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8-K

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

April 26, 2012

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Huron Consulting Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	000-50976	01-0666114
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

550 West Van Buren Street

Chicago, Illinois

60607

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(312) 583-8700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 26, 2012 Huron Consulting Group Inc. posted supplementary financial information on its website to reflect the quarterly and annual 2011 and 2010 results of operations and segment operating metrics including the effect of the reorganization of our healthcare valuation consulting practice from the Health and Education Consulting segment to the Financial Consulting segment, which took place in the first quarter of 2012. A copy of the supplementary financial information is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this report as if fully set forth herein.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits


99.1		Supplementary financial information

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		Huron Consulting Group Inc.
		(Registrant)

Date:	April 26, 2012	/s/ C. Mark Hussey
		C. Mark Hussey
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX99-1

Exhibit 99.1

HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	Quarter ended												Year ended
	March 31, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2011			December 31, 2011			December 31, 2011
Revenues and reimbursable expenses:
Revenues	$	136,621		$	153,070		$	153,579		$	163,044		$	606,314
Reimbursable expenses		11,924			13,216			13,140			13,300			51,580

Total revenues and reimbursable expenses		148,545			166,286			166,719			176,344			657,894
Direct costs and reimbursable expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown in operating expenses):
Direct costs		88,075			91,132			92,865			104,012			376,084
Intangible assets amortization		1,433			1,369			1,309			1,253			5,364
Reimbursable expenses		12,055			13,326			13,005			13,287			51,673

Total direct costs and reimbursable expenses		101,563			105,827			107,179			118,552			433,121

Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		29,569			31,070			27,617			31,069			119,325
Restructuring charges		524			461			394			2,450			3,829
Restatement related expenses		1,240			1,785			845			709			4,579
Litigation settlement, net		588			508			—			—			1,096
Depreciation and amortization		4,246			4,336			5,007			4,935			18,524
Goodwill impairment charge		—			—			21,973			—			21,973

Total operating expenses		36,167			38,160			55,836			39,163			169,326

Operating income		10,815			22,299			3,704			18,629			55,447
Other income (expense):
Interest (expense), net of interest income		(3,572	)		(3,535	)		(2,762	)		(2,390	)		(12,259	)
Other income (expense)		104			(65	)		(571	)		454			(78	)

Total other expense		(3,468	)		(3,600	)		(3,333	)		(1,936	)		(12,337	)

Income from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit)		7,347			18,699			371			16,693			43,110
Income tax expense (benefit)		3,873			9,535			(681	)		8,902			21,629

Net income from continuing operations		3,474			9,164			1,052			7,791			21,481
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (including loss on disposal of $1.9 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2011), net of tax		582			305			(563	)		(1,286	)		(962	)
		582			305			(563	)		(1,286	)		(962	)

Net income	$	4,056		$	9,469		$	489		$	6,505		$	20,519

Net earnings (loss) per basic share:
Net income from continuing operations	$	0.17		$	0.43		$	0.05		$	0.36		$	1.01
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	0.02		$	0.02		$	(0.03	)	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.05	)

Net income	$	0.19		$	0.45		$	0.02		$	0.30		$	0.96

Net earnings (loss) per diluted share:
Net income from continuing operations	$	0.16		$	0.43		$	0.05		$	0.35		$	0.99
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	0.03		$	0.01		$	(0.03	)	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.04	)

Net income	$	0.19		$	0.44		$	0.02		$	0.29		$	0.95

Weighted average shares used in calculating earnings (loss) per share:
Basic		20,925			21,190			21,551			21,620			21,324
Diluted		21,157			21,476			21,968			22,094			21,676

HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.

SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS AND OTHER OPERATING DATA

(Unaudited)


	Quarter ended												Year ended
Segment and Consolidated Operating Results (in thousands):	March 31, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2011			December 31, 2011			December 31, 2011
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾:
Revenues	$	89,658		$	104,100		$	101,490		$	103,800		$	399,048
Operating income	$	25,891		$	36,863		$	35,232		$	34,838		$	132,824
Segment operating income as a percent of segment revenues		28.9	%		35.4	%		34.7	%		33.6	%		33.3	%
Legal Consulting:
Revenues	$	37,317		$	39,972		$	43,501		$	51,565		$	172,355
Operating income	$	9,595		$	9,629		$	12,779		$	11,210		$	43,213
Segment operating income as a percent of segment revenues		25.7	%		24.1	%		29.4	%		21.7	%		25.1	%
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾:
Revenues	$	9,646		$	8,998		$	8,588		$	7,679		$	34,911
Operating income	$	2,970		$	2,768		$	2,824		$	1,366		$	9,928
Segment operating income as a percent of segment revenues		30.8	%		30.8	%		32.9	%		17.8	%		28.4	%
Total Company:
Revenues	$	136,621		$	153,070		$	153,579		$	163,044		$	606,314
Reimbursable expenses		11,924			13,216			13,140			13,300			51,580

Total revenues and reimbursable expenses	$	148,545		$	166,286		$	166,719		$	176,344		$	657,894

Statement of operations reconciliation:
Segment operating income	$	38,456		$	49,260		$	50,835		$	47,414		$	185,965
Charges not allocated at the segment level:
Other selling, general and administrative expenses		23,395			22,625			20,151			23,850			90,021
Depreciation and amortization expense		4,246			4,336			5,007			4,935			18,524
Goodwill impairment charge ⁽²⁾		—			—			21,973			—			21,973

Total operating income		10,815			22,299			3,704			18,629			55,447
Other expense, net		(3,468	)		(3,600	)		(3,333	)		(1,936	)		(12,337	)

Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	7,347		$	18,699		$	371		$	16,693		$	43,110


Other Operating Data:
Number of full-time billable consultants (at period end) ⁽³⁾:
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾		945			962			1,031			1,046			1,046
Legal Consulting		131			115			107			113			113
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾		75			75			73			73			73

Total		1,151			1,152			1,211			1,232			1,232
Average number of full-time billable consultants (for the period) ⁽³⁾:
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾		915			951			996			1,045			975
Legal Consulting		121			123			112			111			117
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾		77			75			74			74			75

Total		1,113			1,149			1,182			1,230			1,167
Full-time billable consultant utilization rate ⁽⁴⁾:
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾		81.2	%		73.6	%		78.1	%		75.8	%		77.1	%
Legal Consulting		55.9	%		54.9	%		64.1	%		68.1	%		60.5	%
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾		74.9	%		76.3	%		71.5	%		66.7	%		72.5	%
Total		78.2	%		71.9	%		76.4	%		74.6	%		75.3	%

HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.

SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS AND OTHER OPERATING DATA (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)


	Quarter ended								Year ended
Other Operating Data:	March 31, 2011		June 30, 2011		September 30, 2011		December 31, 2011		December 31, 2011
Full-time billable consultant average billing rate per hour ⁽⁵⁾:
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	214	$	269	$	250	$	257	$	247
Legal Consulting	$	236	$	231	$	236	$	248	$	238
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	341	$	315	$	327	$	334	$	329
Total	$	224	$	270	$	254	$	260	$	252
Revenue per full-time billable consultant (in thousands):
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	84	$	97	$	91	$	88	$	360
Legal Consulting	$	53	$	55	$	66	$	73	$	247
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	124	$	115	$	111	$	98	$	448
Total	$	83	$	94	$	90	$	87	$	354
Average number of full-time equivalents (for the period) ⁽⁶⁾:
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾		149		144		145		160		149
Legal Consulting		863		973		1,032		1,192		1,015
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾		1		3		2		2		2

Total		1,013		1,120		1,179		1,354		1,166
Revenue per full-time equivalents (in thousands):
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	87	$	82	$	73	$	79	$	321
Legal Consulting	$	36	$	34	$	35	$	36	$	141
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	111	$	134	$	205	$	181	$	631
Total	$	43	$	41	$	40	$	41	$	165

HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	Quarter ended												Year ended
	March 31, 2010			June 30, 2010			September 30, 2010			December 31, 2010			December 31, 2010
Revenues and reimbursable expenses:
Revenues	$	117,204		$	125,611		$	135,543		$	137,310		$	515,668
Reimbursable expenses		9,462			10,273			10,705			12,910			43,350

Total revenues and reimbursable expenses		126,666			135,884			146,248			150,220			559,018
Direct costs and reimbursable expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown in operating expenses):
Direct costs		77,542			76,046			80,761			82,676			317,025
Intangible assets amortization		886			887			886			1,466			4,125
Reimbursable expenses		9,515			10,223			10,765			12,720			43,223

Total direct costs and reimbursable expenses		87,943			87,156			92,412			96,862			364,373

Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		28,364			28,309			26,091			28,766			111,530
Restructuring charges		—			1,164			295			2,603			4,062
Restatement related expenses		759			2,428			1,056			4,423			8,666
Litigation settlements, net		—			4,764			—			12,552			17,316
Depreciation and amortization		4,569			4,780			4,550			4,473			18,372

Total operating expenses		33,692			41,445			31,992			52,817			159,946

Operating income		5,031			7,283			21,844			541			34,699
Other income (expense):
Interest (expense), net of interest income		(2,955	)		(3,553	)		(4,040	)		(3,854	)		(14,402	)
Other income (expense)		246			(464	)		261			219			262

Total other expense		(2,709	)		(4,017	)		(3,779	)		(3,635	)		(14,140	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense		2,322			3,266			18,065			(3,094	)		20,559
Income tax expense		1,079			1,127			8,693			2,233			13,132

Net income (loss) from continuing operations		1,243			2,139			9,372			(5,327	)		7,427
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (including gain on disposal of $1.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010), net of tax		1,271			236			(1,922	)		1,513			1,098

Net income (loss)	$	2,514		$	2,375		$	7,450		$	(3,814	)	$	8,525

Net earnings (loss) per basic share:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.06		$	0.11		$	0.45		$	(0.26	)	$	0.36
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	0.06		$	0.01		$	(0.09	)	$	0.08		$	0.05

Net income (loss)	$	0.12		$	0.12		$	0.36		$	(0.18	)	$	0.41

Net earnings (loss) per diluted share:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.06		$	0.10		$	0.45		$	(0.26	)	$	0.36
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	0.06		$	0.01		$	(0.09	)	$	0.08		$	0.05

Net income (loss)	$	0.12		$	0.11		$	0.36		$	(0.18	)	$	0.41

Weighted average shares used in calculating earnings (loss) per share:
Basic		20,296			20,534			20,619			20,728			20,546
Diluted		20,496			20,756			20,849			20,728			20,774

HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.

SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS AND OTHER OPERATING DATA

(Unaudited)


	Quarter ended												Year ended
Segment and Consolidated Operating Results (in thousands):	March 31, 2010			June 30, 2010			September 30, 2010			December 31, 2010			December 31, 2010
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾:
Revenues	$	75,568		$	82,115		$	87,175		$	86,830		$	331,688
Operating income	$	20,789		$	28,095		$	31,087		$	29,683		$	109,654
Segment operating income as a percent of segment revenues		27.5	%		34.2	%		35.7	%		34.2	%		33.1	%
Legal Consulting:
Revenues	$	33,105		$	33,951		$	37,885		$	39,789		$	144,730
Operating income	$	7,419		$	9,302		$	11,697		$	10,836		$	39,254
Segment operating income as a percent of segment revenues		22.4	%		27.4	%		30.9	%		27.2	%		27.1	%
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾:
Revenues	$	8,531		$	9,545		$	10,483		$	10,691		$	39,250
Operating income	$	2,329		$	3,329		$	3,853		$	5,008		$	14,519
Segment operating income as a percent of segment revenues		27.3	%		34.9	%		36.8	%		46.8	%		37.0	%
Total Company:
Revenues	$	117,204		$	125,611		$	135,543		$	137,310		$	515,668
Reimbursable expenses		9,462			10,273			10,705			12,910			43,350

