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EX-4.3

                            HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                           2005 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

1.       Purpose of the Plan

         The purpose of the Hybrid Technologies, Inc. 2005 Restricted Stock Plan
is to provide  for a plan  pursuant  to which the Board of  Directors  of Hybrid
Technologies,  Inc., a Nevada  corporation,  can issue stock as compensation for
services rendered or to be rendered by eligible Participants (as defined below).

2.       Definitions

         Wherever the following  capitalized  terms are used in this Plan,  they
shall have the meanings specified below:

         (a) "Award"  means a grant of Common Stock to a  Participant  under the
Plan including, without limitation, a Restricted Stock Award.

         (b) "Award  Agreement"  means an  agreement  entered  into  between the
Corporation and a Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of an Award
granted to a Participant.

        (c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

        (d) "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Corporation.

        (e) "Corporation" means Hybrid Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

        (f) "Date of Grant"  means the date on which an Award under the Plan is
made by the  Board,  or such  later  date as the  Board  may  specify  to be the
effective date of the Award.

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         (g) "Effective  Date" means the Effective Date of this Plan, as defined
in Section 8.1 hereof.

         (h)  "Eligible  Person"  means  any  person  who is an  employee  of or
consultant or advisor to the Corporation and who provides bona fide services for
the Corporation, where the services are not in connection with the offer or sale
of securities  in a capital  raising  transaction  and where the services do not
directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Corporation's Common
Stock.  In no case shall an Award be made under the Plan where the Common  Stock
granted in the Award is not eligible for  registration  pursuant to Form S-8 (or
any successor form  promulgated for the same general  purposes by the Securities
and Exchange Commission) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         (i) "Fair  Market  Value" of a share of Common Stock as of a given date
means the value as determined by the Board based on the recent  trading  history
of the Common  Stock in the  over-the-counter  market or, if the Common Stock is
not traded in the over-the-counter market, the value as determined in good faith
by the Board.

         (j) "Participant" means any Eligible Person who holds an outstanding
Award under the Plan.

         (k) "Plan" means the Hybrid Technologies, Inc. 2005 Restricted Stock
Plan No. 2 as set forth herein, as it may be amended from time to time.

         (l) "Restricted  Stock Award" means an award of restricted  stock under
Section 6 hereof  entitling  a  Participant  to shares of Common  Stock that are
nontransferable and subject to forfeiture until specific conditions  established
by the Board are satisfied.

3.       Shares of Common Stock Subject to the Plan

         3.1.  Number of Shares.  Subject to the  following  provisions  of this
Section  3, the  aggregate  number of shares of Common  Stock that may be issued
pursuant to all Awards under the Plan is 2,000,000  shares of Common Stock.  The
shares of Common  Stock to be  delivered  under the Plan will be made  available
from  authorized but unissued  shares of Common Stock or issued shares that have
been  reacquired by the  Corporation.  To the extent that any  Restricted  Stock
Award  payable  in  Common  Stock  is  forfeited,  cancelled,  returned  to  the
Corporation for failure to satisfy  vesting  requirements or upon the occurrence
of other forfeiture  events, or otherwise  terminates without payment being made
thereunder,  shares of Common  Stock  covered  thereby will no longer be charged
against the foregoing maximum share limitations and may again be made subject to
Awards under the Plan pursuant to such limitations.

         3.2. Adjustments. If there shall occur any recapitalization,
reclassification,  stock  dividend,  stock split,  reverse stock split, or other
distribution  with  respect to the shares of Common  Stock,  or other  change in
corporate structure affecting the Common Stock, the Board may, in the manner and
to the extent that it deems  appropriate and equitable to the  Participants  and
consistent  with the terms of this Plan,  cause an  adjustment to be made in (i)
the  maximum  number and kind of shares  provided  in Section  3.1 hereof and in
outstanding  Awards,  (ii) the  performance  targets or goals  applicable to any
outstanding Awards or (iii) any other terms of an Award that are affected by the
event.

