FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) At the annual meeting of FedEx’s stockholders held on September25, 2017, FedEx’s stockholders, upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors, approved an amendment to the FedEx Corporation 2010 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”) to authorize an additional 10,000,000 shares for issuance under the Plan, none of which are issuable as full-value awards.

A summary of the Plan was included as part of Proposal 4 in FedEx’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August14, 2017. The summary of the Plan contained in the proxy statement is qualified by and subject to the full text of the Plan, which was included as Appendix C to the proxy statement and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.02. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Proposal 1: The stockholders elected twelve directors, each of whom will hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2018 and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Each director received more votes cast “for” than votes cast “against” his or her election. The tabulation of votes with respect to each nominee for director was as follows:

Proposal 2: The compensation of FedEx’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by stockholders. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

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Proposal 3: An annual advisory vote on executive compensation was approved, on an advisory basis, by stockholders. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

Proposal 4: An amendment to the Plan to authorize an additional 10,000,000 shares for issuance under the Plan, none of which are issuable as full-value awards, was approved by stockholders. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

Proposal 5: The Audit Committee’s designation of Ernst& Young LLP as FedEx’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May31, 2018 was ratified by stockholders. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

Proposal 6: A stockholder proposal requesting that FedEx amend its shareholder proxy access bylaw provisions was not approved by stockholders. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

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Proposal 7: A stockholder proposal requesting that FedEx provide a report, updated annually, disclosing information about the corporation’s lobbying activities and expenditures was not approved by stockholders. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

Proposal 8: A stockholder proposal requesting that vote tallies regarding executive pay not be available to management or the Board of Directors prior to an annual meeting of stockholders was not approved by stockholders. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

Proposal 9: A stockholder proposal requesting that FedEx provide a report regarding the application of company non-discrimination policies in states with pro-discrimination laws was not approved by stockholders. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

(d) As set forth above, a majority of the votes cast for Proposal 3 specified that future advisory votes on executive compensation should be held every year. In light of these results, the Board of Directors has determined to hold an annual stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation until the next advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation, which will occur no later than FedEx’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2023.

SECTION8. OTHER EVENTS.

Item 5.02. Other Events.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of FedEx Corporation’s updated compensation arrangements with outside directors.

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SECTION9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

Item 5.02. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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About FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX)

FedEx Corporation (FedEx) provides a portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through companies competing collectively, operating independently and managed collaboratively, under the FedEx brand. The Company’s segments include FedEx Express, TNT Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight and FedEx Services. The FedEx Express segment offers a range of the United States domestic and international shipping services for delivery of packages and freight. TNT Express segment collects, transports and delivers documents, parcels and freight on a day-definite or time-definite basis. The FedEx Ground segment provides business and residential money-back guaranteed ground package delivery services. The FedEx Freight segment offers less-than-truckload (LTL) freight services. The FedEx Services segment provides its other companies with sales, marketing, information technology, communications, customer service and other back-office support.