, 7 3/4% senior notes due 2016, and 3 3/4% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2012.

As of June 30, 2009, there were no financial instruments carried at fair value on our financial statements. At December 31, 2008, interest rate swaps with an aggregate $60.0 million notional amount were carried at fair value based on estimates to settle the agreements as of the balance sheet date. The following table summarizes the assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2008:

 

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   Total

As of December 31, 2008

           

Interest rate swaps (recorded in other assets)

   $ —      $ 2,884    $ —      $ 2,884
                           

Total assets

   $ —      $ 2,884    $ —      $ 2,884
                           

9. Acquisitions

Certain acquisition related restricted stock agreements contain stock price guarantees that may result in cash payments in the future if our share price falls below a specified per share market value on the date applicable stock restrictions lapse (the “determination date”). The future settlement of any contingency related to common stock

 

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price will be recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital. During the first quarter of 2009, we paid $0.1 million in cash in relation to the price protection provision on certain shares of common stock that became unrestricted, which was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital. Our remaining common stock price guarantee provisions have stock floor prices that range from $22.26 to $69.62 per share and have determination dates that range from 2009 to 2013.

10. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by business segment for the six months ended June 30, 2009, are as follows:

 

    Corporate
Finance/
Restructuring
    Forensic and
Litigation
Consulting
  Strategic
Communications
    Technology   Economic
Consulting
    Total  

Balance January 1, 2009

  $ 389,934      $ 189,129   $ 262,740      $ 118,541   $ 191,044      $ 1,151,388   

Goodwill acquired during the period

    —          —       3,206        —       —          3,206   

Contingent consideration

    —          66     (1,015     —       (113     (1,062

Adjustments to allocation of purchase price

    (3,066     —       (132     —       —          (3,198

Foreign currency translation adjustment and other

    187        4,450     22,027        333     (6     26,991   
                                           

Balance June 30, 2009

  $ 387,055      $ 193,645   $ 286,826      $ 118,874   $ 190,925      $ 1,177,325   
                                           

Other intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated applicable useful lives. For intangible assets with finite lives, we recorded amortization expense of $6.1 million and $12.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, and $4.5 million and $7.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively. Based solely on the amortizable intangible assets recorded as of June 30, 2009, we estimate amortization expense to be $12.1 million during the remainder of 2009, $21.8 million in 2010, $21.0 million in 2011, $20.4 million in 2012, $17.5 million in 2013, $9.9 million in 2014, and $55.9 million in years after 2014. Actual amortization expense to be reported in future periods could differ from these estimates as a result of new intangible asset acquisitions, finalization of asset valuations for newly acquired assets, changes in useful lives or other relevant factors.

 

          June 30, 2009    December 31, 2008
    

Useful
Life
in Years

   Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
   Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization

Amortized intangible assets

              

Contract backlog

   1    $ 288    $ 168    $ 273    $ 23

Customer relationships

   3 to 15      140,206      26,710      133,113      19,897

Non-competition agreements

   1 to 10      18,078      7,267      17,194      5,735

Software

   5 to 6      37,700      9,868      37,700      6,401

Tradenames

   1 to 5      9,554      3,173      9,555      2,153
                              
        205,826      47,186      197,835      34,209

Unamortized intangible assets

              

Tradenames

   Indefinite      25,678      —        25,678      —  
                              
      $ 231,504    $ 47,186    $ 223,513    $ 34,209
                              

 

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11. Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

 

     June 30,
2009
   December 31,
2008

7 5/8% senior notes due 2013(1)(2)

   $ 202,267    $ 202,884

7 3/4% senior notes due 2016

     215,000      215,000

3 3/4% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2012(3)

     134,178      131,968

Notes payable to former shareholders of acquired business

     14,924      47
             

Total debt

     566,369      549,899

Less current portion

     149,102      132,015
             

Long-term debt, net of current portion

     417,267      417,884
             

Total capital lease obligations

     1,165      1,608

Less current portion

     245      900
             

Capital lease obligations, net of current portion

     920      708
             

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion

   $ 418,187    $ 418,592
             

 

(1)

Includes unamortized proceeds from interest rate swap terminations of $2,267 at June 30, 2009.

 

(2)

Includes a fair value hedge adjustment of $2,884 at December 31, 2008.

 

(3)

Includes discount of $15,767 at June 30, 2009 and $17,983 at December 31, 2008.

Convertible Notes

As of January 1, 2009, we adopted the provisions of FSP APB 14-1 with retrospective application to prior periods. FSP APB 14-1 addresses the accounting and disclosure requirements for convertible debt that may be settled in cash upon conversion. FSP APB 14-1 requires an issuer to separately account for the liability and equity components of convertible debt in a manner that reflects the issuer’s nonconvertible borrowing rate resulting in higher interest expense over the life of the instrument due to the amortization of the discount. Our Convertible Notes are subject to FSP APB 14-1. We applied FSP APB 14-1 retrospectively to all periods presented.

The following table summarizes the liability and equity components of our Convertible Notes:

 

     June 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 

Liability component:

    

Principal

   $ 149,945      $ 149,951   

Unamortized discount

     (15,767     (17,983

Equity component (recorded in additional paid-in capital)

     18,019        18,022   

 

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The discount on the liability component will be amortized over the remaining term of the Convertible Notes through July 15, 2012 using the effective interest method. The effective interest rate on the Convertible Notes is 7 5/8%. The components of interest cost on the Convertible Notes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
         2009            2008       2009    2008

Contractual interest

   $ 1,406    $ 1,406    $ 2,812    $ 2,812

Amortization of debt discount

     1,138      1,056      2,255      2,092

Amortization of deferred note issue costs

     160      160      320      320
                           

Total interest expense

   $ 2,704    $ 2,622    $ 5,387    $ 5,224
                           

On October 15, 2007, the $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes became convertible at the option of the holders and is currently convertible through October 15, 2009 as provided in the Indenture covering the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes became convertible as a result of the closing price per share of our common stock exceeding the conversion threshold price of $37.50 per share (120% of the applicable conversion price of $31.25 per share) for at least 20 days in the 30 consecutive trading days of each of the periods ended October 15, 2007, January 15, 2008, April 15, 2008, July 15, 2008, October 15, 2008, January 15, 2009, April 15, 2009 and July 15, 2009.

Upon surrendering any Convertible Note for conversion, in accordance with the Indenture, the holder of such Convertible Note shall receive cash in the amount of the lesser of (i) the $1,000 principal amount of such Convertible Note or (ii) the “conversion value” of the Convertible Note as defined in the indenture. The conversion feature results in a premium over the face amount of the Convertible Notes equal to the excess of our stock price as determined by the calculation set forth in the Indenture and the conversion price per share of $31.25 multiplied by the conversion ratio of 31.998 shares of common stock for each $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes. We retain our option to satisfy any conversion value in excess of each $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes with shares of common stock, cash or a combination of both cash and shares. The premium will be calculated using the stock price calculation defined in the Indenture. Based on our closing stock price at June 30, 2009, the aggregate Convertible Notes conversion value exceeds their aggregate principal amount by $93.4 million.

Interest Rate Swaps

In August 2005, we entered into two interest rate swap contracts with a notional amount of $60.0 million to receive interest at 7 5/8% and pay a variable rate of interest based upon LIBOR. We designated these swaps as fair value hedges of the changes in fair value of $60.0 million of our 7 5/8% Notes. The counterparties to the swaps exercised their right to terminate the swaps as of June 15, 2009. The $2.3 million gain on termination will be amortized as a reduction to interest expense over the remaining term of the 7 5/8% Notes, resulting in an effective interest rate of 6.5% per annum on $60.0 million of 7 5/8% Notes.

12. Commitments and Contingencies

Future contractual obligations related to operating leases entered into during 2009 have resulted in an increase in our total contractual obligations under operating leases of $2.4 million for 2010, $3.4 million for 2011, $3.3 million for 2012, $3.2 million for 2013 and $27.5 million thereafter.

 

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Contingencies

We are subject to legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In management’s opinion, we believe we have adequate legal defenses and/or insurance coverage with respect to the eventuality of such actions. We do not believe any settlement or judgment would materially affect our financial position or results of operations.

13. Share-Based Compensation

Amendment and restatement of equity-based compensation plan

On March 31, 2009, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FTI Consulting, Inc. (“FTI”) approved the amendment and restatement of the FTI Consulting, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors, as previously amended (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), (to be renamed the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”)), subject to the approval of our stockholders. On April 8, 2009 the Board confirmed its approval and authorized that the proposal to amend and restate the Deferred Compensation Plan (and rename it the Omnibus Plan) be submitted to stockholders for approval at the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders held June 3, 2009. The Omnibus Plan was approved by the stockholders of FTI on June 3, 2009 at the 2009 annual meeting.

The 2009 Omnibus Plan provides incentive compensation in the form of equity and equity-based awards. All employees, officers, non-employee directors and individual service providers of FTI are eligible to participate in the Omnibus Plan, subject to the discretion of the administrator to make awards. The Omnibus Plan provides for the grants of incentive and non-qualified stock options and stock appreciation rights and stock-based awards, including restricted stock, unrestricted stock, performance stock, phantom stock, stock unit and restricted stock unit awards, of which an aggregate of 900,000 shares of common stock would be available for restricted and unrestricted stock awards as well as other stock-based awards, including phantom stock, performance awards, stock units, restricted stock units and performance units.

Share-based awards and share-based compensation expense

Our officers, employees, non-employee directors and certain individual service providers are eligible to participate in FTI’s equity compensation plans, subject to the discretion of the administrator of the plans. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, share-based awards included stock option grants exercisable for 484,089, restricted stock awards of 308,614 shares of common stock and deferred stock units of 115,827.

Total share-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 is detailed in the following table.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,

Income Statement Classification

       2009            2008        2009    2008

Direct cost of revenues

   $ 3,167    $ 3,957    $ 5,997    $ 7,717

Selling, general and administrative expense

     3,736      3,508      7,352      6,455
                           

Total share-based compensation expense

   $ 6,903    $ 7,465    $ 13,349    $ 14,172
                           

 

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14. Income Taxes

We are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits would significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months. As of June 30, 2009, there have been no material changes to the liability for uncertain tax positions. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are classified as such and excluded from the income tax provision. As of June 30, 2009, our accrual for the payment of tax-related interest and penalties was not material.

We file numerous consolidated and separate income tax returns 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 2004 and are no longer subject to state and local or foreign tax examinations for years prior to 2000. In addition, open tax years related to state and foreign jurisdictions remain subject to examination, but are not considered material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

15. Segment Reporting

We manage our business in five reportable operating segments: Corporate Finance/Restructuring, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Strategic Communications, Technology, and Economic Consulting.

The Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment focuses on strategic, operational, financial and capital needs of businesses around the world and provides consulting and advisory services relating to turnaround, bankruptcy, performance improvement, lending solutions, financial and operational restructuring, restructuring advisory, mergers and acquisitions, transaction advisory and interim management. The Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment provides law firms, companies, government clients and other interested parties with dispute advisory, investigations, forensic accounting, business intelligence assessments and risk mitigation services. The Strategic Communications segment provides advice and consulting services relating to financial communications, brand communications, public affairs and reputation management and business consulting. The Technology segment provides products, services and consulting to law firms, companies, courts and government agencies worldwide with the principal business focus on the collection, preservation, review and production of electronically stored information. The Economic Consulting segment provides law firms, companies, government entities and other interested parties with analysis of complex economic issues for use in legal and regulatory proceedings, anti-trust and competition matters, strategic decision making, international arbitration and public policy debates in the U.S. and internationally.

We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on operating income excluding depreciation, amortization of other intangible assets, unallocated corporate expenses plus non-operating litigation settlements, which we refer to as “segment EBITDA.” Segment EBITDA consists of the revenues generated by that segment, less the direct costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative costs that are incurred directly by that segment as well as an allocation of certain centrally managed costs, such as information technology services, accounting, marketing and facility costs. Although segment EBITDA is not a measure of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with GAAP, we use it to evaluate and compare the operating performance of our segments and it is one of the primary measures used to determine employee incentive compensation. Unallocated corporate expenses include costs related to centrally managed administrative functions which have not been allocated to the segments. These administrative costs include corporate office support costs, human resources, legal and company-wide business development functions, as well as costs related to overall corporate management. In addition, certain accounting and information technology costs are unallocated.

 

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The table below presents revenues and segment EBITDA for our reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2009    2008    2009    2008

Revenues

           

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

   $ 133,970    $ 96,123    $ 261,512    $ 175,406

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

     65,502      69,310      132,352      129,565

Strategic Communications

     44,550      62,197      87,321      116,811

Technology

     59,380      56,275      115,227      112,810

Economic Consulting

     57,123      53,765      111,959      110,180
                           

Total Revenues

   $ 360,525    $ 337,670    $ 708,371    $ 644,772
                           

Segment EBITDA

           

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

   $ 47,445    $ 29,624    $ 88,166    $ 51,534

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

     16,238      15,717      31,951      30,373

Strategic Communications

     5,879      16,428      11,675      29,107

Technology

     23,804      21,213      43,130      44,535

Economic Consulting

     10,345      13,987      20,664      27,303
                           

Total segment EBITDA

   $ 103,711    $ 96,969    $ 195,586    $ 182,852
                           

The table below reconciles segment EBITDA to income before income tax provision.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Segment EBITDA

   $ 103,711      $ 96,969      $ 195,586      $ 182,852   

Segment depreciation expense

     (5,550     (4,850     (10,993     (9,482

Amortization of intangible assets

     (6,149     (4,457     (12,199     (7,355

Unallocated corporate expenses

     (20,659     (20,823     (40,410     (40,066

Interest income and other

     702        2,089        2,755        5,400   

Interest expense

     (11,030     (11,307     (22,043     (22,906

Corporate litigation settlement gains

     —          —          250        —     
                                

Income before income tax provision

   $ 61,025      $ 57,621      $ 112,946      $ 108,443   
                                

16. Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information

Substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries are guarantors of borrowings under our senior bank credit facility, senior notes and our convertible notes. The guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several. All of our guarantors are wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

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The following financial information presents condensed consolidating balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flow for FTI Consulting, Inc., all the guarantor subsidiaries, all the non-guarantor subsidiaries and the eliminations necessary to arrive at the consolidated information for FTI and its subsidiaries. For purposes of this presentation, we have accounted for our investments in our subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting. The principal eliminating entries eliminate investment in subsidiary and intercompany balances and transactions.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet Information as of June 30, 2009

 

     FTI
Consulting, Inc.
   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations     Consolidated

Assets

             

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 146,676    $ 10,085    $ 56,331    $ —        $ 213,092

Accounts receivable, net

     114,612      170,082      45,659      —          330,353

Intercompany receivables

     42,488      231,174      81,630      (355,292     —  

Other current assets

     46,285      20,867      10,223      (6,906     70,469
                                   

Total current assets

     350,061      432,208      193,843      (362,198     613,914

Property and equipment, net

     43,426      22,992      10,342      —          76,760

Goodwill

     416,005      525,428      235,892      —          1,177,325

Other intangible assets, net

     3,765      131,687      48,866      —          184,318

Investments in subsidiaries

     1,345,862      849,546      754,316      (2,949,724     —  

Other assets

     60,719      164,801      15,839      (115,615     125,744
                                   

Total assets

   $ 2,219,838    $ 2,126,662    $ 1,259,098    $ (3,427,537   $ 2,178,061
                                   

Liabilities

             

Intercompany payables

   $ 184,103    $ 80,006    $ 91,183    $ (355,292   $ —  

Other current liabilities

     241,009      77,011      28,436      (6,906     339,550
                                   

Total current liabilities

     425,112      157,017      119,619      (362,198     339,550

Long-term debt, net

     417,267      920      —        —          418,187

Other liabilities

     99,640      38,138      120,342      (115,615     142,505
                                   

Total liabilities

     942,019      196,075      239,961      (477,813     900,242

Stockholders’ equity

     1,277,819      1,930,587      1,019,137      (2,949,724     1,277,819
                                   

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,219,838    $ 2,126,662    $ 1,259,098    $ (3,427,537   $ 2,178,061
                                   

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet Information as of December 31, 2008

 

     FTI
Consulting, Inc.
   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations     Consolidated

Assets

             

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 131,412    $ 11,663    $ 48,767    $ —        $ 191,842

Accounts receivable, net

     87,859      164,198      37,983      —          290,040

Intercompany receivables

     74,743      173,048      91,030      (338,821     —  

Other current assets

     52,097      21,166      5,523      (8,214     70,572
                                   

Total current assets

     346,111      370,075      183,303      (347,035     552,454

Property and equipment, net

     45,089      24,457      9,029      —          78,575

Goodwill

     416,302      536,964      198,122      —          1,151,388

Other intangible assets, net

     4,284      138,976      46,044      —          189,304

Investments in subsidiaries

     1,200,661      818,145      737,504      (2,756,310     —  

Other assets

     62,188      146,431      8,538      (101,308     115,849
                                   

Total assets

   $ 2,074,635    $ 2,035,048    $ 1,182,540    $ (3,204,653   $ 2,087,570
                                   

Liabilities

             

Intercompany payables

   $ 178,994    $ 83,024    $ 76,803    $ (338,821   $ —  

Other current liabilities

     251,939      111,081      51,120      (8,214     405,926
                                   

Total current liabilities

     430,933      194,105      127,923      (347,035     405,926

Long-term debt, net

     417,883      709      —        —          418,592

Other liabilities

     91,581      35,557      102,984      (101,308     128,814
                                   

Total liabilities

     940,397      230,371      230,907      (448,343     953,332

Stockholders’ equity

     1,134,238      1,804,677      951,633      (2,756,310     1,134,238
                                   

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,074,635    $ 2,035,048    $ 1,182,540    $ (3,204,653   $ 2,087,570
                                   

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(amounts in tables expressed in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009

 

     FTI
Consulting, Inc.
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $ 149,520      $ 298,482    $ 65,302      $ (152,779   $ 360,525   

Operating expenses

           

Direct cost of revenues

     80,309        224,933      39,985        (151,046     194,181   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     43,506        32,235      14,834        (1,733     88,842   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     260        4,650      1,239        —          6,149   
                                       

Operating income

     25,445        36,664      9,244        —          71,353   

Other (expense) income

     (9,575     3,726      (4,479     —          (10,328
                                       

Income before income tax provision

     15,870        40,390      4,765        —          61,025   

Income tax provision

     6,644        16,959      197        —          23,800   

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

     27,999        3,482      2,183        (33,664     —     
                                       

Net income

   $ 37,225      $ 26,913    $ 6,751      $ (33,664   $ 37,225   
                                       

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

 

     FTI
Consulting, Inc.
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $ 161,505      $ 255,041      $ 68,083    $ (146,959   $ 337,670   

Operating expenses

           

Direct cost of revenues

     85,550        209,583        39,015      (145,982     188,166   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     50,073        17,293        11,384      (977     77,773   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     282        2,593        1,582      —          4,457   
                                       

Operating income

     25,600        25,572        16,102      —          67,274   

Other (expense) income

     (10,117     (2,140     2,604      —          (9,653
                                       

Income before income tax provision

     15,483        23,432        18,706      —          57,621   

Income tax provision

     6,759        10,964        5,090      —          22,813   

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

     26,084        13,616        4      (39,704     —     
                                       

Net income

   $ 34,808      $ 26,084      $ 13,620    $ (39,704   $ 34,808   
                                       

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(amounts in tables expressed in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

Condensed Consolidated Income Statement for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009

 

     FTI
Consulting, Inc.
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $ 301,638      $ 600,115    $ 116,852      $ (310,234   $ 708,371   

Operating expenses

           

Direct cost of revenues

     163,283        458,069      72,490        (307,249     386,593   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     85,559        70,798      24,223        (2,985     177,595   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     519        9,219      2,461        —          12,199   
                                       

Operating income

     52,277        62,029      17,678        —          131,984   

Other income (expense)

     (20,335     7,963      (6,666     —          (19,038
                                       

Income before income tax provision

     31,942        69,992      11,012        —          112,946   

Income tax provision

     13,215        29,350      1,484        —          44,049   

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

     50,170        7,783      4,231        (62,184     —     
                                       

Net income

   $ 68,897      $ 48,425    $ 13,759      $ (62,184   $ 68,897   
                                       

Condensed Consolidated Income Statement for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

 

     FTI
Consulting, Inc.
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $ 320,578      $ 476,584    $ 122,499      $ (274,889   $ 644,772   

Operating expenses

           

Direct cost of revenues

     170,970        393,672      69,470        (273,425     360,687   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     99,838        30,529      21,442        (1,464     150,345   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     563        4,199      2,593        —          7,355   
                                       

Operating income

     49,207        48,184      28,994        —          126,385   

Other income (expense)

     (18,712     3,745      (2,975     —          (17,942
                                       

Income before income tax provision

     30,495        51,929      26,019        —          108,443   

Income tax provision

     13,465        22,845      6,625        —          42,935   

Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries

     48,478        19,393      5,561        (73,432     —     
                                       

Net income

   $ 65,508      $ 48,477    $ 24,955      $ (73,432   $ 65,508   
                                       

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(amounts in tables expressed in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flow for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009