4.       Administration of the Plan

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         The Plan shall be  administered  by the Board.  Subject to the  express
limitations  of the Plan,  the Board shall have  authority in its  discretion to
determine the Eligible  Persons to whom, and the time or times at which,  Awards
may be granted, the number of shares subject to each Award, the time or times at
which an Award  will  become  vested,  the  performance  criteria,  business  or
performance  goals or other  conditions of an Award,  and all other terms of the
Award. The Board shall also have discretionary  authority to interpret the Plan,
to make all  factual  determinations  under  the  Plan,  and to make  all  other
determinations  necessary or advisable  for Plan  administration.  The Board may
prescribe,  amend,  and rescind rules and regulations  relating to the Plan. All
interpretations,  determinations,  and  actions  by the  Board  shall be  final,
conclusive, and binding upon all parties.

5.       Eligibility and Awards

         All  Eligible  Persons are  eligible to be  designated  by the Board to
receive  an  Award  under  the  Plan.  The  Board  has  authority,  in its  sole
discretion,  to determine and designate from time to time those Eligible Persons
who are to be granted  Awards,  the types of Awards to be granted and the number
of shares  subject to the Awards that are granted  under the Plan. To the extent
not documented in a separate agreement, each Award will be evidenced by an Award
Agreement  in the form of  Exhibit  I hereto  between  the  Corporation  and the
Participant  that shall include such terms and conditions  (consistent  with the
Plan) as the Board may determine;  provided,  however,  that failure to issue an
Award Agreement shall not invalidate an Award.

6.       Restricted Stock Awards

         6.1. Grant of Restricted  Stock Awards.  A Restricted  Stock Award to a
Participant  represents  shares of Common Stock that are issued  subject to such
restrictions  on transfer and other  incidents of ownership and such  forfeiture
conditions as the Board may determine  ("Restricted Shares"). In connection with
issuance of any Restricted Shares, the Board may (but shall not be obligated to)
require the payment of a specified  purchase price (which price may be less than
Fair Market Value).

         6.2.  Vesting  Requirements.  The  restrictions  imposed on  Restricted
Shares issued under a Restricted  Stock Award shall lapse in accordance with the
vesting  requirements  specified by the Board in the Award Agreement,  any other
agreement   covering  the  Restricted   Stock  Award  or  the  Board  resolution
authorizing the Restricted Stock award.

         6.3. Restrictions. Restricted Shares may not be transferred or assigned
(except by will or by the laws of descent and  distribution),  or subject to any
encumbrance,  pledge or charge until all applicable  restrictions are removed or
have expired,  unless otherwise  allowed by the Board. The Board may require the
Participant to enter into an escrow  agreement  providing that the  certificates
representing  the  Restricted  Shares will remain in the physical  custody of an
escrow holder until all restrictions are removed or have expired.

         6.4.  Rights as a Stockholder.  Subject to the foregoing  provisions of
this  Section  6, the  Participant  will have all rights of a  stockholder  with
respect to Restricted Shares held by him, including the right to vote the shares
and receive all  dividends  and other  distributions  paid or made with  respect
thereto.

7.       General Provisions

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         7.1.  Securities  Laws.  No shares of  Common  Stock  will be issued or
transferred   pursuant  to  an  Award  unless  and  until  all  then  applicable
requirements  imposed by United States and Canada federal,  provincial and state
securities and other laws, rules and regulations and by any regulatory  agencies
having jurisdiction,  and by any stock exchanges upon which the Common Stock may
be listed,  have been fully met. As a  condition  precedent  to the  issuance of
shares pursuant to an Award, the Corporation may require the Participant to take
any  reasonable  action to meet such  requirements.  The Board may  impose  such
conditions on any shares of Common Stock  issuable under the Plan as it may deem
advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, under the requirements of any stock exchange upon which
such shares of the same class are then  listed,  and under any blue sky or other
securities laws applicable to such shares.

         7.2. Tax Withholding.  The Participant shall be responsible for payment
of any taxes or similar charges  required by law to be withheld from an Award or
an  amount  paid  in  satisfaction  of an  Award,  which  shall  be  paid by the
Participant  on or prior to the payment or other  event that  results in taxable
income in respect of an Award.  The Award  Agreement shall specify the manner in
which  the  withholding  obligation  shall  be  satisfied  with  respect  to the
particular type of Award.

         7.3. Plan Binding on Transferees. The Plan  shall be  binding upon  the
Corporation, its transferees and assigns, and  the  Participant,  his  executor,
administrator and permitted transferees and beneficiaries.

