SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SALZMAN STEPHEN (Last) (First) (Middle) 411 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE SUITE 109 (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/23/2003	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FTI CONSULTING INC [ FCN ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	4,375,800	I	By managed accounts(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Under Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own FTI Consulting, Inc. common shares owned directly by Priderock Offshore Ltd., Priderock, LP, Priderock II, LP, Pleiades, Ltd., Sugarland Investment Ltd. and Brooklawn Partners LLC (the "Accounts") because as the managing member of Priderock Management, LLC and Priderock Advisers, LLC, which acts as investment advisers of the Accounts, the Reporting Person has voting and investment control with respect to such shares. Priderock Advisers, LLC also acts as the General Partner of Priderock, LP and Priderock II, LP. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	Stephen Salzman	10/31/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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