UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013.2016.

OR

For the transition period from                    to                    .

Commission file number 1-15829

FEDEX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(901) 818-7500

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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, 2012,2015, was approximately $26.3$40.6 billion. The Registrant has no non-voting stock.

As of July 12, 2013, 316,584,46514, 2016, 265,524,323 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 20132016 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on September 23, 201326, 2016 are incorporated by reference in response to Part III of this Report.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Overview

FedEx Corporation (“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 fourthe following business segments:

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In 2017, TNT Express’s results will be disclosed as a reportable segment and combined with the FedEx Express reportable segment in a new reporting structure referred to as the FedEx Express Group. For more information about the FedEx Express Group and our reportable segments, please see “Business Segments” beginning on page 9 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. For financial information concerning our reportable business segments, refer to the accompanying financial section, which includes management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition and our consolidated financial statements.

Our Web sitewebsite is located atfedex.com. Detailed information about our services, e-commerce tools and solutions, and citizenship efforts can be found on our Web site.website. In addition, we make our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to such reports available, free of charge, through our Web site,website, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with or furnished to the SEC. These and other SEC filings are available through theSecurities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Investor Relations page of our Web site,website,http://investors.fedex.com,.contains a significant amount of information about FedEx, including our SEC filings and financial and other information for investors. The information that we post on our Investor Relations website could be deemed to be material information. We encourage investors, the media and others interested in FedEx to visit this website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted. The information on our Web site,website, however, is not incorporated by reference in, and does not form part of, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Except as otherwise specified, any reference to a year indicates our fiscal year ended May 31 of the year referenced.

Strategy

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. We intend to continue leveraging and extending the FedEx brand and providing our customers with convenient, seamless access to our entire portfolio of integrated services.

We believe that sales and marketing activities, as well as the information systems that support the extensive automation of our delivery services, are functions that are best coordinated across operating companies. Through the use of advanced information systems that connect the FedEx companies, we make it convenient for customers to use the full range of FedEx services. We believe that seamless information integration is critical to obtain business synergies from multiple operating units. For example, our Web site,  website,fedex.com, provides a single point of contact for our customers to access FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight shipping, pick-up,pickup, shipment tracking, customer service and invoicing information, as well as FedEx Office services. Similarly, by making one call to FedEx Expedited Freight Services, our customers can quickly and easily evaluate surface and air freight shipping options available from FedEx Express, FedEx Freight and FedEx Custom Critical in order to select the service best meeting their needs. Through this one point of contact, customers can select from a broad range of freight services based on their pickup and deliverypickup-and-delivery requirements, time sensitivity and the characteristics of the products being shipped. Also, we have integrated our U.S. LTL and parcel sales teams to enhance the effectiveness of our sales efforts and provide additional simplicity for our customers.

We manage our business as a portfolio — in the long-term best interest of the enterprise, not a particular operating company. As a result, we base decisions on capital investment, expansion of delivery, information technology and retail networks, and service additions or enhancements onupon achieving the highest overall long-term return on capital for our business as a whole. For each FedEx company, we focus on making appropriate investments in the technology and assets necessary to optimize our long-term earnings

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performance and cash flow. As an example ofWe are also focused on increasing returns to our commitment to managing collaboratively, allstockholders, as evidenced by the recent increase in our management incentive compensation programs across the enterprise are tied to the performance of FedEx as a whole.quarterly dividend.

While we have increased our emphasis on competing collectively and managing collaboratively, we continue to believe that operating independent networks, each focused on its own respective markets, results in optimal service quality, reliability and profitability from each business unit. Each FedEx company focuses exclusively on the market sectors in which it has the most expertise and can be independently enhanced and managed to provide outstanding service to our customers. Each company’s operations, cost structure and culture are designed to serve the unique customer demands of a particular market segment and as a result, we are able to adapt our networks in response to changing needs.

Our “compete collectively, operate independently, manage collaboratively” strategy also provides flexibility in sizing our various operating companies to align with varying macro-economic conditions and customer demand for the market segments in which they operate, allowing us to leverage and manage change. Volatility and uncertainty have become the norms in the global transportation market, and we are able to use our flexibility to accommodate changing conditions in the global economy. For example, in responseIn 2014, we began replacing some of our retired aircraft with the more efficient, lower-emission Boeing 767-300 Freighter (“B767F”) aircraft. The B767F aircraft is approximately 30% more fuel efficient and has unit operating costs that are more than 20% lower than the MD10 aircraft it is replacing. In 2015, to sluggish economic growth,continue rationalizing capacity and modernizing our aircraft fleet to more effectively serve customers, we recently retired from service 10an additional 15 aircraft and 21 related engines and shortenedadjusted the depreciable livesretirement schedule of an additional 7623 aircraft and related57 engines. In addition, we have decreased capacity between Asia and the United States.

At the same time, we continue to expand network capacity at our growing and highly successful FedEx Ground segment. Strategic managementsegment where we continue to boost package volumes.

TNT Express is the largest acquisition in FedEx history. The addition of TNT Express expands our global portfolio, particularly in Europe, and will lower our cost to serve European markets by increasing density in our pickup-and-delivery operations and accelerate our global growth. We will enhance our capabilities globally by leveraging TNT Express’s low-cost road networks in different regions around the world. We have begun the process of integrating the TNT Express operations with the FedEx Ground business resulted in higher yieldsExpress network. Although the integration will take several years to fully execute, TNT Express and volumes boosted by e-commerceFedEx Express have the benefit of similar and market share gains from continued growth in our FedEx Home Deliverycomplementary corporate cultures and a common mission of providing superior service in 2013.and value to customers around the world.

The following four trends have driven world commerce and shaped the global marketplace, and we believe they will continue to do so over the long term:

These trends have produced an unprecedented expansion of customer access — to goods, services and information. Through our global transportation, information technology and retail networks, we help to make this access possible. We continue to position our companies to facilitate and capitalize on this access and move towardto achieve stronger long-term growth, productivity and profitability. To this end, we are investing in long-term strategic projects focused on expanding and modernizing our global networks to accommodate future volume growth and increase customer convenience, such as investments in B777FBoeing 777 Freighter (“B777F”) and B767F aircraft. We also continue to broaden and more effectively bundle our portfolio of services in response to the needs and desires of our customers. For example, sinceduring 2016, we:

Business RealignmentProfit Improvement Initiatives

During 2013, we saw a more challenging business environmentglobal economic conditions — particularly for FedEx Express — as ongoing shifts from priority to deferred shipping services significantly impacted profitability. In response to these trends, in addition to the continued profit improvements in the base businesses at FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, our profit improvement2013 we announced programs announced in 2013 are targeting annual profitability improvement of $1.6 billion at FedEx Express by the end of 2016 (from the full year 2013 base business). The plan identifies several things the company will do, including reducing our costs, modernizing our aircraft fleet as discussed above, adjusting our transportation networks to meet changing customer needs and remaining dedicated to our people and culture, which have made us what we are today. In the face of tepid global economic growth, shifting customer preferences and volatile fuel prices, we continue to adapt our networks, striking the right balance between volume and yield improvements.

More specifically,Express. Our profit improvement programs included multiple initiatives, primarily across FedEx Express and FedEx Services, are reducingto reduce our overall cost structure. For example, we completed a voluntary program offering cash buyouts to eligible U.S.-based employees in certain staff functions,structure and approximately 3,600 employees either have left or will be leaving voluntarily by the end of 2014. We are also streamlining support functions and eliminating redundant systems and processes. At the same time, in addition to modernizing our air fleet, we are transforming our U.S. domestic express network by closing and realigning regional and district facilities, reorganizing pickup and delivery operations while maintaining our outstanding service levels, improving flight and crew scheduling, refining aircraft maintenance processes and improving fuel efficiency of our vehicle fleet. Internationally, we are working to improveenhancing the quality of our internationalrevenue.

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We exited 2016 having achieved our profit improvement goals with a run rate of $1.6 billion of additional operating profit from the then 2013 base business. FedEx Express has improved operating income by approximately 170% from 2013, despite lower fuel surcharges and unfavorable exchange rates driving flat to declining revenue as customersduring the four-year period. FedEx Services has reduced its total expenses while investing in major information technology transformation projects. In addition, our incentive compensation programs have been gradually reinstated so that 2017 business plan objectives will represent more fully funded compensation targets. While this program is completed, assuming continued modest growth in the U.S. and global economies, our profitability and productivity are expected to continue to make more economical choices in a low-growth global economy by moving the line-haul of certain slower-moving shipmentsincrease for years to third-party transportation providers and better leveraging capacity within the FedEx Express international network through, for example, the reduction of flights to and from Asia. The international acquisitions discussed above will also help drive significant increases in international domestic revenues. Lastly, we are improving revenue quality by adding value for our customers with innovative and market-leading solutions, expanding our small and medium-size customer base and adding services for vertical industries such as healthcare and aerospace. Our way forward is clear,come as we continue to make FedEx an even leaner, more efficient business.further leverage the benefits of these initiatives and fully integrate our recent business acquisitions.