         7.4. Construction and Interpretation.  Whenever used herein, unless the
context requires otherwise,  nouns in the singular shall include the plural, and
the masculine  pronoun shall include the feminine  gender.  Headings of Sections
and paragraphs  hereof are inserted for convenience and reference and constitute
no part of the Plan.

         7.5. Severability.  If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement
shall be  determined to be illegal or  unenforceable  by any court of law in any
jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and
enforceable  in accordance  with their terms,  and all  provisions  shall remain
enforceable in any other jurisdiction.

         7.6. Governing Law. The validity and construction of this Plan  and  of
the Award Agreements shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada.

8.      Effective Date, Termination and Amendment

         8.1. Effective Date. The Plan shall become effective on the date of its
adoption by the Board.

         8.2.  Termination.  The Plan shall  terminate  on the date  immediately
preceding  the tenth  anniversary  of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.
The Board may, in its sole  discretion  and at any earlier  date,  terminate the
Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no termination of the Plan shall adversely
affect any Award  theretofore  granted without the consent of the Participant or
the permitted transferee of the Award.

         8.3. Amendment. The Board may at any time and from time to time and  in
any respect, amend or modify the Plan. No amendment or modification of the  Plan
shall  adversely affect any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the
Participant or the permitted transferee of the Award.

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EXHIBIT I

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

         This Stock Option Agreement (the  "Agreement") is made and entered into
as of , 2005,  between  Hybrid  Technologies,  Inc , a Nevada  corporation  (the
"Company"), and _______________ ("Optionee").

         Witnesseth:
         WHEREAS,  Optionee has rendered to the Company certain  services and it
is expected that Optionee will continue to render services to the Company; and

         WHEREAS, The Company wishes to compensate Optionee for such services by
the grant of an option to purchase  shares of the Company's  Common Stock issued
pursuant to the Company's 2005 Restricted Stock Plan.

         NOW  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and of the mutual
covenants herein set forth, and for other good and valuable  consideration,  the
receipt and  sufficiency of which is hereby  acknowledged by the Company and the
Optionee, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1.  Grant of  Option.  The  Company  hereby  irrevocably  grants to the
Optionee,  for the term and upon the conditions  hereinafter provided, the right
and option (the "Option") to purchase  ________________  shares of the Company's
Common Stock,  par value $.001 per share (the "Stock").  The Optionee is limited
in the amount of this Option it may exercise.  In no event shall the Optionee be
entitled  to  exercise  any amount of this  Option in excess of that amount upon
exercise  of  which  the  sum of (1)  the  number  of  shares  of  Common  Stock
beneficially  owned (as such term is defined  under Section 13(d) and Rule 13d-3
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 1934 Act") by the Optionee,  and (2)
the number of shares of Stock  issuable  upon the  exercise of any Options  then
owned by Optionee,  would result in beneficial ownership by the Optionee of more

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than  4.99%  of the  outstanding  shares  of  Common  Stock of the  Company,  as
determined in accordance with Rule13d-1(j) under the 1934 Act. Furthermore,  the
Company shall not process any exercise that would result in beneficial ownership
by the Optionee of more than 4.99% of the outstanding  shares of Common Stock of
the Company.

         2.  Purchase Price.  The purchase price of the Stock covered by this
Option shall be _________ per share.

         3. Term of Option and Vesting of Stock. The term of the Option shall be
for a period of five (5) years  from the date  hereof,  at which time the Option
shall  automatically  terminate,  subject to earlier  termination as provided in
paragraph 6 hereof and  extension as provided in paragraph 9 hereof.  The Option
shall become exercisable on the following basis:

 Date                                        Amount of Option Exercisable

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         4. Optionee's  Right As Stockholder.  The Optionee shall have no rights
as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Stock covered by the Option until
the date of the  exercise of the Option and the  issuance of the shares of Stock
granted  pursuant  to the Option and then only to the extent that there has been
issued one or more  certificates  for such shares of Stock to said Optionee upon
the due exercise in whole or in part of the Option.  No adjustment shall be made
for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary,  whether in cash,  securities or other
property) or distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to
the date such stock certificate or certificates are issued.

