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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, 2020.

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)

Delaware62-1721435
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
942 South Shady Grove Road, Memphis, Tennessee38120
(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 classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per shareFDXNew York Stock Exchange
0.700% Notes due 2022FDX 22BNew York Stock Exchange
1.000% Notes due 2023FDX 23ANew York Stock Exchange
0.450% Notes due 2025FDX 25ANew York Stock Exchange
1.625% Notes due 2027FDX 27New York Stock Exchange
1.300% Notes due 2031FDX 31New 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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

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 ☐

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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑

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, 2019, was approximately $38.1 billion. The Registrant has no non-voting stock.

As of July 16, 2020, 261,954,496 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 2020 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on September 21, 2020 are incorporated by reference in response to Part III of this Report.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
PART I
ITEM 1. Business3
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors23
ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments23
ITEM 2. Properties23
ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings27
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures27
Information about our Executive Officers28
PART II
ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities30
ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data31
ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition31
ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk31
ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data31
ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure31
ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures31
ITEM 9B. Other Information32
PART III
ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance33
ITEM 11. Executive Compensation33
ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters33
ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence33
ITEM 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services33
PART IV
ITEM 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules34
ITEM 16. Form 10-K Summary51
FINANCIAL SECTION
Table of Contents54
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition55
Consolidated Financial Statements106
Other Financial Information148

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EXHIBITS
Exhibit 4.1
Exhibit 10.232
Exhibit 10.233
Exhibit 10.234
Exhibit 10.235
Exhibit 10.236
Exhibit 10.237
Exhibit 10.238
Exhibit 10.239
Exhibit 10.240
Exhibit 10.241
Exhibit 10.242
Exhibit 10.243
Exhibit 21
Exhibit 22
Exhibit 23
Exhibit 24
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32.1
Exhibit 32.2
Exhibit 101.1 Interactive Date Files
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File

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PART I

Next: Item 1. BUSINESS