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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 9, 2004


                              FTI CONSULTING, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Maryland                               001-14875            52-1261113
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)


            900 Bestgate Road, Suite 1000, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 224-8770
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ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

        Information furnished pursuant to Item 9.

        On February  9, 2004,  FTI  Consulting,  Inc.  ("FTI" or the  "Company")
issued the attached Press Release  announcing  updating its revenue and earnings
per share guidance of 2004 in light of the unexpected  departures of a number of
senior  professionals  in  its  Corporate   Finance/Restructuring   Practice  as
announced in FTI's Press Release  issued on January 28, 2004.  Since the January
28, 2004 Press Release,  it has been  determined  that thirteen  senior managing
directors  plus related staff  associated  with the legacy  FTI/Policano & Manzo
portion of FTI's Corporate  Finance/Restructuring  practice are leaving FTI. The
full text of the Press  Release  is  attached  as Exhibit  99.1 to this  Current
Report on Form 8-K.

        The information  included in this Item 9, including the Exhibit attached
hereto,  shall be deemed not to be  "filed"  for  purposes  of Section 18 of the
Securities  Act of 1934 and  shall not be  incorporated  by  reference  into any
filing pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933,  regardless of any  incorporation
by reference language in any such filing.

          (c) Exhibits.

               Exhibit No.                         Description
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               99.1                    Press Release dated, February 9, 2004, of
                                       FTI Consulting, Inc.


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                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  FTI has duly  caused  this  report to be  signed on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                    FTI CONSULTING, INC.



Dated: February 9, 2004                             By:  /S/ THEODORE I. PINCUS
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                                                    Theodore I. Pincus
                                                    Executive Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

               Exhibit No.                         Description
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               99.1                    Press Release dated, February 9, 2004, of
                                       FTI Consulting, Inc.