         5.  Nontransferability  and  Representations  of Optionee.  This Option
shall not be transferable, and the Option may be exercised only by the Optionee.
Furthermore,  the Option (a) may not be assigned  or  transferred,  pledged,  or
hypothecated  in any  way,  (b)  shall  not be  assignable  or  transferable  by
operation  of law,  and (c) shall not be subject to  execution,  attachment,  or
similar process. Any attempted assignment,  transfer, pledge, hypothecation,  or
other disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions  hereof, and the levy
of any execution,  attachment, or similar process upon the Option, shall be null
and void and without force or effect.

         6. Changes in Capital Structure.  The number of shares of Stock covered
by the Option,  and the price per share thereof as set forth in this  Agreement,
shall be proportionately  adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of
issued and outstanding  shares of the Common Stock of the Company resulting from
a subdivision or consolidation of shares or the payment of a stock dividend (but
only on the Common  Stock of the  Company) or any other  increase or decrease in
the number of the shares of Common Stock of the Company effected without receipt
of consideration by the Company.
         If the  Company  shall be the  surviving  corporation  in any merger of
consolidation,  the Option shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which

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a holder of the number of shares of Stock  subject to the Option would have been
entitled.   A  dissolution  or  liquidation  of  the  Company  or  a  merger  of
consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving  corporation shall cause
the Option to terminate,  provided that the Optionee shall, in such event,  have
the right  during  the  twenty-one  (21) day  period  immediately  prior to such
dissolution or liquidation,  or merger or  consolidation in which the Company is
not the  surviving  corporation,  as the case may be, to exercise this Option in
whole or in part. The Company shall provide at least thirty (30) days' notice to
the  Optionee  of any  such  pending  dissolution,  liquidation,  or  merger  or
consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving  corporation,  and shall
inform the  Optionee of the right to exercise  the Option  within the  specified
twenty-one (21) day period.
         In the  event  of a  change  in the  Common  Stock  of the  Company  as
presently  constituted,  which is limited  to a change of all of its  authorized
shares with par value into the same number of shares with a different par value,
such change shall be deemed to be the Stock within the meaning of the Option.
         To the  extent  that  the  foregoing  adjustments  relate  to  stock or
securities  of the  Company,  such  adjustments  shall  be made by the  Board of
Directors  in their sole and  absolute  discretion  and the Board of  Directors'
determination in the respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
         Except as expressly  provided  above in this  paragraph 6, the Optionee
shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or  consolidation of shares of
stock of any class or the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or
decrease  in the  number  of  shares  of stock of any  class or by reason of any
dissolution,  liquidation,  merger,  or  consolidation  or spin-off of assets or
stock of another corporation, and any issue by the Company of shares of stock of
any class,  shall not affect,  and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made
with respect to, the number or price of shares of Stock subject to the Option.
         The grant of the Option to the Optionee pursuant to the Agreement shall
not  affect in any way the right or power of the  Company  to make  adjustments,
reclassifications,  reorganizations  or  changes  of the  Company's  capital  or
business  structure or to merge or to consolidate  or to dissolve,  liquidate or
sell, or transfer all or any part of the Company's business or assets.

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         No adjustment shall be made for dividends  (ordinary or  extraordinary,
whether in cash,  securities or property) or  distributions  or other rights for
which the record date is prior to the date a certificate or  certificates  is or
are issued to the  Optionee  with  respect to the  Optionee's  exercise  of this
Option, except as expressly provided in this paragraph 6.
         Any  fractional  shares of any class of stock or  securities  resulting
from any  adjustments  provided  for in this  paragraph 6 shall be  disregarded;
under no circumstances  shall the Company (or any other corporation) be required
to issue or transfer any  fractional  shares of any class of stock or securities
of the  Company  (or of any other  corporation)  as a result of any  adjustments
provided  for in this  paragraph 6 or to pay for, or  otherwise  compensate  the
holder  of  the  Option  for,  any  such  fractional  shares  not so  issued  or
transferred.