Reputation and Responsibility

By competing collectively under the FedEx brand, our operating companies benefit from one of the world’s most recognized brands. FedEx is one of the most trusted and respected companies in the world, and the FedEx brand name is a powerful sales and marketing tool. Among the many reputation awards we received during 2013,2016, FedEx ranked 10^th8th inFORTUNE magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list — the 12^th15th consecutive year we have been ranked in the top 20 on the list. Additionally, FedEx recently ranked 12^thin the top 50 on the Reputation Institute’s “U.S Reputation Pulse”2016 “Most Reputable Companies in the U.S.” list, which measures the corporate reputations of the largest U.S. companies based on consumers’ trust, esteem, admiration and good feeling abouttowards a company. Lastly, in a 2012 survey of U.S. consumers conducted by the Reputation Institute and the Boston College Center for 2016 FedEx was again listed onCorporate Citizenship, FedEx placed 7^th on theResponsibility Magazine’s “100 Best Corporate Social Responsibility Index (CSRI) 50 — a list of the most socially responsible companies in the United States.Citizens” list.

FedEx is well recognized as a leader, not only in the transportation industry and for technological innovation, but also in global citizenship. We understand that a sustainable global business is tied to our global citizenship, and we are committed to connecting the world responsibly and resourcefully. Our latest published update to our global citizenship report is available athttp://csr.fedex.com. These reports describe how we think about our responsibilities in the area of global citizenship and include important goals and metrics that demonstrate our commitment to fulfilling these responsibilities.

Our People

Along with a strong reputation among customers and the general public, FedEx is widely acknowledged as a great place to work. In 2012,For example, FedEx Express was once again named as one of the top five global companies to work for by The Great Place to Work^® Institute in its inaugural ranking of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces. FedEx Express made this ranking’s top 10 list again in 2013. In order to even be considered for this honor, a company must appear on at least five national Great Place to Work lists and have at least 5,000 employees worldwide. Additionally, in 2013, we were listed amongBlack Enterprisemagazine’s 2015 list of “40 Best Companies for Diversity,Diversity.” a list that we have made for eight consecutive years. Most recently, FedEx was named among FORTUNE magazine’s 2013 “100 Best Companies to Work For” in the United States, a list we have made 11 of the past 14 years. It is our people — our greatest asset — that give us our strong reputation. In addition to superior physical and information networks, FedEx has an exemplary human network, with more than 300,000400,000 team members who are “absolutely, positively” focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards, and the needs of their customers and communities. Through our internal Purple Promise and Humanitarian Award programs, we recognize and reward employees who enhance customer service and promote human welfare. For additional information on our people-first philosophy and workplace initiatives, seehttp://csr.fedex.com.

Our Community

FedEx is committed to actively supporting the communities we serve worldwide through the strategic investment of our people, resources and network. We provide financial contributions, in-kind charitable shipping services and volunteer efforts by our team members to help a variety of non-profit organizations achieve their goals and make a measurable impact on the world. We have threethe following five core focus areas: disaster preparedness, relief and recovery (American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, Direct Relief and Heart to Heart International); pedestrian and road safety (Safe Kids Worldwide and United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety); and environmental sustainability (Arbour Day Foundation, EMBARQ, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and The Nature Conservancy). We support minority access to higher education by funding scholarships, are a major sponsorgiving pillars:

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In the midst of the National Civil Rights MuseumEuropean migrant crisis, FedEx worked with disaster relief agencies and alsocommitted approximately $1 million in cash and transportation support Teach for America, Junior Achievementto deliver critical medical aid and ORBIS International. Additionally, FedEx supports

communities throughout the United States with an annual United Way employee giving campaign. In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, FedEx steppedsupplies to refugees in Europe and assisted in delivering almost 4 million pounds of relief aid on behalf of agencies such as the American Red Cross, Heart to Heart International, Direct Relief and The Salvation Army.Turkey. For additional information on our community involvement and disaster relief efforts, seehttp://csr.fedex.com.

In 2016, FedEx announced that it will invest $200 million in more than 200 communities by 2020 through its global giving platform, FedEx Cares. FedEx also supports communities throughout the U.S. with an annual United Way employee giving campaign. Additionally, more than 17,000 FedEx team members volunteered nearly 55,000 hours of service during FedEx Cares Week, a period dedicated to service projects in 500 communities in the U.S. and other regions FedEx serves around the globe.

Like our customers, many of our vendors are diverse businesses. For more than two decades, FedEx has supported small, women-owned and minority-owned businesses in our supply chain. Our Sourcing organization manages the enterprise-wide Supplier Diversity program, aligning efforts to increase our direct spend with diverse suppliers within our broader sourcing strategy. We work with regional and national diversity organizations to promote the growth of small and diverse businesses and to increase opportunities for FedEx to work with these enterprises. The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council named FedEx as a 2015 Top Corporation Award winner.

The Environment

In furtherance of our commitment to protecting the environment, we recently updated one of our long-term goalsinitiated an effort to increase FedEx Express vehicle fuel efficiency to reflect the significant progress30% from a 2005 baseline by 2020, and in 2016, we have made over the last several years —announced that we have already reached more than 22 percent cumulative improvement in fuel economy since 2005. Ourhad surpassed that goal is to now increase FedEx Express vehicle fuel efficiency by 30 percent by 2020.. We also continue with our goal to reduce aircraft emissions intensity by 30 percent30% by 2020 on an emissions per available-ton-mile basis, a goal that we increased from 20 percent20% in 2012. We have also established a goal of obtaining 30 percent30% of our jet fuel from alternative fuels by the year 2030. These efforts help us continue to reduce our environmental footprint as evidenced in 2015 when we saved more than 100 million gallons of jet fuel at FedEx Express and avoided more than one million metric tons of carbon emissions — all while our shipment volumes were up.

We will continue to expand on-site renewable energy generation in our facilities where feasible. To meet our future operational needs, as discussed above, we are adding more fuel-efficient aircraft to our fleet. The use of newer and more fuel-efficient aircraft is reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and airport noise and increasing our jet fuel efficiency. OurWe have an impressive global alternative fuel fleet with approximately 1,900 alternative fuel vehicles, including hybrid, electric delivery fleet has grown to 360 low-emission hybrid-electricand hydrogen fueled vehicles, and 165 zero-emission electric vehicles. Additionally, we recently purchased 1,900 lightweight, composite-body Reach vehicles from Utilimaster to join our 400 Reach vehicles already in service, making our FedEx Express lightweight, composite-body vehicle fleet the largest in the industry. The Reach van is 35% more fuel efficient than traditional vehicles in the FedEx Express fleet. Our solar power generation systems represent another step we are taking toward progressive environmental stewardship and resource sustainability.among others. We operate nine15 solar facilities around the world, including the newest roof top solar-electric system at FedEx Express’s distribution hubwhich collectively avoided more than 4,600 metric tons of CO₂e emissions in Newark, New Jersey, with 8,684 solar modules covering 3.5 acres across three buildings on the roof of the Newark hub.2015. In addition, nineten FedEx Express facilities in the United States, including our FedEx Express facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, our FedEx Express World Headquarters in Memphis and our enterprise data center in Colorado Springs, Colorado,U.S. have received certification byin Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED^®), the U.S. Green Building Council’s system for rating the environmental performance of buildings.buildings, and more are being reviewed for certification. FedEx Express has made LEED certification the standard for newly built U.S. facilities. In addition, the FedEx India headquarters and the FedEx Office headquarters each received LEED certification in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

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We also continue to evaluate the environmental impacts of our packaging and copy and print services, and minimize waste generation through efforts that include recycling pollution prevention and the use of copy paper with recycled content, among other environmentally-responsible available choices. In 2015, 96% of paper purchased for use by FedEx Office was third-party-certified as responsibly sourced. We also use FedEx-branded cardboard packaging at FedEx Express and FedEx Ground, which is made from approximately 60% recycled content. One example of our environmentally-responsible activities is the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council, a U.S. nonprofit organization that supports and recognizes sustainable procurement of which we are a founding member. We continue to support the Council, contributing to discussions on how to improve sustainable purchasing in the areas of transportation and fuels, fiber- and timber-based products and more. For additional information on the ways we are minimizing our impact on the environment, seehttp://csr.fedex.com. In April 2012, we launched our FedEx Carbon-Neutral Envelope shipping program to all FedEx envelope shipping options, making FedEx Express the first global express transportation company to offer carbon-neutral envelope shipping at no extra charge to the customer. Through this program, FedEx Express makes an investment in global projects that displace or sequester greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere, neutralizing the impacts of the carbon emissions emitted during the shipment of all FedEx envelopes around the world.

