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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 16, 2026 (January 12, 2026)
FedEx Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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Commission File Number: 1-15829 |
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62-1721435
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
942
South Shady Grove Road
Memphis, Tennessee
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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38120
(ZIP Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (901) 818-7500
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value |
FDX |
New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.625% Notes due 2027 |
FDX 27 |
New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.450% Notes due 2029 |
FDX 29A |
New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.450% Notes due 2029 |
FDX 29B |
New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.300% Notes due 2031 |
FDX 31 |
New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.300% Notes due 2031 |
FDX 31B |
New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.500% Notes due 2032 |
FDX 32 |
New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.950% Notes due 2033 |
FDX 33 |
New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.950% Notes due 2033 |
FDX 33A |
New York Stock Exchange |
| 4.125% Notes due 2037 |
FDX 37 |
New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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. ¨
SECTION 1. REGISTRANT’S BUSINESS AND
OPERATIONS.
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement.
In contemplation
of the planned spin-off (the “Spin-Off”) of FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc. (“FedEx Freight”),
on January 15, 2026, FedEx Freight, which is currently, and will be until the consummation of the Spin-Off, a wholly owned subsidiary
of FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”), entered into (a) a five-year revolving credit facility in an aggregate committed amount
of $1.2 billion (including a letter of credit sub-facility in an aggregate face amount of up to $50 million) (the “Revolving
Credit Facility”) and (b) a three-year delayed draw term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $600 million (the
“Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Credit Facilities”).
The following is a summary of certain terms and provisions of the Credit Facilities and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the agreements governing the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility, which are filed as Exhibit
10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The definitive
documentation for the Credit Facilities is based on the Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2024 (as amended by the First
Amendment, dated as of October 31, 2025), by and among FedEx, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as administrative agent thereunder, with such changes that are usual and customary for facilities and transactions of this type, including
to reflect the Spin-Off and, with respect to the Term Loan Facility, provisions to reflect the term loan nature of the facility. The Credit
Facilities provide for borrowings in U.S. Dollars.
The availability
of borrowings under the commitments in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility is conditioned on the consummation of the Spin-Off and
the funding of the Term Loan Facility is conditioned on FedEx Freight’s good faith anticipation of the Spin-Off occurring within
five (5) business days after such funding.
Borrowings
under the Credit Facilities bear interest at a rate per annum equal to either of the following, plus, in each case, an applicable margin:
(a) the base rate or (b) a benchmark reference rate (initially based on a forward-looking term SOFR-based rate). The applicable margin
for borrowings under the Credit Facilities ranges from 0.00% to 0.75% with respect to base rate borrowings and 1.00% to 1.75% with respect
to benchmark rate borrowings, in each case, based on FedEx Freight’s credit rating.
In addition
to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Credit Facilities, FedEx Freight will pay (i) with respect to the Credit Facilities,
customary agency fees, (ii) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, (a) a commitment fee in respect of the unutilized commitments
thereunder and (b) customary letter of credit fees, and (iii) with respect to the Term Loan Facility, a ticking fee in respect of the undrawn
commitments thereunder. The commitment fees in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, and the ticking fees in respect of the Term Loan
Facility, range from 0.09% to 0.25% of unutilized commitments thereunder per annum, based on FedEx Freight’s credit rating.
The Credit
Facilities allow FedEx Freight to voluntarily prepay outstanding loans under the Credit Facilities at any time without premium or penalty,
other than customary “breakage” costs. FedEx Freight may borrow, prepay, and reborrow amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Amounts borrowed and repaid or prepaid under the Term Loan Facility may not be reborrowed. The Credit Facilities allow FedEx Freight to
voluntarily reduce the unutilized portion of the commitments.
The commitments
under the Revolving Credit Facility will terminate on the earliest of (i) the date of public announcement by FedEx of the abandonment
of the Spin-Off; (ii) 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 31, 2026 (if the closing date thereunder has not occurred by such time);
and (iii) the maturity date.
The commitments
under the Term Loan Facility will terminate on the earliest of (i) the date of public announcement by FedEx of the abandonment of the
Spin-Off; (ii) the date of funding of the term loan; (iii) the Spin-Off occurring without funding of the term loan; (iv) five business
days after the date on which the term loan becomes available for drawing thereunder, as such date may be extended or restarted in accordance
with the Term Loan Facility (such date, the “Term Loan End Date”); and (v) August 31, 2026.
Neither Credit
Facility has any scheduled amortization.
Any revolving
loans outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility will be due and payable in full on the maturity date, which will originally be the
fifth anniversary of the closing date (which is expected to occur substantially concurrently with the Spin-Off). The Revolving Credit
Facility provides the ability for FedEx Freight to extend the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility by one-year up to two times,
subject to certain customary conditions and restrictions.
