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): September 4, 2025

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

Not applicable

(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
Symbol(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 Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On September 4, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FTI Consulting, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Paul Linton, 54, to serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer (“Interim CFO”), effective September 12, 2025 immediately upon the effectiveness of Ajay Sabherwal’s resignation as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2025. Mr. Linton will serve as Interim CFO in addition to his existing role of Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, which role he has held since joining the Company in August 2014.

The Board has not made any changes to Mr. Linton’s compensation as it was described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2025 and is hereby incorporated by reference herein. There were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Linton and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as Interim CFO. Mr. Linton does not have any family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company, or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

FTI CONSULTING, INC.

Dated: September 8, 2025

/s/ CURTIS P. LU

Curtis P. Lu

General Counsel

FTI CONSULTING, INC 8-K