Governance

FedEx has an independent Board of Directors committed to the highest quality corporate governance. During the past two years, we have added highly qualified, independent directors to the Board in R. Brad Martin, the former CEO of Saks Incorporated, and Joshua Cooper Ramo, Vice Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. The Board has taken significant steps to enhance its accountability to stockholders in recent years. For example, in September 2011,March 2016, our Board of Directors adopted a proxy access bylaw that permits up to 20 stockholders approved our proposal to amend FedEx’s certificate of incorporation in order to allow holders of 20 percentowning 3% or more of FedEx’s commonoutstanding voting stock the rightcontinuously for at least three years to call special meetingsnominate and include in FedEx’s proxy materials directors constituting up to two individuals or 20% of stockholders. Additionally, in June 2012, the Board, adopted a lead independent director corporate governance structure.whichever is greater, provided that the stockholder(s) and the nominee(s) satisfy the requirements specified in our Bylaws.

Our Board of Directors periodically reviews all aspects of our governance policies and practices, including our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, in light of best practices and makes whatever changes are necessary to further our longstanding commitment to the highest standards of corporate governance. The Guidelines and the Code, which appliesapply to all of our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer and senior financial officers, are available in the corporate governance section of the Investor Relations page of our Web sitewebsite athttp://investors.fedex.com. We will post in the Corporate Governance & Citizenship section of the Investor Relations page of our Web sitewebsite information regarding any amendment to, or waiver from, the provisions of the Code to the extent such disclosure is required.

Business Segments

The following describes in more detail the operations of each of our reportable segments:

FedEx Express Group

On May 25, 2016, we acquired TNT Express, a leading international express transportation, small-package ground delivery and freight transportation company. In 2017, TNT Express’s results will be disclosed as reportable segment and combined with the FedEx Express reportable segment in a new reporting structure referred to as the FedEx Express Group. During the integration process, we anticipate these segments will each continue to have discrete financial information that will be regularly reviewed when evaluating performance and making resource allocation decisions. However, they are being combined for financial reporting discussion purposes into a collective business as a result of their management reporting structure. Furthermore, over time their operations will be integrated, therefore presenting a group view provides a basis for future year-over-year comparison purposes.

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FedEx Express Segment

FedEx Express

Overview

FedEx Express invented express distribution over 40 years ago in 1973 and remains the industry leader, providing rapid, reliable, time-definite delivery of packages and freight to more than 220 countries and territories through onean integrated global network. FedEx Express offers a wide range of U.S. domestic and international shipping services for delivery of package and freight, connecting markets that generate more than 90% of the world’s gross domestic product through door-to-door, customs-cleared service, with a money-back guarantee. FedEx Express’s unmatched air route authorities and extensive transportation infrastructure, combined with leading-edge information technologies, make it the world’s largest express transportation company. FedEx Express employs approximately 160,700168,000 employees and has approximately 52,40060,000 drop-off locations (including FedEx Office centers), 647643 aircraft and approximately 54,10057,000 vehicles and trailers in its integrated global network.

Services

FedEx Express offers a wide range of U.S. domestic and international shipping services for delivery of packages and freight. Overnight and deferred package services are backed by money-back guarantees and extend to nearly the entire U.S. population. FedEx Express offers three U.S. overnight package delivery services: FedEx First Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight and FedEx Standard Overnight. FedEx SameDay service is available for urgent shipments up to 70150 pounds to virtually any U.S. destination. FedEx Express also offers U.S. express overnight and deferred freight services backed by money-back guarantees to handle the needs of the time-definite freight market. Additionally, FedEx One Rate gives U.S. customers a simple, predictable flat rate shipping option that is calculated based on the packaging type, service selected and destination.

International express and deferred package delivery with a money-back guarantee is available to more than 220 countries and territories, with a variety of time-definite services to meet distinct customer needs. FedEx International Priority package services provide time-definite delivery within one, two or three business days worldwide. FedEx International Economy package services

provide time-definite delivery within five business days worldwide. FedEx International First which provides apackage services provide time-definite customs cleared, door-to-door express servicedelivery to select postal codes in 20 key global markets, with a pre-defined delivery commitment ofto select U.S. ZIP Codes as early as 8:00 a.m. from more than 90 countries in the United States, 9:one or two business days, delivery by 10 a.m. in one business day to Canada and by 11:00 a.m. in Europe, and 10:00 a.m. in Asia, Canada and Latin America, was expanded in 2013 and now covers 19 destination countries.one business day to Mexico. FedEx Express also offers domestic pickup-and-delivery services within certain non-U.S. countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, China, India, Mexico, Brazil, France, Poland and Poland.South Africa. In addition, FedEx Express offers comprehensive international express and deferred freight services, backed by a money-back guarantee, real-time tracking and advanced customs clearance.

In April 2013, we launchedWe also provide FedEx Delivery Manager, which allows our U.S. residential customers to customize home deliveries to fit their schedule by providing a range of options to schedule dates, locations and times of delivery. By signing up atwww.fedex.comfedex.com, customers can receive notification of FedEx Express and FedEx Ground packages en route to their homes, and can choose various delivery options.

For information regarding FedEx Express e-shipping tools and solutions, see “FedEx Services — Customer-Driven Technology.”

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International Expansion

We are focused onIn May 2016, we acquired TNT Express, which has express delivery operations in Europe, the long-term expansion ofMiddle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific and South America. This acquisition expands our international presence, especially in key markets such as China, India, Europe and Latin America. We recently made strategic movesglobal portfolio, particularly in Europe, and Latin America. will lower our costs to serve European markets by increasing density in our pickup-and-delivery operations and accelerate our global growth. We have begun the process of integrating TNT Express operations with the FedEx Express network, which will take several years to fully execute.

In 2013,2014 we acquired:

Zambia. These acquisitions, along with our 2013 acquisitions of transportation companies in Poland, France and Brazil and our 2012 acquisition of thea Mexican domestic express package delivery company, Servicios Nacionales Mupa, S.A. de C.V. (Multipack), givegives us more robust global transportation networks within these countries and added capabilities in these important international markets, continue our strategic European and Latin American growth plans and are expected to provide important contributions to our long-term growth, productivity and profitability. Additionally, in 2013,markets.

Since we opened 48 new stations across Europe pursuant to our organic growth strategy. In June 2013, we signed agreements to acquire the businesses operated by our current service provider Supaswift (Pty) Ltd. in five countries in Southern Africa, including South Africa.

We began serving mainland China in 1984, we have expanded our service to cover more than 400 cities across the country and, in 2009, we began operations at our new Asia-Pacific hub at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in southern China. Our new North Pacific regional hub at the Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, which will serveopened in April 2014, serves as a consolidation point for shipments from northern Asia to the United States,U.S., and will continue to operateoperates as an international gateway for customers in western Japan, is scheduled to open in the spring of 2014.Japan. Additionally, in October 2012, we announced plans to establish a new International Express and Cargo Hub in Shanghai. This new facility, with designated onsite customs clearance, will be located at Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport and is slated for completion in early 2017. These hubs will allow us to continue to better serve our global customers doing business in the Asia-Pacific markets.

To facilitate the use of our growing international network, we offer a full range of international trade consulting services and a variety of online tools that enable customers to more easily determine and comply with international shipping requirements.

U.S. Postal Service Agreement

Under an agreement with the USPS that runs through September 2013, FedEx Express provides domestic air transportation services to the USPS, including for its First-Class, Priority and Express Mail. In April 2013, FedEx Express entered into a new seven-year transportation agreement with the USPS for the provision of domestic air transportation services to the USPS for its First Class, Priority and Express Mail. The new agreement begins on October 1, 2013 andMail that runs through September 2020. FedEx Express also provides transportation and delivery for the USPS’s international delivery service called Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) under a separate agreement. For more information about our relationship with the USPS, see Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Risk Factors”).

Pricing

FedEx Express periodically publishes list prices in its Service Guides for the majority of its services. In general, U.S. shipping rates are based on the service selected, destination zone, weight, size, any ancillary service charge and whether the customer charged the shipment to a FedEx account. International rates are based on the type of service provided and vary with size, weight, destination and, whenever applicable, whether the customer charged the shipment to a FedEx account.On January 4, 2016, FedEx Express offers its customers discounts generally based on actual or potentialimplemented a 4.9% average daily revenue produced.list price increase for FedEx Express U.S. domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import services.