All outstanding
amounts under the Term Loan Facility will be due and payable on the earlier of (i) the maturity date and (ii) five business days after
the Term Loan End Date, if the Spin-Off has not occurred by such date (and the lenders have not agreed to extend such date). The maturity
date under the Term Loan Facility will be the three-year anniversary of the funding date.
The Revolving
Credit Facility permits FedEx Freight to request, from time to time and subject to certain customary conditions, an increase in the aggregate amount available under the Revolving Credit Facility of up to $600 million.
Obligations
under the Credit Facilities may be guaranteed by certain of FedEx Freight’s subsidiaries from time to time, and will be guaranteed
by FedEx until consummation of the Spin-Off. Upon consummation of the Spin-Off, FedEx and any subsidiary of FedEx that is a guarantor
under the Credit Facilities will be automatically released from such guarantee.
The Credit
Facilities contain certain negative covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, restrict the ability of FedEx
Freight and each of its subsidiaries to:
| · | with respect to subsidiaries that are not guarantors,
incur additional indebtedness (including guarantees thereof); |
| · | create liens on their assets; |
| · | merge, consolidate, or enter into analogous transactions
with other persons, or sell all or substantially all of their assets; and |
| · | repurchase their common stock, pay dividends,
or make similar distributions on their capital stock while an event of default has occurred and is continuing. |
The Credit
Facilities require that FedEx Freight maintain, on a quarterly basis, beginning with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Spin-Off,
a total leverage ratio of no more than (a) in the case of any fiscal quarter ending prior to the date that is seven months after the date
of the Spin-Off, 3.75:1.00 and (b) in the case of any fiscal quarter ending on or after the date that is seven months after the date of
the Spin-Off, 3.50:1.00. Following the consummation of an acquisition for which the aggregate cash consideration is at least $500 million,
FedEx Freight may elect to increase the total leverage ratio to 4.00:1.00 with respect to the fiscal quarter during which such acquisition
is consummated and the immediately following three fiscal quarters, provided that there must be at least two consecutive fiscal quarters
between such elections during which no increase to the total leverage ratio is in effect.
The Credit
Facilities also contain conditions precedent, representations and warranties, affirmative covenants, and events of default (including as
the result of a change of control), in each case, usual and customary for facilities and transactions of this type.
The proceeds
of the term loan under the Term Loan Facility shall be used, in whole or in part, to (i) finance the payment of a cash distribution to
FedEx in connection with the Spin-Off, (ii) fund other transactions in connection with the Spin-Off, and (iii) pay fees and expenses related
to the Spin-Off (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses with respect to the Term Loan Facility).
The proceeds
of the borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility shall be used, in whole or in part, (i) for general corporate purposes (including
acquisitions) and (ii) to pay fees and expenses related to the Spin-Off (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses with respect
to the Revolving Credit Facility). Letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility will be used for general corporate purposes
of FedEx Freight and its subsidiaries.
Certain of
the lenders under the Credit Facilities and their affiliates engage in transactions with, and perform services for, FedEx and its affiliates
in the ordinary course of business and have engaged, and may in the future engage, in other commercial banking transactions and investment
banking, financial advisory, and other financial services transactions with FedEx and its affiliates.
SECTION 2. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Item 2.03. Creation of Direct Financial
Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth
in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
SECTION 5. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 12, 2026, Stephen
E. Gorman notified the board of directors of FedEx (the “Board”) of his decision
to resign from the Board effective upon his joining the board of directors of FedEx Freight upon the planned spin-off of FedEx Freight
by FedEx. There were no disagreements between Mr. Gorman and FedEx or the Board on any matter relating to FedEx’s operations, policies,
or practices or any other matter.
SECTION 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No. |
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Exhibit |
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| 10.1 |
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Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2026, by and among FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc., as borrower, the lenders party thereto, the issuing banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.* |
| 10.2 |
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Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2026, by and among FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc., as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.* |
| 104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
*Certain schedules (or similar attachments) have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K because the information contained therein is not material and is not otherwise publicly disclosed. FedEx will furnish supplementally copies of such attachments to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, such
as statements relating to the Spin-Off, may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include those preceded by, followed by, or that include the words
“will,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “believe,” “expected,”
“anticipated,” “plans,” “estimates,” “targets,” “projects,” “intends,”
or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual
results to differ materially from historical experience or from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to successfully implement the Spin-Off and achieve
the anticipated benefits of such transaction and other factors which can be found in FedEx’s press releases and filings with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. FedEx does not
undertake or assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise.
SIGNATURES
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.
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FedEx Corporation |
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| Date: January 16, 2026 |
By: |
/s/ Trampas T. Gunter |
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Trampas T. Gunter |
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Corporate Vice President, Corporate Development and Treasurer |