 

     FTI
Consulting, Inc.
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidated  

Operating activities

        

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 49,287      $ (8,171   $ 5,638      $ 46,754   

Investing activities

        

Payments for acquisition of businesses, net of cash received

     (36,372     —          (1,282     (37,654

Purchases of property and equipment and other

     (3,178     (5,887     (2,315     (11,380
                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (39,550     (5,887     (3,597     (49,034
                                

Financing activities

        

Payments of long-term debt and capital leases

     (108     (443     —          (551

Cash received for settlement of interest rate swaps

     2,288        —          —          2,288   

Issuance of common stock and other

     13,098        —          —          13,098   

Excess tax benefits from share based equity

     2,761        —          —          2,761   

Intercompany transfers

     (12,512     12,923        (411     —     
                                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     5,527        12,480        (411     17,596   
                                

Effects of exchange rate changes and fair value adjustments on cash

     —          —          5,934        5,934   
                                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     15,264        (1,578     7,564        21,250   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     131,412        11,663        48,767        191,842   
                                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 146,676      $ 10,085      $ 56,331      $ 213,092   
                                

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

(amounts in tables expressed in thousands, except per share data)

Unaudited

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flow for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

 

     FTI
Consulting, Inc.
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidated  

Operating activities

        

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 42,621      $ 7,828      $ 6,515      $ 56,964   

Investing activities

        

Payments for acquisition of businesses, net of cash received

     (218,527     (3,860     (2,796     (225,183

Purchases of property and equipment and other

     (3,261     (12,965     (2,676     (18,902
                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (221,788     (16,825     (5,472     (244,085
                                

Financing activities

        

Payments of long-term debt and capital leases

     (7,147     (92     —          (7,239

Issuance of common stock and other

     12,006        —          —          12,006   

Excess tax benefits from share based equity

     4,682        —          —          4,682   

Intercompany transfers

     (18,895     9,935        8,960        —     
                                

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (9,354     9,843        8,960        9,449   
                                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     55        —          (272     (217
                                

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (188,466     846        9,731        (177,889

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     328,505        1,273        30,685        360,463   
                                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 140,039      $ 2,119      $ 40,416      $ 182,574   
                                

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations

The following is a discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and significant factors that could affect our prospective financial condition and results of operations. This discussion should be read together with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Historical results and any discussion of prospective results may not indicate our future performance. See “Forward Looking Statements.”

On January 1, 2009 we adopted FSP APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments that May Be Settled in Cash Upon Conversion (including Partial Cash Settlement)” (“FSP APB 14-1”). As a result of the adoption of FSP APB 14-1, certain prior period amounts have been retrospectively adjusted. Refer to Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

We are a leading global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value. We work closely with our clients to help them anticipate, understand, manage and overcome complex business matters arising from such factors as the economy, financial and credit markets, governmental regulation and legislation and litigation. We assist clients in addressing a broad range of business challenges such as bankruptcy, restructuring, credit issues and indebtedness, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), interim business management, electronic discovery, the management and retrieval of electronically stored information, reputation management and strategic communications. Our experienced teams of professionals include many individuals who are widely recognized as experts in their respective fields. We believe clients retain us because of our recognized expertise and capabilities in highly specialized areas as well as our reputation for satisfying client needs.

We report financial results for the following five operating segments:

The Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment focuses on strategic, operational, financial and capital needs of businesses around the world and provides consulting and advisory services relating to turnaround, bankruptcy, performance improvement, lending solutions, financial and operational restructuring, restructuring advisory, M&A, transaction advisory and interim management.

The Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment provides law firms, companies, government clients and other interested constituencies with dispute advisory, investigations, forensic accounting, business intelligence assessments and risk mitigation services.

The Strategic Communications segment provides advice and consulting services relating to financial communications, brand communications, public affairs and reputation management and business consulting.

The Technology segment provides products, services and consulting to law firms, companies, courts and government agencies worldwide with the principal business focus on the collection, preservation, review and production of electronically stored information.

The Economic Consulting segment provides law firms, companies, government entities and other interested parties with analysis of complex economic issues for use in legal and regulatory proceedings, anti-trust and competition matters, strategic decision making, international arbitration and public policy debates in the U.S. and internationally.

We derive substantially all of our revenues from providing professional services to both U.S. and global clients. Over the past several years the growth in our revenues and profitability has resulted from the acquisitions we have completed and from our ability to attract new and recurring engagements.

 

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Most of our services are rendered under time and expense arrangements that require the client to pay us a fee for the hours that we incur at agreed upon rates. Under this arrangement we also 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 the client is required to pay us a fixed monthly fee or recurring retainer. These arrangements are generally cancellable at any time. Some of our engagements contain performance-based arrangements in which we earn a 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 significant variations in our revenues and operating results due to the timing of achieving the performance-based criteria. In our Technology segment, certain clients are also billed based on the amount of data stored on our electronic systems, the volume of information processed and the number of users licensing our Ringtail® and Attenex® products for installation within their own environments. The licensing of these products is sold directly to end users as well as indirectly through our channel partner relationships. While our business has evolved over the last several years, seasonal factors, such as the timing of our clients’ vacations and holidays, continue to impact the timing of our revenues.

Our financial results are primarily driven by:

 

   

the number and size 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 number of revenue-generating professionals;

 

   

fees from clients on a retained basis; and

 

   

licensing of our software products and other technology services.

We define EBITDA as operating income before depreciation and amortization of intangible assets plus non-operating litigation settlements. Although EBITDA is not a measure of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we believe that it can be a useful operating performance measure for evaluating our results of operations as compared from period to period and as compared to our competitors. EBITDA is a common alternative measure of operating performance used by investors, financial analysts and credit rating agencies to value and compare the financial performance of companies in our industry. We use EBITDA to evaluate and compare the operating performance of our segments and it is one of the primary measures used to determine employee bonuses. We also use EBITDA to value the businesses we acquire or anticipate acquiring. EBITDA is not defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies unless the definition is the same. This non-GAAP measure should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, the information contained in our statements of income.

We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on operating income excluding depreciation, amortization of other intangible assets, unallocated corporate expenses plus non-operating litigation settlements, which we refer to as “segment EBITDA.” Segment EBITDA consists of the revenues generated by that segment, less the direct costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative costs that are incurred directly by that segment as well as an allocation of certain centrally managed costs, such as information technology services, accounting, marketing and facility costs. Although segment EBITDA is not a measure of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with GAAP, we use it to evaluate and compare the operating performance of our segments and it is one of the primary measures used to determine employee incentive compensation. Unallocated corporate expenses include costs related to centrally managed administrative functions which have not been allocated to the segments. These administrative costs include corporate office support costs, human resources, legal and company-wide business development functions, as well as costs related to overall corporate management. In addition, certain accounting and information technology costs are unallocated.

 

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EXECUTIVE HIGHLIGHTS

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2009    2008    2009    2008
     (in thousands, except per share amounts)

Revenues

   $ 360,525    $ 337,670    $ 708,371    $ 644,772

Operating income

     71,353      67,274      131,984      126,385

Net income

     37,225      34,808      68,897      65,508

Earnings per common share—diluted

     0.69      0.65      1.29      1.23

EBITDA

     84,579      77,556      158,542      145,590

Cash provided by operating activities

     55,288      67,074      46,754      56,964

Total number of employees at June 30,

     3,414      3,144      3,414      3,144

Throughout the following discussion, we refer to organic and acquisition revenue growth. We define acquisition growth as the results of operations of acquired companies in the first year following the effective date of an acquisition. Our definition of organic growth is the change in the results of operations excluding the impact of acquisitions.

Second Quarter 2009 Executive Highlights

The key financial measures for the Company’s second quarter all showed improvement from the prior year quarter. Revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 increased 6.8% to $360.5 million, compared to $337.7 million in the prior year. Excluding the estimated negative impact of foreign currency translation, which was primarily due to the weakening of the British pound relative to the U.S. dollar, the Company experienced a 10.3% growth rate. The Company grew organically at 1.5%. The balance of revenue growth was from acquisitions completed during 2008, particularly, in the Corporate Finance/Restructuring, Strategic Communications and Technology segments.

The higher revenues and operating income in the quarter were driven primarily by significant growth in the Company’s restructuring practice and, to a lesser extent, by the continued work related to several large financial fraud cases. These served to offset recessionary pressures on discretionary activities such as corporate communications and litigation, as well as weaker activity levels related to global capital markets such as communications and anti-trust work in M&A transactions, IPOs and real estate transactions.

The strong organic revenue growth experienced by the Company’s Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment continued through the second quarter of 2009 and was supplemented by revenue from acquired businesses. The segment continued to be active in restructuring assignments in a broad range of industries being impacted by the global credit crisis such as automotive, homebuilding/real estate/construction, financial services and retail markets. More recently, restructuring activity has spread to the high technology, media and entertainment/leisure sectors. Segment growth was also enhanced by accelerating revenue from the UK restructuring practice which has increased headcount and expanded its range of offerings to meet strong demand for its services, as well as strong initial contribution from our newly-established restructuring practice in Toronto, which is experiencing demand for its services from Canada and Latin America. Profitability in the segment was strong as robust demand drove higher utilization and billing rates which more than offset declines in utilization of Transaction Advisory Services and real estate consulting due to the weakened capital markets compared to last year.

The Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment, which relies on litigation and regulatory investigations and proceedings, reported lower revenues as activities related to several large financial fraud investigations and strong performances by its intellectual property and regulated industry practices were offset by lower levels of litigation and regulatory activity due to the challenging global economic environment and by the slowdown in regulatory investigations as the new Presidential administration begins to take a more active role in business affairs and the financial markets. Margins in the segment improved year over year and sequentially due to strong management of expenses and headcount.

 

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Revenues and operating income of the Technology segment increased year over year and continued to improve sequentially. This segment has collaborated with the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment on several large financial fraud investigations and has seen strong demand for second requests associated with strategic M&A, revenues from which have offset the reduced contributions from large product liability cases in the same period a year ago. Profitability in the segment increased over the prior year as higher consulting utilization and volumes of unit processing have more than compensated for greater discounting of unit based pricing resulting from increases in market competition.

Economic Consulting experienced a lower level of strategic M&A activity compared to the same period last year, which was only partially offset by increased anti-trust investigations and contract disputes following in the wake of the recession and credit crisis, and initial contributions from recently opened offices in the UK and U.S. Margins in the segment were negatively impacted by a slower commencement of new engagements, the cost of expansion of activities into new international markets and infrastructure investments being made to support the segment’s anticipated growth.

