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Form Of Indemnification Agreement

 Exhibit 10.18 
  
 INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT, effective as of
                , between THE McCLATCHY COMPANY a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and
                 (“Indemnitee”). 
  
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
  
 WHEREAS, Indemnitee is either a member of the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), or an officer of the
Corporation, or both, and in such capacity or capacities or otherwise as an Agent of the Corporation (as hereinafter defined) is performing a valuable service for the Corporation; and 
  
 WHEREAS, Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the
Corporation on the condition that he be indemnified as herein provided; and 
  
 WHEREAS, it is intended that Indemnitee shall be paid promptly by the Corporation all amounts necessary to effectuate in full the indemnity provided herein: 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants in this
Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	 	Services by Indemnitee. 

  
 Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director or as an officer of the Corporation, or both, so long as he is duly appointed or elected and qualified in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation, and until such time as he resigns or fails to stand for election or is removed from his position.
Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign or be removed from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or other obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Corporation shall have no obligation under this
Agreement to continue Indemnitee in any such position. 
  

	 	2.	 	Indemnification. 

  
 The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Without in any way diminishing the scope of the
indemnification provided by this Section 2, the Corporation will indemnify Indemnitee if and whenever Indemnitee is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is in any way involved in (except as a party plaintiff without the written
consent of the Corporation) 
  

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 any Proceeding (including without limitation any such Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation), by
reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was an Agent or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in such capacity, against Expenses and Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his behalf in connection with such
Proceeding except to the extent that (a) any Expenses or Liabilities result from conduct which is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct, (b) any amount is
paid without the prior approval of the Corporation in settlement of a Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation or another entity or enterprise which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or
officer, or (c) such indemnification is otherwise prohibited by law, whether by statute, court decision or otherwise. In addition to, and not as a limitation of, the foregoing, the rights of indemnification of Indemnitee provided under this
Agreement shall include those rights set forth in Sections 3, 6 and 12 below. 
  

	 	3.	 	Advancement of Expenses. 

  
 All reasonable Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee shall be advanced from time to time by the Corporation to him within thirty (30) days after
the receipt by the Corporation of a written request for an advance of Expenses, whether prior to or after final disposition of a Proceeding (except to the extent that there has been a Final Adverse Determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified for such Expenses), including without limitation any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation. The written request for an advancement of any and all Expenses under this paragraph shall contain reasonable detail of the
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. If required by law at the time of such advance, Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay the amounts advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement. 
  

	 	4.	 	Limitations. 

  
 The foregoing indemnity and advancement of Expenses shall apply only to the extent that Indemnitee has not been indemnified and reimbursed pursuant to
such insurance as the Corporation may maintain for Indemnitee’s benefit, or otherwise; provided, however, that notwithstanding the availability of such other indemnification and reimbursement, Indemnitee may claim indemnification and
advancement of Expenses pursuant to this Agreement by assigning to the Corporation, at its request, Indemnitee’s claims under such insurance to the extent Indemnitee has been paid by the Corporation. 
  

	 	5.	 	Insurance and Funding. 

  
 The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance to protect itself and/or Indemnitee against any Expenses and Liabilities in connection with any
Proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Corporation may create a trust fund, grant a security interest or use other means (including, without limitation, a letter of credit) to ensure the payment of such amounts as may be
necessary to effect indemnification or advancement of Expenses as provided in this Agreement. 
  

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	 	6.	 	Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. 

  
 (a) Whenever Indemnitee believes that he is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit a written request for
indemnification to the Corporation. Any request for indemnification shall include sufficient documentation or information reasonably available to Indemnitee for the determination of entitlement to indemnification. In any event, Indemnitee shall
submit his claim for indemnification within a reasonable time, not to exceed five years after any judgment, order, settlement, dismissal, arbitration award, conviction, acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or final
termination, whichever is the later date for which Indemnitee requests indemnification. The Secretary or other appropriate officer shall, promptly upon receipt of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in
writing that he has made such request. Determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be made not later than sixty (60) days after any judgment, order, settlement, dismissal, arbitration award, conviction, acceptance of a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or other disposition or partial disposition of any Proceeding or any other event which could enable the Corporation to determine Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification. 
  
 (b) The Indemnitee shall be entitled to select the forum in which
Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification will be heard, which selection shall be included in the written request for indemnification required in Section 6(a). The forum shall be any one of the following: 
  
 (i) The stockholders of the Corporation; 
  
 (ii) A quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of Disinterested
Directors; 
  
 (iii) Independent Legal Counsel, who shall make the
determination in a written opinion; or 
  
 (iv) A panel of three
arbitrators, one selected by the Corporation, another by Indemnitee and the third by the first two arbitrators selected; or if for any reason three arbitrators are not selected within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the first arbitrator,
then selection of additional arbitrators shall be made by the American Arbitration Association. If any arbitrator resigns or is unable to serve in such capacity for any reason, the American Arbitration Association shall select his replacement. The
arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association now in effect. 
  