         7. Method of Exercising Option.  Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Option shall be exercised by the Optionee by the delivery of
written notice to the Treasurer of the Company at the Company's principal office
within the time period as  specified  in  paragraph 3 hereof (or within the time
periods specified in other applicable paragraphs hereof referred to in paragraph
3). Such notice shall (a) state the election to exercise the Option, (b) specify
the number of shares to which the election applies,  and (c) specify the address
to which the certificate or  certificates  for such shares of Stock is or are to
be mailed and all other pertinent information.  Such notice shall be accompanied
by payment of the full  purchase  price of such shares of Stock.  Payment of the
purchase  price shall be made in United States  currency and may be paid in cash
or by check payable to the order of the Company. The certificate or certificates
for the  shares of Stock as to which the  Option  shall  have been so  exercised
shall be  registered  in the name of the  Optionee  and  shall be  delivered  as
provided in the aforesaid notice.

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         8. General.
              (a) The  Company  shall (1) at all times  during  the terms of the
Option  reserve  and keep  available  such  number of shares of Stock as will be
sufficient  to satisfy the  requirements  of this  Agreement,  (2) shall pay all
original  issue and  transfer  taxes with  respect to the issue and  transfer of
shares  of Stock  pursuant  to this  Option  and all  other  fees  and  expenses
necessarily incurred by the Company in connection therewith,  and (3) shall from
time to time use its best efforts to comply with all laws and regulations which,
in the opinion of counsel for the Company, shall be applicable thereto.
              (b) The Company  shall not be required to sell or issue any shares
of the Stock under this Option  Agreement if the sale or issuance of such shares
of Stock  would  constitute  a  violation  by  Optionee  or the  Company  of any
provisions of any federal or state law, rule or regulation, or of any provisions
of any rule or  regulation of any  governmental  authority  (including,  without
limitation,  any federal or state securities laws, rules and  regulations).  The
Company shall not be obligated to take any other affirmative  action in order to
cause the exercise of the Option,  or the  issuance of shares of Stock  pursuant
thereto, to comply with any such, law rule or regulation.
              (c) The Company  shall not be required to sell or issue any shares
of the Stock  under this  Option  Agreement  if the  delivery by Optionee of the
notice  specified  in  paragraph  7  hereof  is  either  (x)  after  the date of
termination of Optionee's  employment or other engagement by the Company, or (y)
after the date of Optionee's  resignation from employment or other engagement by
the Company.

         9.  Modification, Extension and Renewal of Option.
The Board of Directors of the Company  may  modify,  extend, or renew the Option
beyond the  term  specified  in paragraph 3, or  accept  the  surrender  of  the
Option (to the extent not theretofore exercised).

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              10.  No Obligation to Exercise Option.  The granting of the Option
shall impose no obligation upon the Optionee to exercise the Option.

              11.  Construction.  This Option Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with, and shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Nevada.

              12.  Waiver.  No waiver by any party hereto of any breach of any
covenant, condition, or agreement hereof on the part of the parties hereto to be
kept and performed shall be considered to  constitute a   waiver of   any   such
covenant, condition or provision, or of any subsequent breach thereof.

              13.  Severability.    In   the   event   any   court  of competent
jurisdiction shall declare any portion of this Option Agreement to  be  invalid,
the remainder of this Agreement shall not be invalidated thereby, but shall
remain in full force and effect.

              14. Notices.  Unless otherwise  provided in this Option Agreement,
no notice, request, consent, approval, acceptance, waiver or other communication
which may be or is required or permitted to be given under this Agreement  shall
be effective  unless the same is in writing and is either hand delivered or sent
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,  first-class  postage
prepaid,  (1) if to the  Optionee to  ________________________and  (2) if to the
Company, to  _______________________,  or at any other address that may be given
by one party to the other party by notice  pursuant to this paragraph 14. Unless
otherwise provided in this Option Agreement, such notices,  requests,  consents,
approvals,  acceptances, waivers or other communications,  if sent by registered
or certified mail in accordance  with this paragraph 14, shall be deemed to have
been given at the time of mailing.

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              15. Entire Agreement. This Option Agreement incorporates the terms
and  conditions  of the Plan  and,  together  with such  terms  and  conditions,
contains all of the agreements and understandings between the parties hereto. No
oral agreements or written correspondence shall be held to affect the provisions
hereof.  All  subsequent  changes and  modifications,  to be valid,  shall be by
written instrument executed by the Company and the Optionee.

              IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Company,  by its duly authorized  officers,
and the Optionee has caused this Option Agreement to be executed and sealed,  as
of the day and year first above written.

         ATTEST:                               COMPANY:
                                               HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

         ____________________                   _______________________(SEAL)

                                                OPTIONEE:

                                                _______________________(SEAL)First Amendment

 EXHIBIT 10.1 
  
 FIRST AMENDMENT 
  
 THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of April 19, 2005 to the Credit Agreement referenced below is by and among FTI
Consulting, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors identified on the signature pages hereto, the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the
“Administrative Agent”). 
  
 W I T N E S S E T H

  
 WHEREAS, $225 million in credit facilities have been
established in favor of the Borrower pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of November 28, 2003 among the Borrower, the
Guarantors, the Lenders identified therein and the Administrative Agent; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain modifications to the Credit Agreement and the Required Lenders have agreed to the requested modifications on the terms and conditions set forth herein. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the premises and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  
 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided to such terms in the Credit
Agreement. 
  
 2. Amendments. The Credit Agreement is
amended in the following respects: 
  
 (a) In Section 1.01, the
following definitions are added or amended to read as follows: 
  
 “Tranche B Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make its portion of the Tranche B Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(e), in the principal amount set forth opposite such
Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01. The aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments of all of the Lenders as in effect on the date of the First Amendment to this Agreement is FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($50,000,000).

  
 (b) In the definition of “Permitted Acquisitions” in
Section 1.01, the phrase “occurring after the Closing Date” in clause (ix) is amended to read “occurring in any fiscal year of the Borrower”. 
  
 (c) Section 2.01(c) is amended in its entirety to read as follows: 
  
 (c) Tranche B Term Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of a term loan (the “Tranche B Term Loan”) to the Borrower on the date of the First Amendment to this Agreement in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s Tranche B
Term Loan Commitment. Amounts repaid on the Tranche B Term Loan may not be reborrowed. The Tranche B Term Loan may consist of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein. 

 (d) Section 2.05(b)(v)(B) is amended in its entirety to read as follows: 
  
 (B) with respect to all amounts prepaid pursuant to Section
2.05(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv), first ratably to the Tranche B Term Loan and the Tranche C Term Loan (in each case to the remaining principal amortization payments thereof in inverse order of maturity), then (after the Tranche B Term
Loan and the Tranche C Term Loan have been paid in full) to the Tranche A Term Loan (to the remaining principal amortization payments in inverse order of maturity), then (after the Tranche A Term Loan has been paid in full) to the Revolving Loans
and Swing Line Loans (but without any reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments) and then (after all Revolving Loans and all Swing Line Loans have been repaid) to Cash Collateralize L/C Obligations (but without any reduction in the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments). 
  
 (e) Section 2.07(d) is amended
in its entirety to read as follows: 
  
 (d) Tranche B Term
Loan. The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loan in installments on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the table below (as such installments may hereafter be adjusted as a result of prepayments
made pursuant to Section 2.05), unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 9.02: 
  

				
	 Payment Dates

	  	Principal Amortization
Payment

	 June 30, 2005
	  	$	2,500,000
	 September 30, 2005
	  	$	2,500,000
	 December 31, 2005
	  	$	3,125,000
	 March 31, 2006
	  	$	3,125,000
	 June 30, 2006
	  	$	3,125,000
	 September 30, 2006
	  	$	3,125,000
	 December 31, 2006
	  	$	3,750,000
	 March 31, 2007
	  	$	3,750,000
	 June 30, 2007
	  	$	3,750,000
	 September 30, 2007
	  	$	3,750,000
	 December 31, 2007
	  	$	4,375,000
	 March 31, 2008
	  	$	4,375,000
	 June 30, 2008
	  	$	4,375,000
	 September 30, 2008
	  	$	4,375,000

  
 (f) Schedule 2.01
(Commitments and Pro Rata Shares) is amended to include the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto. 
  
 3. Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party represents and warrants that each representation and warranty set forth in the Loan Documents is
true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (except those that expressly relate to an earlier period). 
  
 4. Reaffirmation of Guaranty. Each Loan Party (i) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment, (ii) affirms all
of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii) agrees that this Amendment and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge it’s obligations under the Loan Documents. 
  