The Strategic Communications segment, which generates a significant amount of business within the capital markets, was negatively impacted in the quarter by the dramatically slower volume of M&A transactions and IPO work and the continued impact of the global recession, which caused a decline in revenues related to capital markets work and reduced fees from retained clients. In addition, the segment, which has the greatest proportion of revenues outside the U.S., experienced a significant impact from the appreciation of the U.S. dollar against other currencies in the second quarter, particularly the British Pound. Steps taken by the segment to reduce headcount levels in response to lower demand have only partially offset the impact of the lower revenues.

As a result of the above, EBITDA increased by $7.0 million, or 9.1%, to $84.6 million compared to $77.6 million in the same period last year. EBITDA was 23.5% of revenue in the 2009 second quarter compared to 23.0% of revenue in the 2008 period.

Earnings per diluted share were $0.69 compared to $0.65 in the prior year period reflecting increased operating earnings. The estimated quarter over quarter foreign currency translation impact of a stronger U.S. dollar, primarily against the British pound, reduced earnings per diluted share by $0.02 in the quarter.

Cash provided by operating activities in the three months ended June 30, 2009 was $55.3 million compared to $67.1 million provided in the prior year, reflecting higher earnings and stronger accounts receivable collections, offset by an increase in compensation-related costs and income tax payments.

Total headcount increased by 270, or 8.6%, to 3,414 employees through a combination of hiring to support the growth of the business and the retention of employees who joined the Company through acquired businesses.

 

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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (in thousands, except per share amounts)  

Revenues

        

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

   $ 133,970      $ 96,123      $ 261,512      $ 175,406   

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

     65,502        69,310        132,352        129,565   

Strategic Communications

     44,550        62,197        87,321        116,811   

Technology

     59,380        56,275        115,227        112,810   

Economic Consulting

     57,123        53,765        111,959        110,180   
                                

Total revenues

   $ 360,525      $ 337,670      $ 708,371      $ 644,772   
                                

Operating income

        

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

   $ 45,042      $ 27,492      $ 83,417      $ 48,841   

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

     15,050        14,278        29,508        27,797   

Strategic Communications

     3,742        14,572        7,618        25,378   

Technology

     18,805        18,720        33,111        39,137   

Economic Consulting

     9,373        13,035        18,740        25,298   
                                

Segment operating income

     92,012        88,097        172,394        166,451   

Unallocated corporate expenses

     (20,659     (20,823     (40,410     (40,066
                                

Operating income

     71,353        67,274        131,984        126,385   
                                

Other income (expense)

        

Interest income and other

     702        2,089        2,755        5,400   

Interest expense

     (11,030     (11,307     (22,043     (22,906

Litigation settlement gains (losses), net

     —          (435     250        (436
                                
     (10,328     (9,653     (19,038     (17,942
                                

Income before income tax provision

     61,025        57,621        112,946        108,443   

Income tax provision

     23,800        22,813        44,049        42,935   
                                

Net income

   $ 37,225      $ 34,808      $ 68,897      $ 65,508   
                                

Earnings per common share—basic

   $ 0.74      $ 0.71      $ 1.37      $ 1.34   
                                

Earnings per common share—diluted

   $ 0.69      $ 0.65      $ 1.29      $ 1.23   
                                

Reconciliation of Operating Income to EBITDA:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009    2008     2009    2008  
     (in thousands)  

Operating income

   $ 71,353    $ 67,274      $ 131,984    $ 126,385   

Depreciation

     7,077      6,260        14,109      12,286   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     6,149      4,457        12,199      7,355   

Litigation settlement gains (losses), net

     —        (435     250      (436
                              

EBITDA

   $ 84,579    $ 77,556      $ 158,542    $ 145,590   
                              

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues and Operating Income

See “Segment Results” for an expanded discussion of segment operating revenues and operating income.

Unallocated Corporate Expenses

Unallocated corporate expenses decreased $0.1 million, or 0.8 %, to $20.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $20.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The primary driver for the decrease was increased allocations to our operating segments for direct costs of information technology and systems and segment marketing. The decrease was partially offset by increases for higher compensation, benefit and support costs for expanded infrastructure staffing, and increased marketing spending related to the launch of our new corporate branding strategy.

Interest Income and Other

Interest income and other, which includes foreign currency transaction gains and losses, decreased by $1.4 million to $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the same period last year. The decrease was primarily due to a net foreign exchange loss of $1.1 million from the remeasurement of receivables and payables required to be settled in a currency other than an entity’s functional currency. In addition, lower interest rates on our cash balances resulted in lower interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2009.

Interest expense

Interest expense decreased $0.3 million to $11.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $11.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease was primarily due to the favorable impact of lower interest rates on variable rate hedge contracts. These contracts were terminated in June 2009.

Income Tax Provision

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2009 decreased to 39.0% from 39.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in the amount of non-deductible expenses.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues and Operating Income

See “Segment Results” for an expanded discussion of segment operating revenues and operating income.

Unallocated Corporate Expenses

Unallocated corporate expenses increased $0.3 million, or 0.9%, to $40.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $40.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The primary drivers of the increase included higher compensation, benefit and support costs for expanded infrastructure staffing, and increased marketing spending related to the launch of our new corporate branding strategy. These expenses were offset by increased allocations to our operating segments for direct costs of information technology and systems and segment marketing.

Interest Income and Other

Interest income and other, which includes foreign currency transaction gains and losses, decreased by $2.6 million to $2.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the same period last year. The

 

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decrease is primarily due to less cash available for investment and lower interest rates on cash balances in the six months ended June 30, 2009 relative to the six months ended June 30, 2008. In addition, there was a $0.9 million net foreign exchange loss due to the remeasurement of receivables and payables required to be settled in a currency other than an entity’s functional currency.

Interest expense

Interest expense decreased $0.9 million to $22.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $22.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease was primarily due to the favorable impact of lower interest rates on variable rate hedge contracts. These contracts were terminated in June 2009.

Income Tax Provision

Our effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2009 decreased to 39.0% from 39.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in the amount of non-deductible expenses.

SEGMENT RESULTS

Segment EBITDA

We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on segment EBITDA. The following table reconciles segment operating income to segment EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009    2008     2009    2008  
     (in thousands)  

Segment operating income

   $ 92,012    $ 88,097      $ 172,394    $ 166,451   

Depreciation

     5,550      4,850        10,993      9,482   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     6,149      4,457        12,199      7,355   

Litigation settlement losses, net

     —        (435     —        (436
                              

Total Segment EBITDA

   $ 103,711    $ 96,969      $ 195,586    $ 182,852   
                              

 

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Other Segment Operating Data

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2009             2008             2009             2008      

Number of revenue-generating professionals: (at period end)

        

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

     736        599        736        599   

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

     618        627        618        627   

Strategic Communications

     580        563        580        563   

Technology

     348        335        348        335   

Economic Consulting

     290        243        290        243   
                                

Total revenue-generating professionals

     2,572        2,367        2,572        2,367   
                                

Utilization rates of billable professionals:(1)

        

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

     76     75     80     78

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

     73     73     75     74

Economic Consulting

     75     83     76     86

Average billable rate per hour:(2)

        

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

   $ 437      $ 429      $ 427      $ 428   

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

     347        331        341        332   

Economic Consulting

     456        450        455        449   

 

(1)

We calculate the utilization rate for our billable professionals by dividing the number of hours that all of our billable professionals worked on client assignments during a period by the total available working hours for all of our billable professionals during the same period, assuming a 40-hour work week and a 52-week year. Available working hours include vacation and professional training days, but exclude holidays. Utilization rates are presented for our segments that primarily bill clients on an hourly basis. Where presented, utilization is based on a 2,032 hour year. We have not presented a utilization rate for our Technology segment and Strategic Communications segment as most of the revenues of these segments are not generated on an hourly basis.

 

(2)

For engagements where revenues are based on number of hours worked by our billable professionals, average billable rate per hour is calculated by dividing revenues for a period by the number of hours worked on client assignments during the same period. We have not presented an average billable rate per hour for our Technology segment and Strategic Communications segment as most of the revenues of these segments are not generated on an hourly basis.

 

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CORPORATE FINANCE/RESTRUCTURING

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (dollars in thousands, except rate per hour)  

Revenues

   $ 133,970      $ 96,123      $ 261,512      $ 175,406   
                                

Operating expenses:

        

Direct cost of revenues

     70,931        53,649        140,655        98,508   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     16,409        13,516        34,270        26,551   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     1,588        1,466        3,170        1,506   
                                
     88,928        68,631        178,095        126,565   
                                

Segment operating income

     45,042        27,492        83,417        48,841   

Add back: depreciation and amortization of intangible assets

     2,403        2,132        4,749        2,693   
                                

Segment EBITDA

   $ 47,445      $ 29,624      $ 88,166      $ 51,534   
                                

Gross profit(1)

     63,039        42,474        120,857        76,898   

Gross profit margin(2)

     47.1     44.2     46.2     43.8

Segment EBITDA as a percent of revenues

     35.4     30.8     33.7     29.4

Number of revenue generating professionals (at period end)

     736        599        736        599   

Utilization rates of billable professionals

     76     75     80     78

Average billable rate per hour

   $ 437      $ 429      $ 427      $ 428   

 

(1)

Revenues less direct cost of revenues

 

(2)

Gross profit as a percent of revenues

Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues increased $37.9 million, or 39.4%, to $134.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $96.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Revenue growth from acquisitions was approximately $9 million, or 9%. Organic revenue growth was approximately $29 million, or 30%. Excluding the negative impact of foreign currency translation, which was primarily due to the weakening of the British pound relative to the U.S. dollar, organic revenue growth would have been approximately 33%. Organic revenue increased due to significant activity in the U.S., UK and Canadian restructuring practice for both bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy cases. In addition, the segment benefited from higher average rates and positive mix impacts from increasing staff leverage in certain key engagements. From an industry perspective, the demand for restructuring services was broad based in 2009 with significant engagements in the financial services, automotive, real estate, retail, communications and media and construction sectors. This is in contrast to the demand for restructuring services in the prior year, which was primarily concentrated in the mortgage, financial institution and housing related markets.

Gross profit increased $20.5 million to $63.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $42.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin increased 2.9 percentage points to 47.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from 44.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Utilization and billing rates related to restructuring work have improved relative to the prior year due to increased volumes, offsetting the impact of the 2008 addition of our general advisory real estate subpractice which is currently experiencing lower than normal utilization due to the slowdown in capital markets work. In response to higher demand for restructuring services, we increased revenue generating headcount by 137 at June 30, 2009 as compared to June 30, 2008.