FedEx Express has an indexed fuel surcharge for U.S. domestic and U.S. outbound shipments and for shipments originating internationally, where legally and contractually possible. The surcharge percentage is subject to monthly adjustment based on a rounded average of a certain spot price for jet fuel. For example, the fuel surcharge for June 2013May 2016 was based on the average spot price for jet fuel published for April 2013.March 2016. Changes to the FedEx Express fuel surcharge, when calculated according to the average spot price for jet fuel and FedEx Express trigger points, are applied effective from the first Monday of the month. These trigger points

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may change from time to time, but information on the fuel surcharge for each month is available atfedex.com approximately two weeks before the surcharge is applicable. We routinely review our fuel surcharges and our fuel surcharge methodology. Effective November 2, 2015, we updated the tables used to determine our fuel surcharges at FedEx Express. The weighted average U.S. domestic and U.S. outbound fuel surcharge as a percentage of the base rates for the past three years was: 20132016 — 12%2%; 20122015 — 14%6%; and 20112014 — 10%9%. These percentages include certainSee the “Fuel” section of Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition”) for a description and discussion of the net impact of fuel surcharge reductions that are associated withon our annual base rate increases.operating results.

Operations

FedEx Express’s primary sorting facility, located in Memphis, serves as the center of the company’s multiple hub-and-spoke system. A second national hub facility is located in Indianapolis. In addition to these national hubs, FedEx Express operates regional hubs in Newark, Oakland, Fort Worth and Greensboro and major metropolitan sorting facilities in Los Angeles and Chicago.

Facilities in Anchorage, Paris, Guangzhou, Cologne/Bonn and Cologne/BonnOsaka serve as sorting facilities for express package and freight traffic moving to and from Asia, Europe and North America. Additional major sorting and freight handling facilities are located at Narita Airport in Tokyo, Stansted Airport outside London and Pearson Airport in Toronto. The facilities in Guangzhou, Paris, Cologne/Bonn and Cologne/BonnOsaka are also designed to serve as regional hubs for their respective market areas. A facility in Miami — the Miami Gateway Hub — serves our South Florida, Latin American and Caribbean markets.

Throughout its worldwide network, FedEx Express operates city stations and employs a staff of customer service agents, cargo handlers and couriers who pick up and deliver shipments in the station’s service area. In some international areas, independent agents (Global(“Global Service Participants)Participants”) have been selected to complete deliveries and to pick up packages. For more information about our sorting and handling facilities, see Part I, Item 2 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “FedEx Express Segment.”

FedEx Office offers retail access to FedEx Express shipping services at all of its U.S. and Canadian retail locations. FedEx Express also has alliances with certain other retailers to provide in-store drop-off sites. Our unmanned FedEx Drop Boxes provide customers the opportunity to drop off packages in office buildings, shopping centers and corporate or industrial parks.

Fuel Supplies and Costs

During 2013,2016, FedEx Express purchased jet fuel from various suppliers under contracts that vary in length and which provide for estimated amounts of fuel to be delivered. The fuel represented by these contracts is purchased at market prices. Because of our indexed fuel surcharge, we do not have any jet fuel hedging contracts. See “FedEx Express — Pricing.”

The following table sets forth FedEx Express’s costs for jet fuel and its percentage of consolidated revenues for the last five fiscal years:

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Most of FedEx Express’s vehicle fuel needs are satisfied by retail purchases with various discounts.

Competition

As described in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Risk Factors”), the express package and freight markets are both highly competitive and sensitive to price and service, especially in periods of little or no macro-economic growth. The ability to compete effectively depends upon price, frequency, capacity and speed of scheduled service, ability to track packages, extent of geographic coverage, reliability and innovative service offerings.

Competitors within the United StatesU.S. include other package delivery concerns, principally United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”), passenger airlines offering express package services, regional express delivery concerns,companies, air freight forwarders and the USPS. FedEx Express’s principal international competitors are DHL, UPS, TNT, other foreign postal authorities, freight forwarders, passenger airlines and all-cargo airlines. We also compete with startup companies that combine technology with crowdsourcing to focus on local market needs. Many of FedEx Express’s international competitors are government-owned, -controlled or -subsidized carriers, which may have greater resources, lower costs, less profit sensitivity and more favorable operating conditions than FedEx Express.

Employees

David J. Bronczek is the President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Express, which is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. As of May 31, 2013,2016, FedEx Express employed approximately 112,000115,000 permanent full-time and 48,700approximately 53,000 permanent part-time employees, of which approximately 14%13% are employed in the Memphis area. FedEx Express’s international employees in the aggregate represent approximately 37% of all employees.

The pilots ofat FedEx Express, who constituterepresent a small percentagenumber of our total employees, are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (“ALPA”), and are employed under a collective bargaining agreement. This agreement becamethat took effect on November 2, 2015. The collective bargaining agreement is scheduled to become amendable in March 2013, and the partiesNovember 2021, after a six-year term. In addition to our pilots at FedEx Express, certain of FedEx Express’s non-U.S. employees are currently in negotiations.unionized.

Attempts by other labor organizations to organize certain other groups of FedEx Express employees occur from time to time. Although these organizing attempts have not resulted in any certification of a U.S. domestic collective bargaining representative of FedEx Express employees (other than ALPA), we cannot predict the outcome of these labor activities or their effect, if any, on FedEx Express or its employees. Certain of FedEx Express’s non-U.S. employees are unionized. FedEx Express believes its employee relations are excellent.

FedEx Trade Networks

FedEx Trade Networks provides international trade services, specializing in customs brokerage and global ocean and air freight forwarding. Since the beginning of 2013, FedEx Trade Networks continued to execute an aggressive plan to expandalso provides international trade advisory services, including assistance with the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, and through its global freight forwarding presence — by opening additional facilities (over 140 freight forwarding offices are now open), including in Glasgow, Scotland, Bangkok, Thailand, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, GuadalajaraWorldTariff subsidiary, publishes customs duty and Monterrey, Mexico, and Dublin, Ireland, and establishing new alliances throughout the world.tax information for over 180 customs areas worldwide. Additionally, FedEx Trade Networks provides customs clearance services for FedEx Express at its major U.S. hub facilities.

As trade throughout the world grows, so does the FedEx Trade Networks solutions portfolio. Value-added services of FedEx Trade Networks include 120 freight forwarding offices in 26 countries and Global Trade Data, an information tool that allows customers to track and manage imports. FedEx Trade Networks provides international trade advisory services, including assistance with the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, and through its WorldTariff subsidiary, FedEx Trade Networks publishes customs duty and tax information for approximately 180 customs areas worldwide. In 2013, FedEx Trade Networks completed its mission to enable ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) entry summary filing at all U.S. ports of entry — ACE is U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s new automation system, and by getting on board early, FedEx Trade Networks has developed its expertise and improved its system capabilities for the new regulatory environment. FedEx Trade Networks has approximately 4,5705,100 employees and 146136 offices in 123120 service locations throughout North America and in Asia,Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East,India, Latin America and Africa.the Middle East. FedEx Trade Networks maintains a network of air and ocean freight-forwarding service providers and has entered into strategic alliances to provide services in certain countries in which it does not have owned offices.

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In 2016, we completed the integration of Bongo and rebranded it as FedEx CrossBorder. FedEx CrossBorder, a subsidiary of FedEx Trade Networks, is a leader in cross-border enablement technologies and solutions. FedEx CrossBorder’s capabilities complement and expand the FedEx portfolio of offerings important to international e-commerce. FedEx CrossBorder’s technology and processes provide a comprehensive and integrated end-to-end solution that helps retailers and e-tailers grow by reaching international e-commerce consumers. FedEx CrossBorder’s capabilities include export compliance management, Harmonized System classification, currency conversions, international payment options inclusive of language translation, shopping cart management, duty and tax calculations and credit card fraud protection. FedEx CrossBorder is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida.

FedEx SupplyChain Systems

FedEx SupplyChain is an integrated logistics provider offering a range of supply chain solutions that leverage FedEx information technology and transportation networks around the world. The company offers services that include critical inventory logistics, transportation management and temperature-controlled transportation through a network of owned and managed resources — all tightly integrated via advanced information technology systems. FedEx SupplyChain also now offers expanded visibility and control features, as well as newforward stocking locations to support worldwide FedEx Critical Inventory Logistics customers with high-value, critical orders.

TNT Express Segment

Overview

Recently acquired TNT Express is a leading international express transportation, small-package ground delivery and freight transportation company. TNT Express collects, transports and delivers documents, parcels and freight on a day-definite or time-definite basis. TNT Express services are primarily classified by the speed, distance, weight and size of consignments. Whereas the majority of its shipments are between businesses, TNT Express also offers business-to-consumer services to select key customers. TNT Express operates road transportation networks and delivers to over 200 countries.

Services

TNT Express provides two types of express services — Express and Economy Express. The Express services are day-definite and delivered next-day or fastest-by-air for distances for which next-day is not possible. The Economy Express services are also day-definite and are delivered fastest-by-road, except for intercontinental deliveries which depend on air. For both Express and Economy Express services, TNT has time-definite options for customers requiring delivery before a certain time. TNT also provides specialized or extremely urgent deliveries which include products such as same-day, value-added and non-standard freight services.