  

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	 	7.	 	Fees and Expenses of Independent Legal Counsel. 

  
 The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Legal Counsel or a panel of three arbitrators should such Counsel or such
panel of arbitrators be retained to make a determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, and to fully indemnify such Counsel or arbitrators against any and all expenses and losses incurred
by any of them arising out of or relating to this Agreement or their engagement pursuant hereto. 
  

	 	8.	 	Remedies of Indemnitee. 

  
 (a) In the event that (i) a determination pursuant to Section 6 hereof is made that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, (ii) advances of
Expenses are not made pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) payment has not been timely made following a determination of entitlement to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, or (iv) Indemnitee otherwise seeks enforcement of this Agreement,
Indemnitee shall be entitled to a final adjudication in an appropriate court of the State of Delaware of the remedy sought. Alternatively, Indemnitee at his option may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to
the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association now in effect, which award is to be made within ninety (90) days following the filing of the demand for arbitration. The Corporation shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to
seek any such adjudication or arbitration award. 
  
 (b) In the
event that a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, in whole or in part, has been made pursuant to Section 6 hereof, the decision in the judicial proceeding or arbitration provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 8 shall
be made de novo and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of a determination that he is not entitled to indemnification. 
  
 (c) If a determination that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification has been made pursuant to Section 6 hereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in the absence of a misrepresentation of a material fact by Indemnitee. 
  
 (d) The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable. The
Corporation shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and is precluded from making any assertion to the contrary. 
  
 (e) Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with his request
for indemnification under, seeking enforcement of or to recover damages for breach of this Agreement shall be borne by the Corporation. 
  
  

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	 	9.	 	Modification, Waiver, Termination and Cancellation. 

  
 No supplement, modification, termination, cancellation or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties
hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 
  

	 	10.	 	Notice by Indemnitee and Defense of Claim. 

  
 Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or
other document relating to any matter, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, but the omission so to notify the Corporation will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee if such omission does not prejudice
the Corporation’s rights. If such omission does prejudice the Corporation’s rights, the Corporation will be relieved from liability only to the extent of such prejudice; nor will such omission relieve the Corporation from any liability
which it may have to Indemnitee otherwise than under this Agreement. With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Corporation of the commencement thereof: 
  
 (a) The Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense; and 
  
 (b) The Corporation jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly
notified will be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding if Indemnitee shall have reasonably
concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Corporation and Indemnitee with respect to such Proceeding. After notice from the Corporation to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense thereof, the Corporation will not be
liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any Expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof, other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to
employ its own counsel in such Proceeding but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless: 
  
 (i) The employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the
Corporation; 
  
 (ii) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded
that counsel engaged by the Corporation may not adequately represent Indemnitee; or 
  
 (iii) The Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense in such Proceeding or shall not in fact have assumed such defense and be acting in connection therewith with reasonable diligence; in
each of which cases the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Corporation. 
  
  

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 (c) The Corporation shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner which would impose any penalty or
limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent; provided, however, that Indemnitee will not unreasonably withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. 
  

	 	11.	 	Notices. 

  
 All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand
and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed: 

 

	 	(a)	 	If to Indemnitee, to: 

  

	 	(b)	 	If to the Corporation, to: 

  

	 	 	 	The McClatchy Company 

	 	 	 	2100 Q Street 

	 	 	 	Sacramento, California 95816 

  
 or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Corporation or to the Corporation by Indemnitee, as the case may be. 
  

	 	12.	 	Nonexclusivity. 

  
 The rights of Indemnitee hereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may now or in the future be entitled under the
Delaware General Corporation Law, the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or any agreements, vote of stockholders, resolution of the Board of Directors or otherwise, and to the extent that during the Indemnification Period
the rights of the then existing directors and officers are more favorable to such directors or officers than the rights currently provided to Indemnitee thereunder or under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to the full benefits of such
more favorable rights. 
  
  

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	 	13.	 	Certain Definitions. 

  
 (a) “Agent” shall mean (i) a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, agent or co-founder of the Corporation; (ii) a director, officer,
employee, agent or fiduciary of another entity who is or was serving in such capacity at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the interests of the Corporation; (iii) a director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary or co-founder of
a corporation, which was a predecessor corporation of the Corporation; or (iv) a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another entity who is or was serving in such capacity at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the
interests of such predecessor corporation. 
  
 (b)
“Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not or was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is being sought by Indemnitee. 
  