 

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Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense increased $2.9 million to $16.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $13.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expense was 12.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2009, down favorably from 14.1% in 2008. The increase in SG&A expense in 2009 was primarily due to higher internal allocations of corporate costs incurred in direct support of segment operations and an increase in rent and occupancy costs. Bad debt expense was 0.7% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2009 versus 1.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

Amortization of other intangible assets increased to $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 due to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in business combinations completed in the second and fourth quarters of 2008.

Segment EBITDA increased $17.8 million, or 60.2%, to $47.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $29.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues increased $86.1 million, or 49.1%, to $261.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $175.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Revenue growth from acquisitions was approximately $27 million, or 16% due to our 2008 acquisitions. Organic revenue growth was approximately $59 million, or 33%. Excluding the negative impact of foreign currency translation, which was primarily due to the weakening of the British pound relative to the U.S. dollar, organic revenue growth would have been approximately 37%. Organic revenue increased due to significant activity in the U.S. restructuring practice for both bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy cases. From an industry perspective, the demand for restructuring services was broad based in 2009 with significant engagements in the financial services, automotive, retail, real estate, communications and media and construction sectors. This is in contrast to the demand for restructuring services in the prior year which was primarily concentrated in the mortgage, monoline insurance, financial institution and housing related markets.

Gross profit increased $44.0 million to $120.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $76.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin increased 2.4 percentage points to 46.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from 43.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Utilization and billing rates related to restructuring work have improved relative to the prior year due to increased volumes, offsetting the impact of the 2008 addition of our general advisory real estate sub-practice. Correspondingly, we increased revenue generating headcount by 137 at period end June 30, 2009 as compared to June 30, 2008.

SG&A expense increased $7.7 million to $34.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $26.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expense was 13.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2009, down favorably from 15.1% in 2008. The increase in SG&A expense in 2009 was primarily due to higher internal allocations of corporate costs incurred in direct support of segment operations and an increase in rent and occupancy costs. Bad debt expense was 1.3% of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2009 versus 1.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Amortization of other intangible assets increased to $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 due to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in business combinations completed in 2008.

Segment EBITDA increased $36.6 million, or 71.1%, to $88.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $51.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

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FORENSIC AND LITIGATION CONSULTING

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (dollars in thousands, except rate per hour)  

Revenues

   $ 65,502      $ 69,310      $ 132,352      $ 129,565   
                                

Operating expenses:

        

Direct cost of revenues

     36,206        41,064        75,111        75,153   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     13,633        13,169        26,436        25,303   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     613        799        1,297        1,312   
                                
     50,452        55,032        102,844        101,768   
                                

Segment operating income

     15,050        14,278        29,508        27,797   

Add back: depreciation and amortization of intangible assets

     1,188        1,439        2,443        2,576   
                                

Segment EBITDA

   $ 16,238      $ 15,717      $ 31,951      $ 30,373   
                                

Gross profit(1)

     29,296        28,246        57,241        54,412   

Gross profit margin(2)

     44.7     40.8     43.2     42.0

Segment EBITDA as a percent of revenues

     24.8     22.7     24.1     23.4

Number of revenue generating professionals (at period end)

     618        627        618        627   

Utilization rates of billable professionals(3)

     73     73     75     74

Average billable rate per hour(3)

   $ 347      $ 331      $ 341      $ 332   

 

(1)

Revenues less direct cost of revenues

 

(2)

Gross profit as a percent of revenues

 

(3)

The calculation for utilization and average billable rate per hour excludes the impact of revenue billed on an other than time and materials basis.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues decreased $3.8 million, or 5.5%, to $65.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $69.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Excluding the negative impact of foreign currency translation, revenues declined approximately 3%. Revenue from the U.S. investigations practice is down slightly from 2008, but has continued to benefit from several high profile fraud cases, which have replaced most of the revenues generated in other investigation cases for the same period in the prior year. The decline in revenue was primarily driven by trial services which has experienced further market contraction, lower demand and increasing price sensitivity relative to 2008 due to the lack of tort litigation in 2009 and a decline in revenue from our Asia Pacific international risk practice due to the continuing impact of the U.S. economic downturn on its financial services customer base. These declines were partially offset by growth in our Latin American investigations practice and our construction solutions business.

Gross profit increased $1.1 million to $29.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $28.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin increased by 3.9 percentage points to 44.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from 40.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin improved due to cost containment efforts resulting in lower headcount and associated costs relative to 2008. Higher average billable rates and lower pass through costs in 2009 also contributed to the increase in gross profit margin.

SG&A expense increased $0.4 million to $13.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $13.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expense was 20.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2009, up from 19.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The increase

 

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in SG&A expense in 2009 was primarily due to higher internal allocations of corporate costs incurred in direct support of segment operations and higher bad debt expense at 2.7% of revenues for three months ended June 30, 2009 versus 1.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2008, partially offset by lower personnel and related costs. The increase in bad debt expense as a percentage of revenues was primarily driven by the decrease in revenue coupled with increased reserves recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2009.

Amortization expense decreased by $0.2 million to $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

Segment EBITDA increased $0.5 million, or 3.3%, to $16.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $15.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues increased $2.8 million, or 2.2%, to $132.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $129.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 due to revenue growth from our 2008 acquisitions of approximately $6 million, or 6%, primarily driven by our UK forensic accounting practices and UK construction consulting practices. Organic revenues declined approximately $4 million, or 3%. Excluding the negative impact of foreign currency translation, which was primarily due to the weakening of the British Pound relative to the U.S. dollar, organic revenue declined approximately 1%. The U.S. investigations practice benefited from its selection in two high profile fraud cases in the first quarter of 2009 which drove an increase in revenue relative to the revenues generated in other investigation cases for the same period in the prior year. Our North American construction services business has continued to expand, and our Latin American investigations practice revenue has also grown over the prior year. This revenue growth was offset by a decline in revenue from trial services and our Asia Pacific international risk practice.

Gross profit increased $2.8 million to $57.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $54.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin increased by 1.2 percentage points to 43.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from 42.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin improved due to cost containment efforts resulting in lower headcount and associated costs relative to 2008. Higher average billable rates and lower pass through costs in 2009 also contributed to the increase in gross profit margin.

SG&A expense increased $1.1 million to $26.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $25.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expense was 20.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2009, up from 19.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The increase in SG&A expense in 2009 was primarily due to higher internal allocations of corporate costs incurred in direct support of segment operations and higher bad debt partially offset by lower personnel and related costs. Bad debt expense increased to 2.3% of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2009 versus 1.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Amortization of other intangible assets remains level with the prior year at $1.3 million.

Segment EBITDA increased $1.6 million, or 5.2%, to $32.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $30.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

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STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (dollars in thousands, except rate per hour)  

Revenues

   $ 44,550      $ 62,197      $ 87,321      $ 116,811   
                                

Operating expenses:

        

Direct cost of revenues

     27,918        34,221        54,953        65,234   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     11,551        12,044        22,243        23,627   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     1,339        1,360        2,507        2,572   
                                
     40,808        47,625        79,703        91,433   
                                

Segment operating income

     3,742        14,572        7,618        25,378   

Litigation settlement losses

     —          (200     —          (201

Add back: depreciation and amortization of intangible assets

     2,137        2,056        4,057        3,930   
                                

Segment EBITDA

   $ 5,879      $ 16,428      $ 11,675      $ 29,107   
                                

Gross profit(1)

     16,632        27,976        32,368        51,577   

Gross profit margin(2)

     37.3     45.0     37.1     44.2

Segment EBITDA as a percent of revenues

     13.2     26.4     13.4     24.9

Number of revenue generating professionals (at period end)(3)

     580        563        580        563   

 

(1)

Revenues less direct cost of revenues

 

(2)

Gross profit as a percent of revenues

 

(3)

Includes 14 revenue generating professionals added as a result of closing an acquisition on June 30, 2009.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues decreased $17.6 million, or 28.4%, to $44.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $62.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Revenue growth from acquisitions was approximately $4 million, or 7%. Organic revenue declined approximately $22 million, or 35%. Excluding the negative impact of foreign currency translation, which was primarily due to the weakening of the British pound relative to the U.S. dollar, organic revenue declined approximately 25%. Apart from the impact of foreign currency translation, approximately half of the decrease in organic revenue is due to the global slowdown in general M&A and capital markets activity which has reduced project based revenues and success fees. The remaining decrease in revenues is due to lower retainer based revenues resulting from pricing pressures and a reduction in corporate communications spending.

Gross profit decreased $11.3 million to $16.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $28.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin decreased to 37.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from 45.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The gross profit margin decline was due to the impact of lower revenues, partially mitigated by lower personnel and related costs from headcount reductions implemented in the first quarter of 2009.

SG&A expense decreased $0.5 million to $11.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $12.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expense was 25.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase from 19.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The decline in SG&A expense includes a positive impact from foreign currency translation of approximately $1 million and lower personnel costs due to headcount reductions implemented in the first quarter of 2009, which partially offset higher internal allocations of corporate costs incurred in direct support of segment operations. Bad debt expense was 2.0% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2009 versus 1.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

 

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Amortization of other intangible assets remains level with the prior year at $1.3 million.

Segment EBITDA decreased $10.5 million, or 64.2%, to $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $16.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues decreased $29.5 million, or 25.2%, to $87.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $116.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Revenue growth from acquisitions was approximately $8 million, or 7%. Organic revenues declined approximately $38 million, or 32%. Excluding the negative impact of foreign currency translation, which was primarily due to the weakening of the British pound relative to the U.S. dollar, organic revenue declined approximately 20%. Apart from the impact of foreign currency translation, approximately half of the decrease in organic revenue is due to the global slowdown in general M&A and capital markets activity which has reduced project based revenues and success fees. The remaining decrease in revenues is due to lower retained revenues resulting from pricing pressures and a reduction in corporate communications spending.

Gross profit decreased $19.2 million to $32.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $51.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin decreased to 37.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from 44.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The gross profit margin decline was primarily due to the negative impact of lower volumes of M&A and IPO engagements, lower retained revenue, and severance expense recorded in the first quarter of 2009, which have been partially mitigated by lower direct costs as a result of cost reduction efforts.