Pricing

TNT Express periodically updates list prices for the majority of its services. In general, shipping rates are based on the selected service, destination zone, (volumetric) weight, and any ancillary service charge. TNT Express offers its customers discounted prices generally based on actual or potential volumes and/or revenue.

TNT Express has an indexed fuel surcharge that varies by region or country and by product. The fuel surcharge percentage is subject to monthly adjustment based upon the price of a designated fuel type. Updated information on the fuel surcharge is available attnt.com.

If a customer has requirements that fall outside of TNT Express’s standard service levels, but are acceptable under its standard operating procedures, TNT Express will provide the service with an additional charge to cover the additional costs incurred. For instance, collections and deliveries in certain remote and less accessible locations will incur an out-of-area charge.

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Operations

TNT Express has a worldwide presence with domestic, regional and intercontinental delivery. TNT Express’s customers are primarily large companies and multinationals, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. The main industries served by TNT Express are industrial, automotive, high-tech and healthcare.

Services are delivered through a combination of physical infrastructures such as hubs, depots and vehicles, and electronic infrastructures such as track-and-trace systems. TNT Express operates road networks in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and South America. TNT Express’s unique European road network connects more than 40 countries through 19 road hubs and over 540 depots. TNT Express conducts its operations through a fleet of approximately 42,000 road pickup-and-delivery and linehaul vehicles. Principal competitors of TNT Express include DHL, UPS, DPD (a subsidiary of France’s La Poste’s GeoPost), General Logistics Systems (a Royal Mail-owned parcel delivery group), foreign postal authorities and freight forwarders.

As a condition precedent to its acquisition by FedEx, TNT Express sold its two airlines, TNT Airways and Pan Air Líneas Aéreas, to ASL Aviation Group, as European regulations prohibit foreign ownership of European-based airlines. TNT Express and ASL Aviation Group entered into a multi-year service agreement to operate flights for the FedEx-TNT Express combination. Per the terms of the service agreement, ASL Aviation Group intends to operate the airlines in a manner that will maintain contracts with former TNT Express partner airlines, contractors and suppliers. The airlines operate primarily out of TNT’s central air hub in Liege, Belgium.

As of May 31, 2016, TNT Express had approximately 55,000 employees, of which 99% are employed outside the U.S. TNT Express also relies upon subcontractors and agents to conduct its pickup-and-delivery and linehaul operations. David Binks is the President and Chief Executive Officer of TNT Express (he reports to the FedEx Express Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer). TNT Express’s headquarters are located in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.

FedEx Ground Segment

FedEx Ground

Overview

By leveraging the FedEx brand, maintaining a low cost structure and efficiently using information technology and advanced automation systems, FedEx Ground continues to enhance its competitive position as a leading provider of business and residential money-back guaranteed ground package delivery services. FedEx Ground serves customers in the North American small-package market, focusing on business and residential delivery of packages weighing up to 150 pounds. Ground service is provided to 100% of the continental U.S. population and overnight service of up to 400 miles to nearly 100% of the continental U.S. population. Service is also provided to nearly 100% of the Canadian population. In addition, FedEx Ground offers service to Alaska and Hawaii through a ground and air network operation coordinated with other transportation providers.

FedEx Ground continues to improve the speed, reach and service capabilities of its network, by reducing transit time for many of its lanes and introducing or expanding overnight ground service in many metropolitan areas. For example, during the most recent two-year period, FedEx Ground has reduced the transit times of 4.4% of its lanes. FedEx Ground’s ongoing network expansion program is substantially increasing the company’s daily pickup capacity through the addition of new hubs featuring the latest automated sorting technology, the expansion of existing hubs and the expansion or relocation of other existing facilities.

The company offers our FedEx Home Delivery service, which reaches nearly 100% of U.S. residences. FedEx Home Delivery is dedicated to meeting the delivery needs of residential customers and provides routine Saturday and evening delivery and premium options such as day-specific, appointment and signature delivery. FedEx Home Delivery brings unmatched services to residential

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shippers and their customers and is the first residential ground package delivery service to have offered a money-back guarantee.    On August 31, 2015, our FedEx SmartPost business was merged into FedEx Ground. The FedEx SmartPost service specializes in the consolidation and delivery of high volumes of low-weight, less time-sensitive business-to-consumer packages using the USPS for final delivery to any residential address or PO Box in the U.S. and remains an important component of our FedEx Ground service offerings.

In April 2013, we launchedAdditionally, FedEx Delivery Manager which allows our U.S. residential customers to customize home deliveries to fit their schedule by providing a range of options to schedule dates, locations and times of delivery. By signing up atwww.fedex.comfedex.com, customers can receive notification of FedEx Ground packages en route to their homes and can choose various delivery options.

Pricing

FedEx Ground periodically publishes list prices for the majority of its services in its Service Guide. In general, U.S. shipping rates are based on the service selected, destination zone, weight, size, any ancillary service charge and whether the customer charged the shipment to a FedEx account. As previously announced, on January 4, 2016, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery average list prices increased 4.9%. In addition, on November 2, 2015, FedEx Ground increased surcharges for shipments that exceed the published maximum weight or dimensional limits.

FedEx Ground has an indexed fuel surcharge, which is subject to a monthly adjustment. The surcharge percentage is based on a rounded average of the national U.S. on-highway average price for a gallon of diesel fuel as published monthly by the U.S. Department of Energy. For example, the fuel surcharge for June 2013May 2016 was based on the average diesel fuel price published for April 2013.March 2016. Changes to the FedEx Ground fuel surcharge, when calculated according to the rounded index average and FedEx Ground trigger points, are applied effective from the first Monday of the month. These trigger points may change from time to time, but information on the fuel surcharge for each month is available atfedex.com approximately two weeks before the surcharge is applicable. On November 2, 2015, we updated the tables used to determine the fuel surcharges at FedEx Ground. See the “Fuel” section of Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition”) for a description and discussion of the net impact of fuel on our operating results.

Operations

FedEx Ground operates a multiple hub-and-spoke sorting and distribution system consisting of 528575 facilities, including 33 hubs, in the United StatesU.S. and Canada. FedEx Ground conducts its operations primarily with approximately 35,64052,000 owner-operated vehicles and approximately 38,10051,000 company-owned trailers. To provide FedEx Home Delivery service and FedEx SmartPost Service, FedEx Ground leverages its existing pickup operation and hub and linehaul network. FedEx Home Delivery’s operations are often co-located with existing FedEx Ground facilities to achieve further cost efficiencies.

Advanced automated sorting technology is used to streamline the handling of millions of packages daily. Using overhead laser and six-sided camera-based bar code scan technology, hub conveyors electronically guide packages to their appropriate destination chute, where they are loaded for transport to their respective destination terminals for local delivery. Software systems and Internet-basedinternet-based applications are also deployed to offer customers new ways to connect internal package data with external delivery information. FedEx Ground provides shipment tracing and proof-of-delivery signature functionality through the FedEx Web site,website,fedex.com. For additional information regarding FedEx Ground e-shipping tools and solutions, see “FedEx Services — Customer-Driven Technology.”

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FedEx Office offers retail access to FedEx Ground shipping services at all of its U.S. and Canadian retail locations. FedEx Ground is also available as a service option at manyall FedEx Authorized ShipCenters in the United States.U.S.

As of May 31, 2013,2016, FedEx Ground had approximately 53,30081,000 employees. In addition, FedEx Ground relies on independent small businesses to conduct its linehaul and pickup-and-delivery operations, as the use of independent contractors is well suited to the needs of the ground delivery business and its customers. Henry J. Maier is the President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Ground. FedEx Ground is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and its primary competitors are UPS, the USPS and the USPS.regional delivery carriers.

Independent Contractor Model

Although FedEx Ground is involved in numerous lawsuits and other proceedings (such as state tax or other administrative challenges) where the classification of its independent contractors is at issue,issue. During the third quarter of 2016, we reached agreements in principle to settle all of the 19 cases on appeal in the multidistrict litigation. These cases involve a numbercontractor model which FedEx Ground has not operated since 2011. In addition, we are defending contractor-model cases that are not or are no longer part of recent judicial decisions supportthe multidistrict litigation. These cases are in varying stages of litigation. We will continue to vigorously defend ourselves in these proceedings and continue to believe that FedEx Ground’s owner-operators are properly classified as independent contractors and that FedEx Ground is not an employer of the drivers of the company’s classification, and the company believes its relationship with its contractors is generally excellent.independent contractors. For a description of these proceedings, see Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Risk Factors”) and Note 18 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

In the third quarter of 2016, FedEx Ground has made changesannounced plans to its relationships withimplement the small businesses it contracts with that, among other things, provide incentives for improved service and enhanced regulatory and other compliance by the contractors. For example, FedEx Ground has implemented or is implementing its Independent Service Provider (“ISP”) model in a number of states. The ISP model requires pickup-and-delivery contractors based in those states to, among other things: (i) assume responsibility for the pickup-and-delivery operations of anagreement throughout its entire geographic service area that includes multiple routes,U.S. pickup and (ii) negotiate independent agreements with FedEx Ground, rather than agree to a standard contract.delivery network. To date, FedEx Ground has transitionedservice providers in 24 states are operating under, or transitioning to, the ISP modelagreement. The transition to the ISP agreement in 17 states. Depending onthe remaining 26 states is expected to be completed by 2020. The costs associated with these transitions will be recognized in the periods incurred and are not expected to be material to any future quarter.

