UNITED STATES
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): April 7, 2023
FTI CONSULTING, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland | 001-14875 | 52-1261113 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
555 12th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 312-9100
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbols(s) | Name of each Exchange on which Registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | FCN | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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ITEM 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officer; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
(d) Effective April 7, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FTI Consulting, Inc. (“FTI Consulting”) elected Elsy Boglioli, age 41, as an independent director of FTI Consulting. Ms. Boglioli fills the vacancy created by Board action on April 6, 2023 increasing the overall size of the Board to ten directors from nine directors effective on April 7, 2023.
As of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, Ms. Boglioli is not a party to any transaction that is required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, there are no family relationships among Ms. Boglioli and any director or officer of FTI Consulting, and there are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Boglioli and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Boglioli was selected as a director.
Under the FTI Consulting, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2016 (the “Restated Director Plan”), Ms. Boglioli is eligible to receive, as of the date of her election as a non-employee director of FTI Consulting, a prorated portion of annual compensation payable to non-employee directors, as follows: (i) annual cash retainer of $50,000 and (ii) annual restricted stock unit award of $250,000. The Restated Director Plan was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 25, 2016 as an exhibit to FTI Consulting’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. A description of the amounts and forms of compensation payable pursuant to the Restated Director Plan was included in FTI Consulting’s proxy statement for the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022.
ITEM. | 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure |
On April 10, 2023, FTI Consulting issued a press release announcing the increase of the size of the Board and the election of Ms. Boglioli as a director of FTI Consulting to fill the vacancy on the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 | Press Release dated April 10, 2023, of FTI Consulting, Inc. | |
104 | The Cover Page from FTI Consulting’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 7, 2023, formatted in Inline XBR (which is included as Exhibit 101). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, FTI Consulting, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
FTI CONSULTING, INC. | ||||||
Dated: April 11, 2023 | ||||||
By: | /s/ CURTIS P. LU | |||||
Name: | Curtis P. Lu | |||||
Title: | General Counsel |
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