Total revenues and reimbursable expenses	$	126,666		$	135,884		$	146,248		$	150,220		$	559,018

Statement of operations reconciliation:
Segment operating income	$	30,537		$	40,726		$	46,637		$	45,527		$	163,427
Charges not allocated at the segment level:
Other selling, general and administrative expenses		20,937			28,663			20,243			40,513			110,356
Depreciation and amortization expense		4,569			4,780			4,550			4,473			18,372

Total operating income		5,031			7,283			21,844			541			34,699
Other expense, net		(2,709	)		(4,017	)		(3,779	)		(3,635	)		(14,140	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	2,322		$	3,266		$	18,065		$	(3,094	)	$	20,559


Other Operating Data:
Number of full-time billable consultants (at period end) ⁽³⁾:
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾		832			811			843			891			891
Legal Consulting		127			127			122			122			122
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾		76			75			78			75			75

Total		1,035			1,013			1,043			1,088			1,088
Average number of full-time billable consultants (for the period) ⁽³⁾:
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾		846			820			825			874			842
Legal Consulting		137			128			123			123			128
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾		74			74			76			76			75

Total		1,057			1,022			1,024			1,073			1,045
Full-time billable consultant utilization rate ⁽⁴⁾:
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾		68.0	%		74.3	%		78.5	%		80.1	%		75.2	%
Legal Consulting		55.2	%		63.3	%		69.2	%		65.2	%		62.9	%
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾		64.0	%		72.3	%		78.0	%		86.5	%		75.2	%
Total		66.1	%		72.8	%		77.4	%		78.9	%		73.7	%

HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.

SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS AND OTHER OPERATING DATA (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)


	Quarter ended								Year ended
Other Operating Data:	March 31, 2010		June 30, 2010		September 30, 2010		December 31, 2010		December 31, 2010
Full-time billable consultant average billing rate per hour ⁽⁵⁾:
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	235	$	238	$	245	$	239	$	239
Legal Consulting	$	190	$	208	$	215	$	212	$	206
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	365	$	373	$	357	$	338	$	357
Total	$	240	$	245	$	250	$	241	$	244
Revenue per full-time billable consultant (in thousands):
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	75	$	84	$	90	$	85	$	333
Legal Consulting	$	46	$	59	$	63	$	55	$	221
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	119	$	131	$	131	$	135	$	512
Total	$	74	$	84	$	89	$	84	$	331
Average number of full-time equivalents (for the period) ⁽⁶⁾:
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾		140		155		155		149		150
Legal Consulting		727		676		775		881		765
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾		1		2		2		2		2

Total		868		833		932		1,032		917
Revenue per full-time equivalents (in thousands):
Health and Education Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	84	$	83	$	89	$	95	$	351
Legal Consulting	$	37	$	39	$	39	$	37	$	152
Financial Consulting ⁽¹⁾	$	127	$	135	$	168	$	53	$	484
Total	$	45	$	47	$	47	$	46	$	185

(1)	Reflects the reclassification of our healthcare valuation consulting practice from our Health and Education Consulting segment to our Financial Consulting segment in conjunction with an internal reorganization in the first quarter of 2012.

(2)	The goodwill impairment charge is not allocated at the segment level because the underlying goodwill asset is reflective of our corporate investments in the segments. We do not include the impact of goodwill impairment charges in our evaluation of segment performance.

(3)	Consists of our full-time professionals who provide consulting services and generate revenues based on the number of hours worked.

(4)

Utilization rate for our full-time billable consultants is calculated by dividing the number of hours all our full-time billable consultants worked on client assignments during a period by the total available working hours for all of these consultants during the same period, assuming a forty-hour work week, less paid holidays and vacation days.

(5)	Average billing rate per hour for our full-time billable consultants is calculated by dividing revenues for a period by the number of hours worked on client assignments during the same period.

(6)

Consists of consultants who work variable schedules as needed by our clients, as well as contract reviewers and other professionals who generate revenues primarily based on number of hours worked and units produced, such as pages reviewed and data processed. Also includes full-time employees who provide software support and maintenance services to our clients.