GENCO

On January 30, 2015, we acquired GENCO, a leading North American third-party logistics provider. With a comprehensive portfolio of supply chain services, GENCO’s expertise will expand existing FedEx service offerings in the evolving retail and e-commerce markets. GENCO’s infrastructure and supply chain capabilities include reverse logistics, providing triage, test and repair, remarketing and product liquidation solutions. Additionally, GENCO’s breadth of expertise in targeted vertical markets — such as technology, healthcare and retail — aligns with our strategic priorities in these areas. With more than 11,000 employees at approximately 119 facilities, GENCO offers a complete range of product lifecycle logistics^® services to customers in the technology, consumer, industrial, retail, and healthcare markets. GENCO is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The financial results of this business are included in the FedEx Ground segment from the date of acquisition. GENCO has a small number of considerations, FedEx Ground may transition to it in other states as well.

In addition, becauseemployees that are members of state-specific legal and regulatory issues, FedEx Ground only contracts with businesses that (i) are organized as corporations registered and in good standing under applicable state law, and (ii) ensure that their personnel who provide services under an operating agreement with FedEx Ground are treated as their employees. FedEx Ground also has an ongoing nationwide program to incentivize owners who choose to grow their businesses by adding routes. During May 2013, approximately 87% of FedEx Ground’s package volume was delivered by business owners operating multiple routes.

FedEx SmartPostunions.

FedEx SmartPost (a subsidiary of FedEx Ground) is a leading national small-parcel consolidator, which specializes in the consolidation and delivery of high volumes of low-weight, less time-sensitive business-to-consumer packages, using the USPS for final delivery to residences. The company picks up shipments from customers (including e-tailers and catalog companies), provides sorting and linehaul services and then delivers the packages to a USPS facility for final delivery by a postal carrier. Through its network of 26 distribution hubs and approximately 7,430 employees, FedEx SmartPost provides delivery to all residential addresses in the United States, including PO Boxes and military destinations. For more information about our relationship with the USPS, see Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Risk Factors”).

FedEx Freight Segment

FedEx Freight

FedEx Freight is a leading North AmericanU.S. provider of LTL freight services, offering choice, simplicity and reliability to meet the needs of LTL shippers — FedEx Freight Priority, when speed is critical to meet supply chain needs, and FedEx Freight Economy, when time can be

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traded for cost savings. Through one comprehensive network of service centers and advanced information systems, FedEx Freight provides service to virtually every U.S. ZIP codeCode (including Alaska and Hawaii) with industry-leading transit times. FedEx Freight Priority, which has the fastest published transit times of any nationwide LTL service, offers a no-fee money-back guarantee on eligible shipments. Internationally, FedEx Freight Canada offers FedEx Freight Priority and FedEx Freight Economy,service, serving most points in Canada, as well as FedEx Freight Priority and FedEx Freight Economy service between Canada and the United States.U.S. In addition, FedEx Freight serves Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands via alliances and purchased transportation.alliances.

Through its many service offerings, FedEx Freight can match customers’ time-critical needs with industry leading transit times. With the expansion of FedEx electronic solutions, LTL shippers have the convenience of a single shipping and tracking solution for FedEx Freight, FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. These solutions make freight shipping easier and provide customers easy access to their account information. The FedEx Freight Advance Notice feature available on FedEx Freight Priority shipments uses the company’s innovative technology systems to proactively notify FedEx Freight customers via the Internet,internet, e-mail or fax when a shipment may be delayed beyond its estimated delivery date, providing customers with greater visibility and control of their LTL freight shipments. Customers can also process cross-border LTL shipments to and from Canada and Mexico, as well as intra-Canada and -Mexico shipments, through FedEx Ship Manager atfedex.com, FedEx Ship Manager Software, FedEx Ship Manager Server and FedEx Web Services. Additionally, FedEx Freight A.M. Delivery offers freight delivery by 10:30 a.m. within and between the United StatesU.S. and Canada, backed by a money-back guarantee.

In 2016, FedEx Freight introduced the new FedEx Freight box, which makes transporting LTL shipments simple with improved flexibility, increased security, better shipment integrity and no freight classification. The FedEx Freight box comes in two sizes: a standard freight box that requires a pallet to ship and a smaller freight box with an integrated pallet. The ability to choose between freight boxes makes freight shipping accessible to any business. With a distance-based pricing structure, the FedEx Freight box allows customers to ship LTL with flat rates. The FedEx Freight box was initially introduced into selected markets during the second half of 2016, and was subsequently rolled out to customers nationwide in June 2016.

FedEx Freight has an indexed fuel surcharge that applies to certain LTL shipments, which is subject to weekly adjustment based on a rounded average of the national U.S. on-highway average price for a gallon of diesel fuel. On February 2, 2015, we updated the tables used to determine FedEx Freight fuel surcharges. On January 4, 2016, FedEx Freight implemented zone-based pricing on U.S. and other LTL shipping rates. Also, on January 4, 2016, FedEx Freight implemented a 4.9% average increase in certain U.S. and other shipping rates.

As of May 31, 2013,2016, the FedEx Freight segment was operating approximately 59,00065,000 vehicles and trailers from a network of approximately 370 service centers and the FedEx Freight segment had approximately 33,70040,000 employees. William J. LogueMichael L. Ducker is the President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Freight, which is based in Memphis, Tennessee. FedEx Freight’s primary competitors are YRC Worldwide Inc. (which includes YRC Regional Transportation and YRC Freight), Con-way Freight (a subsidiary of Con-wayXPO Logistics, Inc.), UPS Freight, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. and ABF Freight System, Inc.(a subsidiary of ArcBest Corporation).

In 2014 and 2015, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“Teamsters”) petitioned for National Labor Relations Board elections at sixteen FedEx Freight facilities. The Teamsters lost the vote or withdrew the petition prior to the election at twelve facilities and won the vote at four facilities. With respect to the elections that the Teamsters won, FedEx Freight appealed all four elections to federal appellate courts. Two of those appeals are still pending. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the election results in two of the locations, Charlotte, North Carolina and Croydon, Pennsylvania. We have begun bargaining with the unions in Charlotte and Croydon, but no substantive proposals have been exchanged between the parties. No new petitions for elections were filed in 2016.

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FedEx Custom Critical

FedEx Custom Critical provides a range of expedited, time-specific freight-shipping services throughout the United States,U.S., Canada and Mexico. Among its services are Surface Expedite, for exclusive-use and network-based transport of critical shipments and expedited shipments; Air Expedite, which offers an array of air solutions to meet customers’ critical delivery times; and White Glove Services, for shipments that require extra care in handling, temperature control or specialized security. In addition, its subsidiary FedEx Truckload Brokerage provides freight brokerage solutions within the United Statessecurity; and into and out of Canada and Mexico. Service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. FedEx Custom Critical continuously monitors shipments through an integrated proprietary shipment-control system, including two-way satellite communications on exclusive-use shipments. Through the company’s Shipping Toolkit, customers can quote, ship, track and map shipments; view and print out copies of a shipment’s bill of lading, proof of delivery and invoice; and manage their online accounts. In 2013, FedEx Custom Critical launched a new service called ShipmentWatch, an offering through which FedEx Custom Critical manages SenseAware^® devices to track customers’ shipments — by programming the device to the customer’s requirements prior to the shipment, sending the device to the shipper and then proactively monitoring the shipment from pickup to delivery. Service from FedEx Custom Critical utilizes approximately 1,350 vehicles, operated by independent contractorsis available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In addition, its subsidiary FedEx Truckload Brokerage provides freight brokerage solutions within the U.S. and their drivers, which are dispatchedinto and out of approximately 140 geographically-based staging areas.Canada and Mexico. FedEx Custom Critical continuously monitors shipments through an integrated proprietary shipment-control system, including two-way satellite communications on exclusive-use shipments.

FedEx Services Segment

FedEx Services

FedEx Services provides our other companies with sales, marketing, information technology, communications, customer service, technical support, billing and collection services, and certain other back-office support. We merged FedEx TechConnect into FedEx Services, effective May 31, 2016. Through FedEx Services, and its subsidiary FedEx TechConnect, we provide a convenient single point of access for many customer support functions, enabling us to more effectively sell the entire portfolio of transportation services and to help ensure a consistent and outstanding experience for our customers.

