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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 555 12th Street NW Washington , DC ( Address of principal executive offices ) FTI CONSULTING , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) FORM 10 - K Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer to Commission file number 001-14875 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value ( Registrant's 0 ( 202 ) 312-9100 telephone number , including area code ) 52-1261113 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Trading Symbol FCN No No 区 Securities registered pursuant to section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes 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 No □ 20004 ( Zip Code ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files ) . Yes No Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . No 风 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 3.7 billion , based on the closing sales price of the registrant's common stock on June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter . The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding as of February 17 , 2021 was 34,240,806 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of our 2020 fiscal year are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K to the extent stated herein .