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FTI Consulting, Inc. Reports Record First Quarter Results
               - Revenues Increase 34.9 Percent to $307 Million

                - EPS Increase 63.9 Percent to $0.59 Per Share

       - New Five-Year Plan Cites Revenue Goal of $2.5 Billion by 2012

     - 2008 Outlook Raised to Revenues of $1.300 - $1.375 Billion, EPS of
                                 $2.50-$2.63

BALTIMORE, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN), the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

First Quarter Results

For the first quarter of 2008, revenues increased 34.9 percent to a record $307.1 million compared to revenue of $227.7 million in the prior year period. Earnings per diluted share increased 63.9 percent to $0.59, compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.36 in the prior year period, despite a 24.0 percent increase in the weighted average shares outstanding from the prior year period. Earnings from operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and litigation settlement losses (EBITDA) increased 53.2 percent to $68.0 million, also a record, compared to EBITDA of $44.4 million in the prior year period.

Jack Dunn, President and CEO of FTI, said, "The first quarter was clearly an excellent one for our company. It was marked by strong demand, exceptional organic growth, and the continued execution of our strategic, disciplined acquisition program. The keys to this outstanding performance, and the keys to the differentiation of FTI in the marketplace, continue to be our total commitment to a global platform, our broad array of diversified services, our intellectual capital and our technology.

"In addition, the global credit crisis in its various forms continued to be a significant driver of work across all of our business segments. Sub-prime issues remained unresolved and the housing market continued to erode, undermining consumer net worth and confidence. During the quarter, our organic revenue growth accelerated to 30% and was particularly strong in our Technology segment, which grew 71%. This exceptional performance also allowed us to achieve margins significantly better than the norm we experience in the first quarter.

"On the acquisition front, we had one of the most productive periods for M&A activity in our history, closing seven acquisitions in the first quarter of 2008 and an additional two acquisitions in the first week of April. These additions expand our capabilities, increase our domain expertise and deepen our market penetration. We have added over 400 talented professionals strategically located in the key financial markets around the world and we welcome them to FTI. Given their respective completion dates, the acquisitions did not have a material effect on the first quarter results.

    -- The largest of these was the purchase of The Schonbraun McCann
       Consulting Group, the leading consultant to the real estate industry.
       This squarely positions us to take advantage of the burgeoning
       restructuring and advisory opportunities in that industry.
       Additionally, it helps form the lynchpin of an international, cross-
       segment product offering in the area of real estate, construction and
       related financial services.
    -- Strategically, the acquisition of Forensic Accounting in the U.K.
       allowed us to expand our Forensic and Litigation Consulting services
       to Europe. In the Strategic Communications segment we expanded our
       services into Brussels, the capital of the European Economic Union.
       Additional acquisitions in Forensic and Litigation Consulting
       bolstered our international presence, notably in London and the Middle
       East, in the construction area, and expanded our investigation and
       technology offerings in Asia and Latin America. Finally, an
       acquisition in Technology significantly increased our capability in
       the Pacific Rim.

"FTI continues to benefit from our acquisition strategy. We believe identifying, acquiring and integrating like minded professionals is a core competency of our firm. Going forward, we have a full acquisition pipeline, significant managerial resources and adequate cash and available financing to continue our growth strategy. We will continue to aggressively pursue acquisitions during the remainder of 2008."

At March 31, 2008, cash and cash equivalents were $227.1 million with total debt outstanding of $569.5 million. No borrowings were outstanding under the Company's senior bank $150 million revolving credit facility.

Fully diluted weighted average common shares outstanding increased 24.0 percent to 52.7 million as of the period ended March 31, 2008, compared to 42.5 million as of the period ended March 31, 2007, primarily due to the Company's offering of 4,830,000 shares during the fourth quarter of 2007, stock option exercises and the direct effect of a higher average share price on the calculation of fully diluted shares outstanding associated with the Company's convertible notes and stock options.