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 5. Reaffirmation of Security Interests. Each Loan Party (i) affirms that each of the Liens granted
in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are valid and subsisting and (ii) agrees that this Amendment shall in no manner impair or otherwise adversely effect any of the Liens granted in or pursuant to the Loan Documents. 
  
 6. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective as of
the date hereof upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent: 
  
 (a) Amendment. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment executed by the Loan Parties and the Required
Lenders; 
  
 (b) Tranche B Term Note.
Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Tranche B Term Note for each Lender with a Tranche B Term Loan Commitment executed by the Borrower; 
  
 (c) Authorizing Resolutions. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of resolutions of the board of directors (or equivalent governing
body) of each Loan Party authorizing and approving this Amendment and the execution thereof by such Loan Party; 
  
 (d) Legal Opinion. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of an opinion of counsel to the Loan Parties regarding this Amendment and
the transactions contemplated hereby in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and 
  
 (e) Fees. 
  
 (i) Receipt by the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each Lender, of a fee equal to ten basis points (0.10%) on each Lender’s
Revolving Commitment and outstanding Term Loans (excluding Term Loan D). 
  
 (ii) Receipt by the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each Lender that provides a portion of the Tranche B Term Loan contemplated by this Amendment, a fee equal to twenty basis points (0.20%) on such
Lender’s Tranche B Term Loan Commitment. 
  
 (iii) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of all other fees and expenses owing in connection with this Amendment. 
  
 7. No Other Changes. Except as modified hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents (including schedules and exhibits thereto)
shall remain in full force and effect. 
  
 8. Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one such
counterpart. 
  
 9. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be
deemed to be a contract made under, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of North Carolina. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this First Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written. 
  

					
	BORROWER:	 	FTI CONSULTING, INC.,
	 	 	a Maryland corporation
			
	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ THEODORE I. PINCUS

	 	 	Name:	 	Theodore I. Pincus
	 	 	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
		
	GUARANTORS:	 	FTI, LLC,
	 	 	a Maryland limited liability company
	 	 	FTI REPOSITORY SERVICES, LLC,
	 	 	a Maryland limited liability company
	 	 	LEXECON, LLC,
	 	 	a Maryland limited liability company
	 	 	TECHNOLOGY & FINANCIAL CONSULTING, INC.,
	 	 	a Texas corporation
	 	 	TEKLICON, INC.,
	 	 	a California corporation
			
	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ THEODORE I. PINCUS

	 	 	Name:	 	Theodore I. Pincus
	 	 	Title:	 	Treasurer of each of the Guarantors
		
	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
	 	 	as Administrative Agent
			
	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ REMBERTO MARQUEZ

	 	 	Name:	 	Remberto Marquez
	 	 	Title:	 	Assistant Vice President

  
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CONTINUE] 

					
	LENDERS:	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
	 	 	as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender
			
	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ MICHAEL J. LANDINI

	 	 	Name:	 	Michael J. Landini
	 	 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
		
	 	 	WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
			
	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ STEVEN L. HIPSMAN

	 	 	Name:	 	Steven L. Hipsman
	 	 	Title:	 	Director
		
	 	 	SUNTRUST BANK
			
	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ MICHAEL PUGSLEY

	 	 	Name:	 	Michael Pugsley
	 	 	Title:	 	Director
		
	 	 	COMERICA BANK
			
	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ ERICA M. KRZEMINSKI

	 	 	Name:	 	Erica M. Krzeminski
	 	 	Title:	 	Account Officer
		
	 	 	SOVEREIGN BANK
			
	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ ERIC RITTER

	 	 	Name:	 	Eric Ritter
	 	 	Title:	 	Assistant Vice President
		
	 	 	NATIONAL CITY BANK
			
	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ HEATHER M. MCINTYRE

	 	 	Name:	 	Heather M. McIntyre
	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President
		
	 	 	PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
			
	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ FRANK A. PUGLIESE

	 	 	Name:	 	Frank A. Pugliese
	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President
		
	 	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
			
	 	 	By:	 	 /S/ MICHAEL P. DICKMAN

	 	 	Name:	 	Michael P. Dickman
	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President

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