 (c) “Expenses” shall include all direct and indirect costs
(including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcripts, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, all other
disbursements or out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which he is otherwise not compensated by the Corporation or any third party) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with a Proceeding or
establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification under this Agreement, applicable law or otherwise; provided, however, that “Expenses” shall not include any Liabilities. 
  
 (d) “Final Adverse Determination” shall mean that a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 6 hereof and either (1) a final adjudication in a Delaware court or decision of an arbitrator pursuant to Section 8(a) hereof shall have denied Indemnitee’s right to indemnification
hereunder, or (2) Indemnitee shall have failed to file a complaint in a Delaware court or seek an arbitrator’s award pursuant to Section 8(a) for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days after the determination made pursuant to Section 6
hereof. 
  
 (e) “Indemnification Period” shall
mean the period of time during which Indemnitee shall continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation, or both, and thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible Proceeding. 
  
 (f) “Independent Legal Counsel” shall mean a law firm or a
member of a law firm selected by the Corporation and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) and that neither is presently nor in the past five years has been retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliates, or Indemnitee or any corporation as to which Indemnitee was or is a director, officer, employee or agent, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such a corporation, in any material matter, or (ii) any other party to the
Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Legal Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing,
would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement. 
  

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 (g) “Liabilities” shall mean liabilities of any type whatsoever including, but not
limited to, any judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such judgments, fines, penalties
or amounts paid in settlement) of any Proceeding. 
  
 (h)
“Proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, administrative hearing or any other proceeding whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, including any appeal therefrom. 
  

	 	14.	 	Binding Effect; Duration and Scope of Agreement. 

  
 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns
(including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation), spouses, heirs and personal and legal representatives. This Agreement shall
continue in effect during the Indemnification Period, regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as an officer or director. 
  

	 	15.	 	Severability. 

  
 If any provision or provisions of this Agreement (or any portion thereof) shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever:

  
 (a) The validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and 
  
 (b) To the fullest extent legally possible, the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent of any provision held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable. 
  

	 	16.	 	Governing Law and Interpretation of Agreement. 

  
 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. If the laws of the State of Delaware
are hereafter amended to permit the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said laws permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment, the rights of indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this
Agreement shall be broadened to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as so amended. 
  
  

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	 	17.	 	Consent to Jurisdiction. 

  
 The Corporation and Indemnitee each irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for all purposes in connection with any
action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of the State of Delaware. 
  

	 	18.	 	Entire Agreement. 

  
 This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and there are no other agreements, contracts or understandings between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, except as specifically referred to herein or as provided in Section 12 hereof. 
  
 Executed this      day of
                ,             . 
  

			
	THE McCLATCHY COMPANY
		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	  

	 Title:
	 	  

	
	INDEMNITEE
		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	  

  

 9Form Of 1997 Stock Option Plan

 Exhibit 10.1 
  
  ̈    Optionee’s Copy         
  ̈    Company’s Copy        
  
 FTI CONSULTING, INC 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN 
 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
  
 To
                    : 
  
 FTI Consulting, Inc. (the “Company”) has granted you an option (the “Option”) under the 1997 Stock Option Plan (the
“Plan”) to purchase              shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value (the “Shares”), at
             per share (the “Exercise Price”). The Date of Grant was
                    . 
  
 The Option is subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is attached. By signing this agreement (the “Agreement”),
you acknowledge receiving the Plan. This Agreement incorporates the Plan by reference and specifies other applicable terms and conditions. All terms not defined by this Agreement have the meanings given in the Plan. The Compensation Committee (the
“Committee”) may adjust the number of Shares and the Exercise Price from time to time under the Plan. The Option is intended to be an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. 
  
 In addition to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in
the Plan, the following terms, conditions, and restrictions apply to the Option: 
  

	(1)	You may not exercise the Option before                     , except
as otherwise provided below. 

  

	 	a.	Thereafter, you may exercise the Option as follows: 

  

	 	i.	One-Third (1/3) of the Shares on or after                     ;

  

	 	ii.	Two-Thirds (2/3) of the Shares on or after                     ; and

  

	 	iii.	All of the Shares on or after                     , for a total of
                     Shares. 

  

	 	b.	The Option will expire no later than the close of business on
                    . 

  

	 	c.	The Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which you may exercise part or all of the Option. 

	 	d.	The Option will become immediately exercisable in full upon the occurrence of a “Substantial Corporate Change” as defined in the Plan, subject to the Plan’s condition
relating to pooling-of-interest accounting. 

  

	(2)	Subject to this Agreement and the Plan, you may exercise the Option only by written notice to the Company on or before the date of expiration of the Option. Each such notice must:

  

	 	a.	state the election to exercise the Option and the number of Shares with respect to which it is being exercised; 

  

	 	b.	be signed by you or, in the event of your death or disability, by the party entitled to exercise the Option; 

  

	 	c.	contain such representations as the Company requires; and 

  

	 	d.	be accompanied by cash or a check in the amount of the Exercise Price payable to the order of the Company. 