Total headcount as of March 31, 2008, was 2,829 compared to 2,157 in the prior year period. Total headcount is approximately 3,094 as of May 1, 2008. Annualized turnover was 13.6 percent in the first quarter of 2008.

First Quarter Business Segment Results

Technology

Revenue growth in the Technology segment was again exceptional, increasing 71.1 percent to $56.5 million compared to $33.1 million in the prior year period. Segment EBITDA increased 119.9 percent to $23.3 million from $10.6 million in the prior year period. Segment EBITDA margin expanded to 41.3 percent of revenue from 32.1 percent in the prior year period. The excellent performance in the quarter included two very large, short term matters. The segment continued to experience significant demand from class action proceedings, merger and acquisition activity, governmental and internal investigations. The segment is differentiated in the market by its ability to process extremely large volumes and highly complex data, global presence, multilingual capabilities and vertical market expertise in the pharmaceutical, financial services, banking, hedge fund and private equity industries. Margins increased due to increased revenue and the continuing shift in mix from consulting fee-based services to the more profitable and recurring subscription-based and on-demand software licensing and processing fees.

During the quarter the Company purchased Strategic Discovery, Inc. (SDI), a premier firm in the litigation discovery industry. SDI extends the presence of FTI's Technology segment into the Northern California market, accelerates its expansion into the corporate marketplace and, by leveraging SDI's work with its Asian clients, will serve as a bridge for FTI's eDiscovery products and services into that rapidly-growing and important market.

As an ongoing part of the acquisition strategy designed to broaden its proprietary intellectual capital, the segment is continuing to evaluate several technology companies whose offerings would be very complimentary to its existing product portfolio.

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

Revenue growth in the Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment continued to accelerate, increasing 27.7 percent to $79.3 million compared to $62.1 million in the prior year period. Segment EBITDA increased 46.8 percent to $21.9 million from segment EBITDA of $14.9 million in the prior year period. Segment EBITDA margins expanded to 27.6 percent of revenue from 24.0 percent in the prior year period. The segment again saw strong demand in middle market cases, primarily due to restructuring activity in the sub-prime mortgage, financial institution and housing-related markets. The segment is experiencing increasing demand from sectors that are affected by the housing downturn, such as building materials, retail, consumer durables and monoline insurers. There was also strong demand from the healthcare sector for both consulting and restructuring services, including productivity and profit improvement services especially in the revenue cycle, supply chain and managed care areas. The U.K. practice continued to grow with several significant multi-national assignments demonstrating the recently expanded geographic reach of this segment. Margins were the beneficiary of strong revenue growth and higher success fees in the quarter.

Economic Consulting

Revenue in the Economic Consulting segment increased 41.0 percent to $56.4 million compared to $40.0 million in the prior year period. Segment EBITDA increased 19.9 percent to $13.3 million from segment EBITDA of $11.1 million in the prior year period. Segment EBITDA margin was 23.6 percent of revenue compared to 27.8 percent in the prior year period. The strong revenue growth was caused by credit and liquidity issues and strategic M&A assignments in sectors such as financial services, hospital, airline and internet/IT. The segment's revenue performance was also due to financial consulting engagements relating to transactions in which private equity buyers have been unwilling or unable to consummate acquisitions at originally agreed prices, and the increasing incidence of private actions against companies and boards of directors, alleging various forms of negligence. The lower margin compared to first quarter 2007 was due primarily to the hiring of a prominent economist and the normal lag between the commencement of his employment and the full contribution to revenue resulting from his efforts. In addition, the margins continue to be burdened by non-cash compensation expense resulting from the variable accounting treatment for certain options driven by the strong performance of FTI's common stock.