SG&A expense decreased $1.4 million to $22.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $23.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expense was 25.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase from 20.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease in SG&A expense for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was primarily due to the positive impact of foreign currency translation of approximately $2 million and lower personnel costs, which offset an increase in SG&A expenses from higher internal allocations of corporate costs incurred in direct support of segment operations, severance expense and higher occupancy costs. Bad debt expense was 1.6% of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2009 versus 1.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Amortization expense decreased by $0.1 million to $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Segment EBITDA decreased $17.4 million, or 59.9%, to $11.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $29.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

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TECHNOLOGY

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
    (dollars in thousands, except rate per hour)  

Revenues

  $ 59,380      $ 56,275      $ 115,227      $ 112,810   
                               

Operating expenses:

       

Direct cost of revenues

    20,584        25,217        40,570        50,639   

Selling, general and administrative expense

    17,934        12,076        37,418        22,209   

Amortization of other intangible assets

    2,057        262        4,128        825   
                               
    40,575        37,555        82,116        73,673   
                               

Segment operating income

    18,805        18,720        33,111        39,137   

Litigation settlement losses

    —          (235     —          (235

Add back: depreciation and amortization of intangible assets

    4,999        2,728        10,019        5,633   
                               

Segment EBITDA

  $ 23,804      $ 21,213      $ 43,130      $ 44,535   
                               

Gross profit(1)

    38,796        31,058        74,657        62,171   

Gross profit margin(2)

    65.3     55.2     64.8     55.1

Segment EBITDA as a percent of revenues

    40.1     37.7     37.4     39.5

Number of revenue generating professionals (at period end)

    348        335        348        335   

 

(1)

Revenues less direct cost of revenues

 

(2)

Gross profit as a percent of revenues

Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues increased $3.1 million, or 5.5%, to $59.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $56.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Revenue growth from acquisitions was approximately $4 million, or 7%. Revenue declined approximately $1 million, or 1% from the negative impact of foreign currency translation, which was primarily due to the weakening of the British pound relative to the U.S. dollar. Organic revenue was flat with increases from large financial and investigative review matters and bankruptcy related consulting offset by declines in unit based and consulting product liability revenue. While lower pricing has continued to impact our on-demand/on-premise revenue compared to the prior year, this has been largely offset by higher volumes.

Unit based revenue is defined as revenue billed on a per item, per page, or some other unit based method and includes revenue from data processing and storage, software usage and software licensing. Unit based revenue includes revenue associated with our proprietary software that is made available to customers, either via a web browser (“on-demand”) or installed at our customer or partner locations (“on-premise”). On-demand revenue is charged on a unit or monthly basis and includes, but is not limited to, processing and review related functions. On-premise revenue is comprised of up front license fees, with recurring support and maintenance.

Gross profit increased $7.7 million to $38.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $31.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin increased to 65.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from 55.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2009 benefited from a change in the classification of certain costs, including R&D costs, from direct cost of revenues to SG&A expense. If presented on a comparable basis, the gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2008 would have been 62.7%. The 2.6 percentage point improvement in gross profit margin in 2009 is primarily due to the high margin direct and channel revenue from acquired products.

 

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SG&A expense increased $5.9 million to $17.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $12.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expense was 30.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2009, versus 21.5% in for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The increase is primarily due to the change in classification of certain costs, including R&D costs from direct cost of revenues to SG&A expense in 2009, an increase in R&D, sales and marketing spending in support of our Ringtail® and Attenex® products and higher internal allocations of corporate costs incurred in direct support of segment operations partly offset by lower travel and other discretionary spending. Bad debt expense was 1.0% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2009 versus 1.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

Amortization of other intangible assets increased by $1.8 million to $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The increase in amortization expense was primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in the acquisitions completed in 2008.

Segment EBITDA increased $2.6 million, or 12.2%, to $23.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $21.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues increased $2.4 million, or 2.1% to $115.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $112.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Revenue growth from acquisitions was approximately $8 million, or 7%. Organic revenue declined approximately $6 million, or 5%. Approximately 27% of this decline was due to the negative impact of foreign currency translation, which was primarily due to the weakening of the British pound relative to the U.S. dollar. Increased organic revenue from consulting services in support of large financial investigative review matters and bankruptcy related consulting was more than offset by a decline in unit based and consulting product liability revenue. While lower pricing has continued to impact our on-demand/on-premise revenue compared to the prior year, this has been largely offset by higher volumes.

Unit based revenue is defined as revenue billed on a per item, per page, or some other unit based method and includes revenue from data processing and storage, software usage and software licensing.

Gross profit increased $12.5 million to $74.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $62.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin increased to 64.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from 55.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin for the six months ended June 30, 2009 benefited from a change in the classification of certain costs, including R&D costs, from direct cost of revenues to SG&A expense. If presented on a comparable basis, the gross profit margin for the six months ended June 30, 2008 would have been 62.9%. The 1.9 percentage point improvement in gross profit margin in 2009 is primarily due to the higher margin direct and channel revenue from acquired products.

SG&A expense increased $15.2 million to $37.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $22.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expense was 32.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2009, versus 19.7% in for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The increase is primarily due to the change in classification of certain costs, including R&D costs from direct cost of revenues to SG&A expense in 2009 and an increase in R&D, sales and marketing spending in support of our Ringtail® and Attenex® products and higher internal allocations of corporate costs incurred in direct support of segment operations partly offset by lower travel expenses. Bad debt expense was 1.6% of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2009 versus 1.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Amortization of other intangible assets increased by $3.3 million to $4.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The increase in amortization expense was primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in the acquisitions completed in the first and third quarters of 2008.

Segment EBITDA declined $1.4 million, or 3.2%, to $43.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $44.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

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ECONOMIC CONSULTING

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  
     (dollars in thousands, except rate per hour)  

Revenues

   $ 57,123      $ 53,765      $ 111,959      $ 110,180   
                                

Operating expenses:

        

Direct cost of revenues

     38,542        34,015        75,304        71,153   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     8,656        6,145        16,818        12,589   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     552        570        1,097        1,140   
                                
     47,750        40,730        93,219        84,882   
                                

Segment operating income

     9,373        13,035        18,740        25,298   

Add back: depreciation and amortization of intangible assets

     972        952        1,924        2,005   
                                

Segment EBITDA

   $ 10,345      $ 13,987      $ 20,664      $ 27,303   
                                

Gross profit(1)

     18,581        19,750        36,655        39,027   

Gross profit margin(2)

     32.5     36.7     32.7     35.4

Segment EBITDA as a percent of revenues

     18.1     26.0     18.5     24.8

Number of revenue generating professionals (at period end)

     290        243        290        243   

Utilization rates of billable professionals

     75     83     76     86

Average billable rate per hour

   $ 456      $ 450      $ 455      $ 449   

 

(1)

Revenues less direct cost of revenues

 

(2)

Gross profit as a percent of revenues

Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues increased $3.4 million, or 6.2%, to $57.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $53.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The revenue growth for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was primarily organic revenue growth. The demand for policy and regulatory work is strong, and anti-trust consulting has increased, offsetting declines in strategic M&A and financial litigation consulting relative to 2008.

Gross profit decreased $1.2 million to $18.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $19.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin decreased to 32.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from 36.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Margin declines resulted from lower utilization due to the slower than normal ramp up of new engagements and expansion of activities into new markets.

SG&A expense increased $2.6 million to $8.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $6.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expense was 15.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 versus 11.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The increase in SG&A expense in 2009 was primarily due to higher internal allocations of corporate costs incurred in direct support of segment operations, higher bad debt expense and higher technology infrastructure costs. Bad debt expense was 2.2% of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2009 versus 1.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

Amortization of other intangible assets remains level with the prior year at $0.6 million.

Segment EBITDA declined $3.6 million, or 26.0%, to $10.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $14.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

Revenues increased $1.8 million, or 1.6%, to $112.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $110.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The revenue growth for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was primarily organic revenue growth. Consistent with our second quarter results, demand for policy and regulatory work is strong, and anti-trust consulting has increased, offsetting declines in strategic M&A and financial litigation consulting relative to 2008.

Gross profit decreased $2.4 million to $36.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $39.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Gross profit margin decreased to 32.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from 35.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Margin declines resulted from lower utilization due to the slower than normal ramp up of new engagements and expansion of activities into new markets.

SG&A expense increased $4.2 million to $16.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $12.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expense was 15.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 versus 11.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The increase in SG&A expense in 2009 was primarily due to higher internal allocations of corporate costs incurred in direct support of segment operations, higher bad debt expense, and higher technology infrastructure costs. Bad debt expense was 2.3% of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2009 versus 1.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Amortization of other intangible assets remains level with the prior year at $1.1 million.

Segment EBITDA declined $6.6 million, or 24.3%, to $20.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $27.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Part II, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies” as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

SIGNIFICANT NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 165, “Subsequent Events” (“Statement No. 165”). Statement No. 165 provides general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The statement sets forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. The statement also sets forth the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements. Furthermore, this statement identifies the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. It is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009 and is not expected to change our approach to evaluating the financial statement impact of subsequent events or the disclosure of subsequent events.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 141(R)-1, “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies,” (“FSP FAS 141(R)-1”), which amends and clarifies Statement No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“Statement 141(R)”). FSP FAS 141(R)-1 requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination that arise from contingencies be recognized at fair value if fair value can be reasonably estimated. If fair value cannot be reasonably estimated, the asset or

 

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liability would generally be recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” and FASB Interpretation No. 14, “Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss.” Further, the FASB decided to remove the subsequent accounting guidance for assets and liabilities arising from contingencies from Statement 141(R), and carry forward without significant revision the guidance in FASB Statement No. 141, “Business Combinations.” FSP FAS 141(R)-1 is effective for assets or liabilities arising from contingencies in business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on our present or future consolidated financial statements.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash Flows

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2009     2008  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 46,754      $ 56,964   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (49,034     (244,085

Net cash provided by financing activities

     17,596        9,449   

We have generally financed our day to day operations and capital expenditures through cash flows from operations. During the first quarter of our fiscal year, our working capital needs generally exceed our cash flows from operations due to the payments of annual incentive compensation. Our cash flows generally improve subsequent to the first quarter of each year.

Our operating assets and liabilities consist primarily of billed and unbilled accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued compensation expense. The timing of billings and collections of receivables as well as payments for compensation arrangements affect the changes in these balances.

Cash provided by operating activities decreased $10.2 million, to $46.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $57.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. This year over year change was attributable to better cash collections experience relative to our billed receivables, offset by higher annual compensation payments, income tax payments, employee forgivable loan payments and the termination of our Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $49.0 million as compared to $244.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease in cash used in investing activities was primarily due to a decrease in cash used to fund new acquisitions and a decrease in contingent acquisition payments. Cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 included $34.7 million of contingent acquisition payments. Cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2008 included $184.5 million paid to fund acquisitions and $40.7 million of contingent acquisition payments.

Capital expenditures were $11.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $17.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Capital expenditures in both 2009 and 2008 primarily related to leasehold improvements and the purchase of data processing equipment.