T. Michael Glenn is the President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Services, which is based in Memphis, Tennessee. As of May 31, 2013,2016, the FedEx Services segment had approximately 33,30030,000 employees (including approximately 15,50015,000 at FedEx Office).

Customer Driven Technology

FedEx is a world leader in technology, and FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith’s vision that “the information about a package is as important as the delivery of the package itself” remains at the core of our comprehensive technology strategy. In fact, FedEx has been recognized by InformationWeek 500 as a top technology innovatorranked No. 1 in the United States for 17 consecutivefirst-ever InformationWeek Elite 100 Decade Award category, recognizing the 10 companies that have ranked the highest on average in the InformationWeek Elite 100, a compilation of the top business technology innovators in the U.S., over the past 10 years. FedEx ranked No. 5 overall on the 2016 InformationWeek Elite 100 list. Additionally, FedEx was named a recipient of the 2015 CIO 100 Award from International Data Group’sCIO magazine. The annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology.

Our technology strategy is driven by our desire for customer satisfaction. We strive to build technology solutions that will solve our customers’ business problems with simplicity, convenience, speed and reliability. The focal point of our strategy is our award-winning Web site,website, together with our customer integrated solutions.

Thefedex.com Web sitewebsite was launched nearlyover 20 years ago, and during that time, customers have shipped and tracked billions of packages atfedex.com. Thefedex.com Web sitewebsite is widely recognized for its speed, ease of use and customer-focused features. Atfedex.com, our customers ship packages, determine international documentation requirements, track package status, pay invoices and

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access FedEx Office services. The advanced tracking capability within FedEx Tracking provides customers with a consolidated view of inbound and outbound shipments.

FedEx Mobile is a suite of servicessolutions including the FedEx mobile application, FedEx mobile website and SMS text messaging. The FedEx Mobile app provides convenience for recipients to track packages, get quick rates and estimated delivery times, quickly find the nearest FedEx location and easily access FedEx Delivery Manager to customize home deliveries. It is available on most Web-enabled mobileAndroid™ and Apple devices, such as the BlackBerryiPhone^® and Android™ smartphones, and includes enhanced support for Apple products, such as the iPhone, iPod touch^®, iPod touchand iPad^® and iPad^® mobile digital devices.. The FedEx Mobilemobile website has expanded to more than 220206 countries and territories and 25 languages. FedEx Mobile allows customers to track the status of packages, create shipping labels, getview account-specific rate quotes and access drop-off location information. SMS Notifications allows customers to track or follow a package via text messaging, and it is currently available in five countries.

FedEx Office has its own iPhone^® app, iPad^®and Android™ apps that allowsallow customers to print directly from their smartphonesdevices to any FedEx Office location in the United StatesU.S. or have the order delivered right to their door, while also allowing customers to get account-specific pricing, track print orders or packages, or find the nearest FedEx Office location. FedEx Office self-serve printers give customers even more flexibility by allowing direct USB access to print documents, as well as the ability to retrieve and print documents submitted via Google Cloud Print, HP ePrint, Breezy and Canon Forms & Print Services for Salesforce with a secure retrieval code.from customers’ cloud accounts. FedEx also uses wireless data collection devices to scan bar codes on shipments, thereby enhancing and accelerating the package information available to our customers.

FedEx innovation continuedcontinues to provide customers with innovative solutions. For example, in 2013May 2014 FedEx TechConnect (now FedEx Services) opened a package laboratory providing FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight customers with the following enhancements:

We design our e-commerce tools and solutions to be easily integrated into our customers’ applications, as well as into third-party software developed by leading e-procurement, systems integration and enterprise resource planning companies. Our FedEx Ship Manager suite of solutions offers a wide range of options to help our customers manage their parcel and LTL shipping and associated processes.

Marketing

The FedEx brand name is symbolic of outstanding service, reliability and speed. Emphasis is placed on promoting and protecting the FedEx brand, one of our most important assets. As a result, FedEx is one of the most widely recognized brands in the world. In addition to television, print and digital advertising, we promote the FedEx brand through corporate sponsorships and special events. For example, FedEx sponsors:

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Information Security

FedEx Services has a team of highly qualified professionals dedicated to securing information about our customers’ shipments and protecting our customers’, vendors’ and employees’ privacy, and we strive to provide a safe, secure online environment for our customers. We are committed to compliance with applicable information security laws, regulations and industry standards — including, for example, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, a set of comprehensive requirements for enhancing payment account data security developed by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. For a description of risks related to information security, see Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Risk Factors”).

Global ISO 9001 Certification

FedEx Services provides our customers with a high level of service quality, as evidenced by our ISO 9001 certification for our global express and ground operations. ISO 9001 registration is required by thousands of customers around the world. FedEx’s global certification, encompassing the processes of FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Services, enhances our single-point-of-access strategy and solidifies our reputation as the quality leader in the transportation industry. ISO 9001 is currently the most rigorous international standard for Quality Management and Assurance. ISO standards were developed by the International Organization for Standardization in Geneva, Switzerland to promote and facilitate international trade. More than 150 countries, including European Union members, the United StatesU.S. and Japan, recognize ISO standards.

FedEx Office

FedEx Office’s network of digitally-connected locations offers access to copying and digital printing through retail and Web-basedweb-based platforms, signs and graphics, professional finishing, computer rentals, and the full range of FedEx day-definite ground shipping and time-definite global express shipping services. FedEx Office’s network of locations provides convenient access points to FedEx Express and FedEx Ground services for higher margin retail customers. Customers may also have their FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery packages delivered to any FedEx Office location nationwide by choosing the Hold“Hold at FedEx LocationLocation” option when initiating a shipment — or even when a shipment is on its way — free of charge.

In addition, Additionally, FedEx SameDay City has expanded to include 24 markets across the U.S., which allows customers to get their packages across town in the same day with local delivery by FedEx Office uniformed team members in branded FedEx Office delivery vehicles.

FedEx Office also offers packing services, and packing supplies and boxes are included in its retail product assortment.offerings. By allowing customers to have items professionally packed by specially trained FedEx Office team members and then shipped using any of the full range of FedEx Ground day-definite ground shipping and time-definite global expressFedEx Express shipping services, FedEx Office providesoffers a complete “pack-and-ship” solution. In November 2014, FedEx Office rolled out a new packing feature, Pack Plus, which expanded FedEx Office’s packing and shipping capabilities. FedEx Pack Plus offerings include new custom box building capabilities and techniques, a more robust assortment of specialty boxes and additional packing supplies, equipment and tools to serve our customers’ needs. In May 2016, eBay and FedEx Office announced the eBay Valet Drop-Off Program to make it easier for consumers to sell items online. The eBay Valet Drop-Off Program will allow customers to bring in items to a FedEx Office location, where, backed by the FedEx Office Packing Pledge, a FedEx Office team member will pack and ship the item(s) to an eBay Valet processing center to be listed, sold and shipped to the buyer. Once the item(s) sells, the customer will receive payment via PayPal, and customers will receive updates and notifications throughout the selling process.

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Almost all FedEx Office locations provide local pick-uppickup and delivery service — an offering whereby afor print jobs completed by FedEx Office. A FedEx courier picks up a customer’s print job at the customer’s location and then returns the finished product to the customer — with optionscustomer. Options and service areas varyingservices vary by location. Additionally, through cloud printing with FedEx Office Print Online, customers can uploadaccess files from some of the most popular cloud Web sitesproviders including Box, Dropbox, and Google Drive™ and Microsoft OneDrive^® and then select from a variety of printing options, andoptions. Customers can choose to pick up their completed order at FedEx Office locations nationwide or have the order delivered right to their door. Customers also have the ability to access these same cloud files through a USB drive or mobile device at self-serve copiers in FedEx Office locations, giving them seamless access to their files across our online and retail channels. Lastly, we now offer our FedEx SameDay City service in select U.S. ZIP codes, which allows customers to get their packages across town in the same day with local delivery by

In July 2015, FedEx Office uniformed employees.launched a faster, cost-effective and streamlined way to deliver professional print services to large, commercial customers. Using an industry-leading software system, large or complex print jobs are directed to one of the FedEx Office centralized production centers. FedEx Office team members at the network fulfillment center then quickly view and assess the print production volume within the network, and direct print jobs to more than 100 color and monochrome digital presses across the country. The enhanced system then allows the FedEx Office network fulfillment center to manage the distribution of print jobs originating in one location to be sent for completion at production locations closer to the customer’s point of need, leveraging the vast FedEx Office national network for centralized, regionalized and localized printing, based on distribution requirements.

As of May 31, 2013,2016, FedEx Office operated approximately 1,800 locations,customer facing centers, including 3025 locations in four foreign countries, as well as 20 closedCanada, and also operated 33 centralized production centers. During 2016, FedEx Office is headquarteredrelocated to its new corporate headquarters in Dallas,Plano, Texas.