Strategic Communications

In the Strategic Communications segment, revenue increased 42.9 percent to $54.6 million from $38.2 million in the prior year period. Segment EBITDA increased 27.2 percent to $12.7 million, or 23.2 percent of revenue, from $10.0 million, or 26.1 percent of revenue, in the prior year period. Revenue from project work for M&A transactions and public offerings has decreased consistent with the slowdown in the capital markets. To date, this revenue has been largely replaced by crisis communication engagements from major companies facing financial stress or operating issues, often resulting from the global credit crisis. The segment continued to grow its recurring revenue base from retained clients in its core markets in Europe and North America. Ongoing growth in Asia, Australia, Latin America and the Middle East, and growth from acquisitions completed during 2007 and the first quarter of 2008 also contributed to the first quarter. The lower margin percentage reflects an increase in pass-through revenue as a percent of revenue.

During the quarter the Company acquired Blueprint Partners, a leading public affairs and strategic communications consultancy in Brussels. Blueprint brings FTI its first presence in one of the world's key regulatory and political hubs.

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

Revenue in the Forensic and Litigation Consulting (FLC) segment increased 10.8 percent to $60.3 million compared to $54.4 million in the prior year period. Segment EBITDA was $14.7 million, compared to EBITDA of $14.1 million in the prior year period. As a percentage of revenue, the segment's first quarter EBITDA margin was 24.3 percent, compared to 25.9 percent in the prior year period. Revenue in the quarter increased due to continued strong momentum in the investigations business, particularly in Latin America, revenue growth in the financial consulting and construction practices, contributions from acquisitions and increased billing rates.

Late in the quarter, FLC increased its capacity to serve the international construction industry with the acquisitions of Washington, DC-based Rubino & McGeehin Consulting Group, Inc. (RMCG) and London-based Brewer Consulting Ltd. It also enhanced the presence of its International Risk and Investigations practice in China with the acquisition of Thomson Market Services, LTD, and in Brazil and greater Latin America, with the acquisition of TSC Brasil Limitada. Finally, the acquisition of London-based Forensic Accounting in April gives FLC a foundation on which to build its forensic accounting practice in the U.K. and Continental Europe.

New Five Year Plan: "FTI 2012"

In 2007, the Company achieved the key objectives of "Vision 2009," the five year plan established in 2004. After a six month process including client focus groups, cross segment teams and the input of over 100 of our leading professionals, the Company has embarked upon a new five year plan, "FTI 2012". The key goals are to:

    -- Grow annual revenue to $2.5 billion primarily through organic growth
       and supplemented by acquisitions designed to take advantage of FTI's
       geographical footprint.
    -- Broaden its service offerings and strengthen its expertise in key
       industries.
    -- Sustain EBITDA margins, excluding FAS 123R expense, of 25 percent.
    -- Generate 30-35 percent of revenue internationally.
    -- Continue to maintain a strong Balance Sheet.

Mr. Dunn noted, "We have set ambitious new goals that combine a proper mix of aggressiveness and achievability, which we believe will continue to generate attractive returns for our shareholders. We expect to reach these goals by maintaining our current strategy of investing in the FTI brand to remain the gold standard for event-driven consulting and continuing to be the firm that attracts and retains the best professionals around the globe - the people who apply their intellect and energy to solve the most complex issues faced by our clients."

2008 Outlook

Based on exceptionally strong results in the first quarter and the current level of activity, the Company's outlook for 2008 is for $1.3 billion to $1.375 billion of revenue and $2.50 to $2.63 of EPS. Consistent with its long standing practice, the Company will provide a full and comprehensive review after the second quarter and update guidance at that point.

First Quarter Conference Call

FTI will hold a conference call for analysts and investors to discuss first quarter financial results at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on May 7, 2008. The call can be accessed live and will be available for replay over the Internet for 90 days by logging onto the Company's website, www.fticonsulting.com .

About FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With more than 3,000 employees located in most major business centers in the world, we work closely with clients every day to anticipate, illuminate, and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring. More information can be found at www.fticonsulting.com .