  
 For all purposes of the Plan, the date of exercise will be the date on which
you have delivered the notice and any required payment to the Company. 
  

	(3)	You agree to give prompt notice to the Company if you dispose of any Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option within one year after you acquire them or within two years after the
Date of Grant. 

  

	(4)	You will forfeit any unexercised portions of the Option upon either your termination of employment or resignation for any reason unless (i) the Plan’s provisions for
death or disability apply, (ii) the Committee determines otherwise at any time, or (iii) your employment agreement, if any, provides otherwise. 

  

	(5)	The Company may postpone the issuance and delivery of any Shares for so long as the Company determines to be necessary or advisable to satisfy the following:

  

	 	a.	the completion or amendment of any registration or qualification of the Shares or satisfaction of any exemption from registration under any Federal or state law, rule, or
regulation; 

  

			
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	 	b.	compliance with any requests for representations under the Plan; and 

  

	 	c.	receipt of proof satisfactory to the Company that a person seeking to exercise the Option after your death is authorized and entitled to exercise the Option.

  

	(6)	If, at the time the Company should issue you Shares because of your exercise of the Option, no current registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
“Act”) covers such issuance, you must, before the Company will issue such Shares to you: 

  

	 	a.	represent to the Company, in form satisfactory to counsel for the Company, that you are acquiring the Shares for your own account and not with a view to the resale or distribution
of the Shares; and 

  

	 	b.	agree that you may not sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the Shares issued to you under the Option unless: 

  

	 	i.	a registration statement under the Act is effective at the time of disposition with respect to the Shares sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of; or 

 

	 	ii.	the Company has received an opinion of counsel or other information and representations satisfactory to it to the effect that registration under the Act is not required by reason of
Rule 144 under the Act or otherwise. 

  

	(7)	You may not exercise the Option if the issuance of the Shares upon such exercise would violate any applicable federal or state securities laws or other laws or regulations.

  

	(8)	Nothing in this Agreement restricts the right of the Company or any of its affiliates to terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause. The termination of employment,
whether by the Company or any of its affiliates or otherwise, and regardless of the reason therefore, has the consequences provided for under the Plan and any applicable employment or severance agreement. 

  

	(9)	You understand and agree that you will not be deemed for any purpose to be a stockholder of the Company with respect to any of the Shares unless and until they have been issued to
you after your exercise of this Option and payment for the Shares. 

  

	(10)	You understand and agree that the existence of this Option will not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all
adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the Company’s capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stocks with preference
ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the common stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or
proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise. 

  

			
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	(11)	At the time of exercise, the Company will round down any fractional shares but will not make any cash or other payments in settlement of fractional shares eliminated by rounding.

  

	(12)	The laws of the State of Delaware will govern all matters relating to this Agreement, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. 

  

	(13)	Any notice you give to the Company (including notice of exercise of all or part of the Option) must be in writing and either hand-delivered or mailed to the office of the Secretary
of the Company (or to the Chair of the Committee if you are then serving as Secretary). If mailed, it should be addressed to the Secretary (or the Chair of the Committee) of the Company at 900 Bestgate Road, Suite 100, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. Any
notice given to you will be addressed to you at your address as reflected on the personnel records of the Company. You and the Company may change the address for notice by like notice to the other. Notice will be deemed to have been duly delivered
when hand-delivered or, if mailed, on the day such notice is postmarked. 

  

	(14)	Wherever a conflict may arise between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan will control. 

  

					
	 	 	FTI CONSULTING, INC.
			
	 Date:
                    
	 	 By:
	 	

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

  

			
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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
  
 I acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Plan, attached hereto. I represent that I have read and am familiar with the
Plan’s terms. I accept the Option subject to all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and of the Plan under which it is granted, as the Plan may be amended in accordance with its terms. I agree to accept as binding, conclusive, and
final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee concerning any questions arising under the Plan with respect to the Option. 
  

			
	 Date:
                    
	 	  

	 	 	Signature of Optionee

  
 NO
ONE MAY SELL, TRANSFER, OR DISTRIBUTE THIS OPTION OR THE SECURITIES
THAT MAY BE PURCHASED UPON EXERCISE OF THIS OPTION WITHOUT AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO OR A SATISFACTORY OPINION OF
COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY OR OTHER INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. 
  
 THE SHARES THAT
MAY BE PURCHASED UPON EXERCISE OF THIS OPTION MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO BE
ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE HOLDER OF THIS OPTION AND THE COMPANY UPON
EXERCISE OF THIS OPTION, A COPY OF WHICH AGREEMENT WILL THEREAFTER BE
ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY. 
  
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