FEDEX CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018. OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . Commission file number 1-15829 FEDEX CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 62-1721435 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 942 South Shady Grove Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38120 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 818-7500 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share New York Stock Exchange Floating Rate Notes due 2019 New York Stock Exchange 0.500% Notes due 2020 New York Stock Exchange 1.000% Notes due 2023 New York Stock Exchange 1.625% Notes due 2027 New York Stock Exchange 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 ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☑ 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 ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☑ 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. Large accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting 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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑ The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, computed by reference to the closing price as of the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, November 30, 2017, was approximately $57.3 billion. The Registrant has no non- voting stock. As of July 12, 2018, 265,924,840 shares of the Registrant’s common stock were outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be delivered to stockholders in connection with the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on September 24, 2018 are incorporated by reference in response to Part III of this Report. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I ITEM 1. Business 3 ITEM 1A. Risk Factors 21 ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 21 ITEM 2. Properties 21 ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings 24 ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 25 Executive Officers of the Registrant 26 PART II ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 28 ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data 29 ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition 29 ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 29 ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 29 ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 29 ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures 29 ITEM 9B. Other Information 29 PART III ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 30 ITEM 11. Executive Compensation 30 ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 30 ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 30 ITEM 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 30 PART IV ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 31 ITEM 16. Form 10-K Summary 46 FINANCIAL SECTION Table of Contents 49 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition 50 Consolidated Financial Statements 96 Other Financial Information 142 - 1 - EXHIBITS Exhibit 2.1 Exhibit 10.10 Exhibit 10.34 Exhibit 10.162 Exhibit 10.163 Exhibit 10.164 Exhibit 10.165 Exhibit 10.166 Exhibit 10.167 Exhibit 12 Exhibit 21 Exhibit 23 Exhibit 24 Exhibit 31.1 Exhibit 31.2 Exhibit 32.1 Exhibit 32.2 EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT EX-101 CALCULATION LINK BASE DOCUMENT EX-101 DEFINITIONS LINK BASE DOCUMENT EX-101 LABELS LINK BASE DOCUMENT EX-101 PRESENTATION LINK BASE DOCUMENT - 2 - PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS Overview FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 2, 1997 to serve as the parent holding company and provide strategic direction to the FedEx portfolio of companies. FedEx provides a broad portfolio of transportation, e- commerce and business services through companies competing collectively, operating independently and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. These companies are included in the following reportable business segments: • FedEx Express : Federal Express Corporation (“FedEx Express”), including TNT Express B.V. (“TNT Express”), is the world’s largest express transportation company, offering time-definite delivery to more than 220 countries and territories, connecting markets that comprise more than 99% of the world’s gross domestic product. In 2018, we reported FedEx Express and TNT Express as one segment. For further information, see the section titled “Overview of Financial Section—Description of Business” included in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition”). • FedEx Ground : FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx Ground”) is a leading North American provider of small-package ground delivery services. FedEx Ground provides low-cost, day-certain service to any business address in the U.S. and Canada, as well as residential delivery to 100% of U.S. residences through its FedEx Home Delivery service. FedEx SmartPost is a FedEx Ground service that specializes in the consolidation and delivery of high volumes of low-weight, less time-sensitive business-to-consumer packages primarily using the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”) for final delivery to residences. • FedEx Freight : FedEx Freight Corporation (“FedEx Freight”) is a leading U.S. provider of less-than-truckload (“LTL”) freight services across all lengths of haul, offering: FedEx Freight Priority, when speed is critical to meet a customer’s supply chain needs; and FedEx Freight Economy, when a customer can trade time for cost savings. FedEx Freight also offers freight delivery service to most points in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. • FedEx Services : FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (“FedEx Services”) provides sales, marketing, information technology, communications, customer service, technical support, billing and collection services, and certain back-office functions that support our transportation segments. The FedEx Services segment includes FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. (“FedEx Office”), which provides document and business services and retail access to our package transportation businesses. Effective March 1, 2018, we realigned our specialty logistics and e-commerce solutions in a new organizational structure under FedEx Trade Networks, Inc. (“FedEx Trade Networks”). The realignment allows us to improve our ability to deliver the capabilities of our specialty services companies to customers by creating an organization focused on serving the unique needs of this important growth driver. The new organization provides customs brokerage and global ocean and air freight forwarding through FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage, Inc. (“FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage”); cross-border enablement and technology solutions and e-commerce transportation solutions through FedEx Cross Border Technologies, Inc. (“FedEx Cross Border”); integrated supply chain management solutions through FedEx Supply Chain Distribution System, Inc. (“FedEx Supply Chain”);