Note: We use earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization plus litigation settlement losses, net ("EBITDA") in evaluating our financial performance. Although EBITDA is not a measure of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with GAAP we believe that it can be a useful operating performance measure for evaluating our results of operation 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 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.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve uncertainties and risks including statements related our future financial results, goals and plans. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from the company's expectations. The Company has experienced fluctuating revenue, operating income and cash flow in some prior periods and expects this will occur from time to time in the future. As a result of these possible fluctuations, the Company's actual results may differ from our projections. Further, preliminary results are subject to normal year-end adjustments. Other factors that could cause such differences include the pace and timing of the consummation and integration of past and future acquisitions, the Company's ability to realize cost savings and efficiencies, competitive and general economic conditions, retention of staff and clients and other risks described under the heading "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Form 10-K and in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform such statements to actual results or events and do not intend to do so.

                           FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW



                             FTI CONSULTING, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
              FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007
                    (in thousands, except per share data)

                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                          March 31,
                                                    2008              2007
                                                         (unaudited)

    Revenues                                      $307,102          $227,725

    Operating expenses
      Direct cost of revenues                      172,521           126,181
      Selling, general and administrative expense   72,572            60,358
      Amortization of other intangible assets        2,898             2,737
                                                   247,991           189,276

    Operating income                                59,111            38,449
    Other income (expense)
      Interest income                                3,081               496
      Interest expense and other                   (10,388)          (10,964)
      Litigation settlement losses, net                 (1)             (741)
                                                    (7,308)          (11,209)

    Income before income tax provision              51,803            27,240
    Income tax provision                            20,514            11,978
    Net income                                     $31,289           $15,262

    Earnings  per common share - basic               $0.65             $0.37
    Weighted average common shares
     outstanding - basic                            48,325            41,498
    Earnings per common share - diluted              $0.59             $0.36
    Weighted average common shares
     outstanding - diluted                          52,717            42,518



                             FTI CONSULTING, INC.
                    OPERATING RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                            Average  Revenue -
                                      EBITDA       Utiliz- Billable Generating
                             Revenues   (1)  Margin ation(2) Rate(2) Headcount
                              (in thousands)
    Three Months Ended
     March 31, 2008
      Technology              $56,535 $23,322  41.3%  N/M      N/M      375
      Corporate Finance/
       Restructuring           79,283  21,910  27.6%  83%     $440      427
      Economic Consulting      56,415  13,316  23.6%  90%     $442      234
      Strategic Communications 54,614  12,679  23.2%  N/M      N/M      571
      Forensic and Litigation
       Consulting              60,255  14,656  24.3%  75%     $377      597
                             $307,102  85,883  28.0%  N/M      N/M    2,204

      Corporate                       (17,849)
    EBITDA (1)                        $68,034  22.2%

    Three Months Ended
     March 31, 2007
      Technology              $33,050 $10,607  32.1%  N/M      N/M      273
      Corporate Finance/
       Restructuring           62,102  14,928  24.0%  86%     $414      325
      Economic Consulting      39,997  11,108  27.8%  85%     $398      209
      Strategic Communications 38,213   9,971  26.1%  N/M      N/M      419
      Forensic and Litigation
       Consulting              54,363  14,105  25.9%  77%     $338      402
                             $227,725  60,719  26.7%  N/M      N/M    1,628
      Corporate                       (16,316)
    EBITDA (1)                        $44,403  19.5%

(1) We use earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization ("EBITDA") and EBITDA excluding special charges ("adjusted EBITDA") in evaluating the company's financial performance. EBITDA is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). We define EBITDA as operating income before depreciation and amortization and amortization of intangible assets plus litigation settlements. This measure may not be similar to non-GAAP measures of other companies. We believe that the use of such measures, as a supplement to operating income, net income and other GAAP measures, is a useful indicator of a company's financial performance and its ability to generate cash flow from operations that are available to fund capital expenditures and service debt. Further, these measures exclude certain items to provide better comparability from period to period. While depreciation and amortization are considered operating costs under GAAP, these expenses primarily represent the non-cash current period allocation of costs associated with long-lived assets acquired or constructed in prior periods. EBITDA is a common alternative performance measure used by investors, analysts and credit rating agencies to evaluate and compare the operating performance and value of companies within our industry. 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. See also our reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures.