 

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Our financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 included $13.1 million received from the issuance of common stock under equity compensation plans. Our financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2008 included $7.2 million to repay notes payable, primarily to former shareholders of an acquired business and $12.0 million received from the issuance of common stock under equity compensation plans.

Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2009, our capital resources included $213.1 million of cash and cash equivalents and available borrowing capacity under our $175 million revolving line of credit. The availability of borrowings under our revolving line of credit is subject to specified borrowing conditions. We use letters of credit primarily as security deposits for our office facilities. Letters of credit reduce the availability under our revolving line of credit. As of June 30, 2009, we had $3.9 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduced the available borrowings under our revolving line of credit to $171.1 million.

Future Capital Needs

We anticipate that our future capital needs will principally consist of funds required for:

 

   

operating and general corporate expenses relating to the operation of our business;

 

   

capital expenditures, primarily for information technology equipment, office furniture and leasehold improvements;

 

   

debt service requirements;

 

   

funds required to compensate designated Senior Managing Directors under our Senior Managing Director Incentive Compensation Program;

 

   

discretionary funding of our stock repurchase program;

 

   

potential earn-out obligations related to our acquisitions; and

 

   

potential acquisitions of businesses that would allow us to diversify or expand our service offerings.

We currently anticipate capital expenditures will range from $33 million to $38 million to support our organization during 2009, including direct support for individual client engagements. Our estimate takes into consideration the needs of our existing businesses including the needs of our recently completed acquisitions, 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 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 a client engagement; or if we pursue and complete additional acquisitions.

On October 15, 2007, the $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes became convertible at the option of the holders and is currently convertible through October 15, 2009 as provided in the Indenture covering the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes became convertible as a result of the closing price of our common stock exceeding the conversion threshold price of $37.50 per share (120% of the applicable conversion price of $31.25 per share) for at least 20 days in the 30 consecutive trading days of each of periods ended October 15, 2007, January 15, 2008, April 15, 2008, July 15, 2008, October 15, 2008, January 15, 2009, April 15, 2009 and July 15, 2009.

Upon surrendering any Convertible Note for conversion, in accordance with the Indenture, the holder of such Convertible Note shall receive cash in the amount of the lesser of (i) the $1,000 principal amount of such Note or (ii) the “conversion value” of the Convertible Note as defined in the Indenture. The conversion feature results in a premium over the face amount of the Convertible Notes equal to the excess of our stock price as

 

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determined by the calculation set forth in the Indenture and the conversion price of $31.25 times the conversion ratio of 31.998 shares of common stock for each $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes. We retain the option of satisfying the conversion premium with shares of common stock, cash or a combination of both cash and shares. Assuming conversion of the full $149.9 million principal amount of the Convertible Notes, for every $1.00 the market price of our common stock exceeds $31.25 per share, we will be required, at our option, either to pay an additional $4.8 million or to issue shares of our common stock with a then market price equivalent to $4.8 million, or some combination thereof with a combined value of $4.8 million, to settle the conversion feature.

The Convertible Notes are registered securities. As of June 22, 2009, the last trade date before June 30, 2009, the Convertible Notes had a market price of $1,698 per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes, compared to an estimated conversion value of approximately $1,609 per thousand principal amount of the Convertible Notes. Because the Convertible Notes have historically traded at market prices above the estimated conversion values, we do not anticipate that holders of a significant value of Convertible Notes will elect to convert their Convertible Notes in the near future unless the value ratio should change. However, we believe we have adequate capital resources to fund potential conversions.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements other than operating leases and we have not entered into any transactions involving unconsolidated subsidiaries or special purpose entities.

Future Contractual Obligations

Future contractual obligations related to operating leases entered into during 2009 have resulted in an increase in our total contractual obligations under operating leases of $2.4 million for 2010, $3.4 million for 2011, $3.3 million for 2012, $3.2 million for 2013 and $27.5 million thereafter.

Future Outlook

We believe that our anticipated operating cash flows and our total liquidity, consisting of our cash on hand and $171.1 million of availability under our senior secured bank credit facility, are sufficient to fund our capital and liquidity needs for at least the next 12 months. The anticipated cash needs of our business could change significantly if we pursue and complete additional business acquisitions, our business plans change, 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 profitability of our business. Any of these events or circumstances, including any new business opportunities, could involve significant additional funding needs in excess of the identified currently available sources and could require us to raise additional debt or equity funding to meet those needs. Our ability to raise additional capital, if necessary, is subject to a variety of factors that we cannot predict with certainty, including:

 

   

our future profitability;

 

   

the quality of our accounts receivable;

 

   

our relative levels of debt and equity;

 

   

the volatility and overall condition of the capital markets; and

 

   

the market price of our securities.

Any new debt funding, if available, may be on terms less favorable to us than our senior secured bank credit facility or the indentures that govern our senior notes and Convertible Notes. See “Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues, future results and performance, future capital expenditures, expectations, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions and other matters, business trends and other information that is not historical and, may appear under the headings “Part 1—Item 2. Managements’ Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Item 1A—Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009 and the other documents we file with the SEC. When used in this quarterly report, the words such as estimates, expects, anticipates, projects, plans, intends, believes, forecasts and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, are based upon our expectations at the time we make them and various assumptions. Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs 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. Given these risks, uncertainties and other factors, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

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, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include the following:

 

   

our ability to attract and retain qualified professionals and senior management;

 

   

conflicts resulting in our inability to represent certain clients;

 

   

our former employees joining competing businesses;

 

   

our ability to manage our professionals’ utilization and billing rates and maintain or increase the pricing of our other services and products;

 

   

our ability to make acquisitions and integrate the operations of acquisitions as well as the costs of integration;

 

   

our ability to adapt to and manage the risks associated with operating in non-U.S. markets;

 

   

our ability to replace senior managers and practice leaders who have highly specialized skills and experience;

 

   

our ability to identify suitable acquisition candidates, negotiate advantageous terms and take advantage of opportunistic acquisition situations;

 

   

periodic fluctuations in revenues, operating income and cash flows;

 

   

damage to our reputation as a result of claims involving the quality of our services;

 

   

fee discounting or renegotiation, lower pricing, less advantageous contract terms and unexpected terminations of client engagements;

 

   

competition;

 

   

general economic factors, industry trends, bankruptcy rates, capital market conditions, merger and acquisition activity, major litigation activity and other events outside of our control;

 

   

our ability to manage growth;

 

   

changes in demand for our services;

 

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risk of non-payment of receivables;

 

   

our outstanding indebtedness; and

 

   

proposed changes in accounting principles.

There may be other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are expressly qualified in 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.

 

Item 3. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

For information regarding our exposure to certain market risks see “Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. There have been no significant changes in our market risk exposure since December 31, 2008 except as noted below.

Interest Rate Risk

We enter into derivative contracts to manage our exposure to interest rate changes by achieving a desired proportion of fixed rate versus variable rate debt. In June, 2009, $60.0 million notional amount of interest rate swaps which effectively converted $60.0 million of our 7 5/8% senior notes due 2013 from a fixed rate to a variable rate were terminated by the counterparties. As of June 30, 2009, we are not counterparty to any derivative contracts.

Equity Price Sensitivity

We currently have outstanding $149.9 million in principal amount of Convertible Notes. We are subject to equity price risk related to the convertible feature of this debt. The Convertible Notes are convertible only under certain conditions at the option of the holder. Upon conversion, the principal portion of the Convertible Notes will be paid in cash and any excess of the “conversion value” over the principal portion will be paid either in cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of shares of our common stock and cash at our option. Upon normal conversions, for every $1.00 the market price of our common stock exceeds $31.25 per share, we will be required, at our option, either to pay an additional $4.8 million or to issue shares of our common stock with a then market price equivalent to $4.8 million, or some combination thereof with a combined value of $4.8 million, to settle the conversion feature. If a specified fundamental change event occurs, the conversion price of our Convertible Notes may increase depending on our common stock price at that time. However, the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of a note may not exceed 41.5973 shares of FTI common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes. As of October 15, 2007, the $150.0 million aggregate principal of the Convertible Notes became convertible at the option of the holders and remains convertible through October 15, 2009 as provided in the indenture covering the Convertible Notes. These Convertible Notes were classified as a current liability as of June 30, 2009.

The high and low closing sale prices per share for our common stock based on the closing price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange during the second quarter of 2009 were $55.99 and $46.99.

 

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Certain acquisition related restricted stock agreements contain stock price guarantees that may result in cash payments in the future if our share price falls below a specified per share market value on the date the stock restrictions lapse (“the determination date”). The future settlement of any contingency related to security price will be recorded as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital. The following table details by year the cash outflows that would result from the price protection payments if, on the applicable determination dates, our share price was 20% above or below the amount of our share price on June 30, 2009.

 

     2009    2010    2011    2012    2013    Total
     (in thousands)

Cash outflow, assuming:

  

Closing share price of $50.72 at June 30, 2009

   $ —      $ 218    $ 8,935    $ 375    $ 613    $ 10,141

20% decrease in share price

     —        495      13,752      660      1,437      16,344

20% increase in share price

     —        24      4,117      89      89      4,319

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as amended), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 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 effective 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.

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 June 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. 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 intellectual property 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 intellectual property and securities litigation, the results are difficult to predict at all. We 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.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There were no material changes in any risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009, although we may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered sales of equity securities.

None.

Repurchases of our common stock. The following table provides information with respect to purchases we made of our common stock during the second quarter of 2009 (in thousands, except per share amounts).

 

     Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased
    Average
Price
Paid Per
Share
   Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publically
Announced
Program
   Approximate
Dollar Value
That May Yet
Be Purchased
Under
the Program(4)

April 1 through April 30, 2009

   —   (1)    $ —      —      $ 50,000

May 1 through May 31, 2009

   2 (2)    $ 53.39    —      $ 50,000

June 1 through June 30, 2009

   1 (3)    $ 51.01    —      $ 50,000
                

Total

   3         —     
                

 

(1)

Represents 2 shares of common stock withheld to cover payroll tax withholdings related to the lapse of restrictions on restricted stock

 

(2)

Represents 1,617 shares of common stock withheld to cover payroll tax withholdings related to the lapse of restrictions restricted stock

 

(3)

Represents 1,332 shares of common stock withheld to cover payroll tax withholdings related to the lapse of restrictions restricted stock

 

(4)

In October 2003, our Board of Directors initially approved a share repurchase program under which we have been authorized to purchase shares of our common stock. From time to time since then, our Board has reauthorized share repurchases under the program. On February 25, 2009, our Board of Directors again authorized up to $50.0 million of stock purchases through February 25, 2010.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

 

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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

We held our 2009 annual meeting of stockholders on June 3, 2009. At the 2009 annual meeting, our stockholders voted on the election of two Class I directors identified below. The terms of the Class II directors, Brenda J. Bacon, James W. Crownover, Dennis J. Shaughnessy and George P. Stamas, and the Class III directors, Mark H. Berey, Jack B. Dunn, IV and Gerard E. Holthaus, continued following the meeting and will expire at the annual meetings of stockholders to be held in 2010 and 2011, respectively. In addition to the election of the Class I directors, two additional proposals were submitted to a vote of our stockholders at the 2009 annual meeting. The Company presented Proposal 2 to approve the amendment and restatement of the FTI Consulting, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) (to be renamed the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan) and Proposal 3 to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

The election of the Class I directors, Proposal 2 to amend and restate the Deferred Compensation Plan and Proposal 3 to ratify the retention of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 were approved by stockholders at the 2009 annual meeting.