(2) The majority of the Technology and Strategic Communications segments' revenues are not generated on an hourly basis. Accordingly, utilization and average billable rate metrics are not presented as they are not meaningful. Utilization where presented is based on a 2,032 hour year.



        RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME AND NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED
  EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION AND SPECIAL
                                   CHARGES
                                 (unaudited)


                                                                    Strategic
                                                 Corporate Economic  Communi-
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2008  Technology Finance Consulting cations

    Net income
           Interest income
           Interest expense and other
           Litigation settlement losses
           Income tax provision
    Operating income                      $20,417  $21,349  $12,263  $10,806
           Depreciation                     2,342      521      483      662
           Amortization of other
            intangible assets                 563       40      570    1,212
           Litigation settlement losses                                   (1)
    EBITDA (1)                             23,322   21,910   13,316   12,679


    Three Months Ended March 31, 2007

    Net income
           Interest income
           Interest expense and other
           Litigation settlement losses
           Income tax provision
    Operating income                       $8,929  $15,136   $9,610   $8,737
           Depreciation                     1,361      301      345      497
           Amortization of other
            intangible assets                 317       41    1,153      737
           Litigation settlement losses       -       (550)     -        -
    EBITDA (1)                             10,607   14,928   11,108    9,971


                                       Forensic and
                                        Litigation
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2008   Consulting     Corp HQ       Total

    Net income                                                      $31,289
           Interest income                                           (3,081)
           Interest expense and other                                10,388
           Litigation settlement losses                                   1
           Income tax provision                                      20,514
    Operating income                       $13,519     $(19,243)     59,111
           Depreciation                        624        1,394       6,026
           Amortization of other
            intangible assets                  513          -         2,898
           Litigation settlement losses                                  (1)
    EBITDA (1)                              14,656      (17,849)     68,034


    Three Months Ended March 31, 2007

    Net income                                                      $15,262
           Interest income                                             (496)
           Interest expense and other                                10,964
           Litigation settlement losses                                 741
           Income tax provision                                      11,978
    Operating income                       $13,157     $(17,120)     38,449
           Depreciation                        459          995       3,958
           Amortization of other
            intangible assets                  489                    2,737
           Litigation settlement losses        -           (191)       (741)
    EBITDA (1)                              14,105      (16,316)     44,403

(1) We use earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization ("EBITDA") in evaluating the company's financial performance. EBITDA is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). We define EBITDA as operating income before depreciation and amortization and amortization of intangible assets plus litigation settlements. This measure may not be similar to non-GAAP measures of other companies. We believe that the use of such measures, as a supplement to operating income, net income and other GAAP measures, is a useful indicator of a company's financial performance and its ability to generate cash flow from operations that are available to fund capital expenditures and service debt. Further, these measures exclude certain items to provide better comparability from period to period. While depreciation and amortization are considered operating costs under GAAP, these expenses primarily represent the non-cash current period allocation of costs associated with long-lived assets acquired or constructed in prior periods. EBITDA is a common alternative performance measure used by investors, analysts and credit rating agencies to evaluate and compare the operating performance and value of companies within our industry. 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.