The voting results on each of the three proposals submitted to stockholders at the 2009 annual meeting are presented below.

 

 

Proposal 1—   Election of Two Class I Directors.   
        

Number of Votes

    
   

Name

  

For

  

Withhold

     
  Denis J. Callaghan    41,750,353 shares    400,538 shares   
  Matthew F. McHugh    41,719,532 shares    431,359 shares   
Proposal 2—   The Amendment and Restatement of the FTI Consulting, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors (to be renamed the FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan).
   

Vote

  

Number of Votes

           
  FOR    30,982,482 shares      
  AGAINST    7,443,108 shares      
  ABSTAIN    338,389 shares      
  BROKER NON-VOTES    3,386,912 shares      
Proposal 3—   Ratify the Retention of KPMG LLP to Serve as FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for its Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2009.
   

Vote

  

Number of Votes

           
  FOR    41,768,421 shares      
  AGAINST    375,941 shares      

 

Item 5. Other Information

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

  3.1    Articles of Incorporation of FTI Consulting, Inc., as amended and restated. (Filed with the SEC 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.)
  3.2    By-laws of FTI Consulting, Inc., as amended and restated through September 17, 2004. (Filed with the SEC 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.)
  3.3    Amendment No. 6 to By-Laws of FTI Consulting, Inc. dated December 18, 2008. (Filed with the SEC on December 22, 2008 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 18, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.)
  3.4    Amendment No. 7 to the By-Laws of FTI Consulting, Inc. dated February 25, 2009. (Filed with the SEC on March 3, 2009 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 25, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.)
  4.1†    Ninth Supplemental Indenture relating to 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2013, dated as of May 15, 2009, among FTI CXO Acquisition LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, and FTI Consulting Canada LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, FTI Consulting, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to therein) and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee.
  4.2†    Ninth Supplemental Indenture relating to 3 3/4% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due July 15, 2012, dated as of May 15, 2009, among FTI CXO Acquisition LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, and FTI Consulting Canada LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, FTI Consulting, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to therein) and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee.
  4.3†    Fifth Supplemental Indenture relating to 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016, dated as of May 12, 2009, among FTI CXO Acquisition LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, and FTI Consulting Canada LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, FTI Consulting, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to therein) and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee.
10.1*    FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (Filed with the SEC on April 23, 2009 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Proxy Statement and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.2*    Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Incentive Stock Option Agreement. (Filed with the SEC 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.)
10.3*    Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Agreement. (Filed with the SEC 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.)
10.4*    Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors. (Filed with the SEC 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.)
10.5*    Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors. (Filed with the SEC 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.)

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

10.6*    Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors. (Filed with the SEC 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.)
10.7*    Form of FTI Consulting, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement. (Filed with the SEC 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.)
31.1†    Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15D-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).
31.2†    Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15D-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).
32.1†    Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).
32.2†    Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).
99.1      Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors [as Amended and Restated Effective March 31, 2009] (Filed with the SEC on April 23, 2009 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Proxy Statement and incorporated herein by reference.)

 

* Management or Director contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

Date: August 9, 2009

 

FTI CONSULTING, INC.
By  

/s/    CATHERINE M. FREEMAN        

 

Catherine M. Freeman

  Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  (principal accounting officer)

 

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EX-4.1 2 dex41.htm EXHIBIT 4.1 EXHIBIT 4.1

Exhibit 4.1

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 15, 2009, among FTI CXO Acquisition LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“CXO”), and FTI Consulting Canada LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Canada,” and together with CXO, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), each of which are direct or indirect subsidiaries of FTI Consulting, Inc. (or its permitted successor), a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture dated as of August 2, 2005 (as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 16, 2005, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 22, 2006, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 15, 2006, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 7, 2006, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 7, 2006, Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 27, 2007, Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 23, 2008 and Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 24, 2008, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances each Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which each Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Note Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.

 

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3. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder or agent of any Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any other Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.

4. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

5. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

6. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

7. THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by each Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

 

FTI CXO ACQUISITION LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER        
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

 

FTI CONSULTING CANADA LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER        
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Vice President

 

 

FTI CONSULTING, INC.
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER        
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

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GUARANTORS

FTI, LLC

FTI TECHNOLOGY LLC

COMPASS LEXECON LLC

FTI CAMBIO LLC

COMPETITION POLICY ASSOCIATES, INC.

FTI INTERNATIONAL LLC

FTI GENERAL PARTNER, LLC

STRATCOM HISPANIC, INC.

FTI CONSULTING LLC

FTI HOSTING LLC

ASHTON PARTNERS, LLC

FTI US LLC

FD MWA HOLDINGS, INC.

FD US COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

DITTUS COMMUNICATIONS INC.

FTI RMCG ACQUISITION LLC

FTI SMC ACQUISITION LLC

RMCG CONSULTING, INC.

ATTENEX CORPORATION

By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER        
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

 

FTI INVESTIGATIONS, LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER        
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary

 

 

FD KINESIS, LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER        
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Vice President

 

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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

as TRUSTEE

By:   /S/    MICHAEL G. OLLER        
  Authorized Signatory

 

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EX-4.2 3 dex42.htm EXHIBIT 4.2 EXHIBIT 4.2

Exhibit 4.2

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 15, 2009, among FTI CXO Acquisition LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“CXO”), and FTI Consulting Canada LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Canada,” and together with CXO, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), each of which are direct or indirect subsidiaries of FTI Consulting, Inc. (or its permitted successor), a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture dated as of August 2, 2005 (as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 16, 2005, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 22, 2006, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 15, 2006, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 7, 2006, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 7, 2006, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 27, 2007, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 23, 2008 and the Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 24, 2008, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of 3 3/4% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due July 15, 2012 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances each Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which each Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Note Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.

3. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder or agent of any Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any other Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.

 

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4. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

5. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

6. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

7. THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by each Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

 

FTI CXO ACQUISITION LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Senior Vice President
FTI CONSULTING CANADA LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Vice President
FTI CONSULTING, INC.
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

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GUARANTORS
FTI, LLC
FTI TECHNOLOGY LLC
COMPASS LEXECON LLC
FTI CAMBIO LLC
COMPETITION POLICY ASSOCIATES, INC.
FTI INTERNATIONAL LLC
FTI GENERAL PARTNER, LLC
STRATCOM HISPANIC, INC.
FTI CONSULTING LLC
FTI HOSTING LLC
ASHTON PARTNERS, LLC
FTI US LLC
FD MWA HOLDINGS, INC.
FD US COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
DITTUS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
FTI RMCG ACQUISITION LLC
FTI SMC ACQUISITION LLC
RMCG CONSULTING, INC.
ATTENEX CORPORATION
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Senior Vice President
FTI INVESTIGATIONS, LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
FD KINESIS, LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Vice President

 

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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as TRUSTEE
By:   /S/    MICHAEL G. OLLER
  Authorized Signatory

 

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EX-4.3 4 dex43.htm EXHIBIT 4.3 EXHIBIT 4.3

Exhibit 4.3

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 12, 2009, among FTI CXO Acquisition LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“FTI CXO”) and FTI Consulting Canada LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“FTI Canada,” and together with FTI CXO, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), each of which are subsidiaries of FTI Consulting, Inc. (or its permitted successor), a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture dated as of October 3, 2006 (as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 11, 2006, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 31, 2007, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 22, 2008 and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 26, 2008, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances each Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which each Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Note Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.

3. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder or agent of any Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any other Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive

liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.

 

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4. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

5. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

6. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

7. THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by each Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

 

FTI CXO ACQUISITION LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Senior Vice President
FTI CONSULTING CANADA LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Vice President
FTI CONSULTING, INC.
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

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GUARANTORS
FTI, LLC
FTI TECHNOLOGY LLC
COMPASS LEXECON LLC
FTI CAMBIO LLC
COMPETITION POLICY ASSOCIATES, INC.
FTI INTERNATIONAL LLC
FTI GENERAL PARTNER, LLC
STRATCOM HISPANIC, INC.
FTI CONSULTING LLC
FTI HOSTING LLC
ASHTON PARTNERS, LLC
FTI US LLC
FD MWA HOLDINGS, INC.
FD US COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
DITTUS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
FTI RMCG ACQUISITION LLC
FTI SMC ACQUISITION LLC
RMCG CONSULTING, INC.
ATTENEX CORPORATION
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Senior Vice President
FTI INVESTIGATIONS, LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
FD KINESIS, LLC
By:   /S/    ERIC B. MILLER
Name:   Eric B. Miller
Title:   Vice President

 

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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

as TRUSTEE

By:   /S/    MICHAEL G. OLLER        
  Authorized Signatory

 

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EX-31.1 5 dex311.htm EXHIBIT 31.1 EXHIBIT 31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)

(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Jack B. Dunn, IV, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FTI Consulting, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 9, 2009

 

By:    /S/    JACK B. DUNN, IV        
 

Jack B. Dunn, IV

President and Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

EX-31.2 6 dex312.htm EXHIBIT 31.2 EXHIBIT 31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)

(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Jorge A. Celaya, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FTI Consulting, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 9, 2009

 

By:   /S/    JORGE A. CELAYA        
 

Jorge A. Celaya

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial officer)

EX-32.1 7 dex321.htm EXHIBIT 32.1 EXHIBIT 32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with the Quarterly Report of FTI Consulting, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jack B. Dunn, IV, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

 

  1. the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 9, 2009

 

By:   /S/    JACK B. DUNN, IV        
 

Jack B. Dunn, IV

President and Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2 8 dex322.htm EXHIBIT 32.2 EXHIBIT 32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with the Quarterly Report of FTI Consulting, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jorge Celaya, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

 

  1. the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 9, 2009

 

By:   /S/    JORGE A. CELAYA        
 

Jorge A. Celaya

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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