                             FTI CONSULTING, INC.
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
              FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007
                                (in thousands)

                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                     2008               2007
    Operating activities                                   (unaudited)
    Net income                                      $31,289           $15,262
    Adjustments to reconcile net income
     to net cash used in operating activities:
      Depreciation                                    6,026             3,958
      Amortization of other intangible assets         2,898             2,737
      Provision for doubtful accounts                 4,546             2,199
      Non-cash share-based compensation               6,706             5,389
      Excess tax benefits from share-based
       compensation                                  (2,642)             (679)
      Non-cash interest expense                         755               891
      Other                                            (171)               22
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities,
       net of effects from acquisitions:
        Accounts receivable, billed and unbilled    (59,084)          (27,586)
        Notes receivable                              1,655           (24,476)
        Prepaid expenses and other assets            (1,974)              842
        Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other  2,226            17,695
        Accrued special charges                      (1,220)           (3,235)
        Income taxes                                 17,787             1,667
        Accrued compensation                        (18,077)          (25,324)
        Billings in excess of services provided        (830)              654
           Net cash (used in) operating activities  (10,110)          (29,984)

    Investing activities
      Payments for acquisition of businesses,
       including contingent payments and
       acquisition costs, net of cash received      (93,636)          (19,003)
      Purchases of property and equipment            (7,525)          (13,789)
      Other                                         (27,371)              240
           Net cash (used in) investing activities (128,532)          (32,552)

    Financing activities
      Borrowings under revolving line of credit         -              15,000
      Payments of revolving line of credit              -             (15,000)
      Payments of long-term debt                     (6,335)              (11)
      Issuance of common stock under equity
       compensation plans                             8,582             7,948
      Excess tax benefit from share based
       compensation                                   2,642               679
           Net cash provided by financing activities  4,889             8,616

    Effect of exchange rate changes and fair value
     adjustments on cash and cash equivalents           358               180

    Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents      (133,395)          (53,740)
    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  360,463            91,923
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period       $227,068           $38,183



                             FTI CONSULTING, INC.
                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 AS OF MARCH 31, 2008 AND  DECEMBER 31, 2007
                   (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                 March 31,        December 31,
                                                   2008              2007
                   Assets                       (unaudited)
    Current assets
       Cash and cash equivalents                  $227,068          $360,463
       Accounts Receivable
          Billed                                   230,319           190,900
          Unbilled                                 113,403            84,743
          Allowance for doubtful
           accounts and unbilled services          (36,297)          (30,467)
                                                   307,425           245,176
       Notes receivable                             11,809            11,687
       Prepaid expenses and other current assets    32,946            33,657
       Deferred income taxes                        10,513            10,544
    Total current assets                           589,761           661,527

    Property and equipment, net                     69,637            67,843
    Goodwill                                       990,247           940,878
    Other intangible assets, net                    96,350            84,673
    Notes receivable, net of current portion        50,476            52,374
    Other assets                                    83,901            51,329

             Total assets                       $1,880,372        $1,858,624

      Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
    Current liabilities
       Accounts payable, accrued expenses and
        other                                      $73,705          $103,410
       Accrued compensation                         84,190           102,054
       Current portion of long-term debt           152,199           157,772
       Billings in excess of services provided      17,006            17,826
    Total current liabilities                      327,100           381,062

    Long-term debt, net of current portion         417,321           415,653
    Deferred income taxes                           54,564            49,113
    Other liabilities                               43,884            40,546

    Stockholders' equity
       Preferred stock, $0.01 par value;
        5,000 shares authorized, none outstanding      -                 -
       Common stock, $0.01 par value; 75,000 shares
        authorized; 75,000 shares issued and
        outstanding - 49,640 (2008) and 48,979 (2007)  496               490
       Additional paid-in capital                  635,106           601,637
       Retained earnings                           392,347           361,058
       Accumulated other comprehensive income        9,554             9,065
    Total stockholders' equity                   1,037,503           972,250

             Total liabilities and
              stockholders' equity              $1,880,372        $1,858,624

SOURCE FTI Consulting, Inc.

CONTACT: Jack Dunn, President & CEO of FTI Consulting, Inc., +1-410-951-4800, Investors: Gordon McCoun, +1-212-850-5681, Media: Andy Maas, +1-212-850-5631, both of FD, for FTI Consulting, Inc.

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