Trademarks

The “FedEx” trademark, service mark and trade name is essential to our worldwide business. FedEx, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, FedEx Office, FedEx Services, FedEx SupplyChain, Systems, FedEx TechConnect, FedEx Trade Networks, FedEx SmartPostCustom Critical, FedEx CrossBorder, GENCO and FedEx Custom Critical,TNT Express, among others, are trademarks, service marks and trade names of Federal Express Corporation, or the respective companies, for which registrations, or applications for registration, are on file, as applicable. We have authorized, through licensing arrangements, the use of certain of our trademarks, service marks and trade names by our contractors and Global Service Participants to support our business. In addition, we license the use of certain of our trademarks, service marks and trade names on promotional items for the primary purpose of enhancing brand awareness.

Regulation

Air. Under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, both the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) and the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) exercise regulatory authority over FedEx Express.

The FAA’s regulatory authority relates primarily to operational aspects of air transportation, including aircraft standards and maintenance, as well as personnel and ground facilities, which may from time to time affect the ability of FedEx Express to operate its aircraft in the most efficient manner. FedEx Express holds an air carrier certificate granted by the FAA pursuant to Part 119 of the federal aviation regulations. This certificate is of unlimited duration and remains in effect so long as FedEx Express maintains its standards of safety and meets the operational requirements of the regulations.

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In September 2010, the FAA proposed rules that would significantly reduce the maximum number of hours on duty and increase the minimum amount of rest time for our pilots, and thus require us to hire additional pilots and modify certain of our aircraft. When the FAA issued final regulations in December 2011, all-cargo carriers, including FedEx Express, were exempt from these new pilot fatigue requirements, and instead required to continue complying with previously enacted flight and duty time rules. In December 2012, the FAA reaffirmed the exclusion of us from the new rule. It is reasonably possible, however, that future security or flight safety requirements could impose material costs on us.

The DOT’s authority relates primarily to economic aspects of air transportation. The DOT’s jurisdiction extends to aviation route authority and to other regulatory matters, including the transfer of route authority between carriers. FedEx Express holds various certificates issued by the DOT, authorizing FedEx Express to engage in U.S. and international air transportation of property and mail on a worldwide basis.

Under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001, as amended, the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, has responsibility for aviation security. The TSA continues to requirerequires FedEx Express to comply with a Full All-Cargo Aircraft Operator Standard Security Plan, which contains evolving and strict security requirements. These requirements are not static, but change periodically as the result of regulatory and legislative requirements, imposing additional security costs and creating a level of uncertainty for our operations. It is reasonably possible that these rules or other future security requirements could impose material costs on us.

FedEx Express participates in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (“CRAF”) program. Under this program, the U.S. Department of Defense may requisition for military use certain of FedEx Express’s wide-bodied aircraft in the event of a declared need, including a national emergency. FedEx Express is compensated for the operation of any aircraft requisitioned under the CRAF program at standard contract rates established each year in the normal course of awarding contracts. Through its participation in the CRAF program, FedEx Express is entitled to bid on peacetime military cargo charter business. FedEx Express, together with a consortium of other carriers, currently contracts with the U.S. Governmentgovernment for such charter flights.

Ground. The ground transportation performed by FedEx Express is integral to its air transportation services. The enactment of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 abrogated the authority of states to regulate the rates, routes or services of intermodal all-cargo air carriers and most motor carriers. States may now only exercise jurisdiction over safety and insurance. FedEx Express is registered in those states that require registration.

The operations of FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight and FedEx Custom Critical in interstate commerce are currently regulated by the DOT and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which retain limited oversight authority over motor carriers. Federal legislation preempts regulation by the states of rates and service in intrastate freight transportation.

Like other interstate motor carriers, our operations, including those at FedEx Express, are subject to certain DOT safety requirements governing interstate operations. In addition, vehicle weight and dimensions remain subject to both federal and state regulations.

International. FedEx Express’s international authority permits it to carry cargo and mail from points in its U.S. route system to numerous points throughout the world. The DOT regulates international routes and practices and is authorized to investigate and take action against discriminatory treatment of United StatesU.S. air carriers abroad. The right of a United StatesU.S. carrier to serve foreign points is subject to the DOT’s approval and generally requires a bilateral agreement between the United StatesU.S. and the foreign government. In addition, the carrier must then be granted the permission of such foreign government to provide specific flights and services. The regulatory environment for global aviation rights may from time to time impair the ability of FedEx Express to operate its air network in the most efficient

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manner. Additionally, global air cargo carriers, such as FedEx Express, are subject to current and potential additional aviation security regulation by foreign governments.

Our operations outside of the United States,U.S., such as FedEx Express’s growing international domestic operations, are also subject to current and potential regulations, including certain postal regulations and licensing requirements, that restrict, make difficult and sometimes prohibit, the ability of foreign-owned companies such as FedEx Express to compete effectively in parts of the international domestic transportation and logistics market.

Communication. Because of the extensive use of radio and other communication facilities in its aircraft and ground transportation operations, FedEx Express is subject to the Federal Communications Commission Act of 1934, as amended. Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission regulates and licenses FedEx Express’s activities pertaining to satellite communications.

Environmental. Pursuant to the Federal Aviation Act, the FAA, with the assistance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), is authorized to establish standards governing aircraft noise. FedEx Express’s aircraft fleet is in compliance with current noise standards of the federal aviation regulations. In addition to federal regulation of aircraft noise, certain airport operators have local noise regulations, which limit aircraft operations by type of aircraft and time of day. These regulations have had a restrictive effect on FedEx Express’s aircraft operations in some of the localities where they apply but do not have a material effect on any of FedEx Express’s significant markets. Congress’s passage of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 established a National Noise Policy, which enabled FedEx Express to plan for noise reduction and better respond to local noise constraints. FedEx Express’s international operations are also subject to noise regulations in certain of the countries in which it operates.

Concern over climate change, including the impact of global warming, has led to significant U.S. and international legislative and regulatory efforts to limit greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions, including our aircraft and diesel engine emissions. For example, duringin 2015, the EPA issued a proposed finding on GHG emissions from aircraft and its relationships to air pollution. The final finding is a regulatory prerequisite to the EPA’s adoption of a new certification standard for aircraft emissions. Additionally, in 2009, the European Commission approved the extension of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (“ETS”) for GHG emissions, to the airline industry. Under this decision, all FedEx Express flights to and from any airport in any member state ofthat are wholly within the European Union are now covered by the ETS requirements, and each year we are required to submit emission allowances in an amount equal to the carbon dioxide emissions from such flights. Because the European Union ETS is being contested by many countries on a number of fronts, and the effective date for parts of the ETS has been delayed until next year, the future impact on us is unclear. For a description of such efforts and their potential effect on our cost structure and operating results, see Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Risk Factors”).

We are subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations relating to, among other things, the shipment of dangerous goods, contingency planning for spills of petroleum products, the disposal of waste oil and the disposal of toners and other products used in FedEx Office’s copy machines. Additionally, we are subject to numerous regulations dealing with underground fuel storage tanks, hazardous waste handling, vehicle and equipment emissions and noise and the discharge of effluents from our properties and equipment. We have environmental management programs to ensure compliance with these regulations.

Customs. Our activities, including customs brokerage and freight forwarding, are subject to regulation by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the TSA within the Department of Homeland Security (customs brokerage and security issues), the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (ocean freight forwarding) and the DOT (air freight forwarding). Our offshore operations are subject to similar regulation by the regulatory authorities of foreign jurisdictions.

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Labor. All U.S. employees at FedEx Express are covered by the Railway Labor Act of 1926, as amended (the “RLA”), while labor relations within the United StatesU.S. at our other companies are governed by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, as amended (the “NLRA”). Under the RLA, groups that wish to unionize must do so across nationwide classes of employees. The RLA also requires mandatory government-led mediation of contract disputes supervised by the National Mediation Board before a union can strike or an employer can replace employees or impose contract terms. This part of the RLA helps minimize the risk of strikes that would shut down large portions of the economy. Under the NLRA, employees can unionize in small localized groups, and government-led mediation is not a required step in the negotiation process.

The RLA was originally passed to govern railroad and express carrier labor negotiations. As transportation systems evolved, the law expanded to cover airlines, which are the dominant national transportation systems of today. As an air express carrier with an integrated air/ground network, FedEx Express and its employees have been covered by the RLA since the founding of the company in 1971. The purpose of the RLA is to offer employees a process by which to unionize (if they choose) and engage in collective bargaining while also protecting global commerce from damaging work stoppages and delays. Specifically, the RLA ensures that an entire transportation system, such as at FedEx Express, cannot be shut down by the actions of a local segment of the network.

The U.S. Congress has, in the past, considered adopting changes in labor laws that would make it easier for unions to organize units of our employees. For example, there is always a possibility that Congress could remove most FedEx Express employees from the jurisdiction of the RLA, thereby exposing the FedEx Express network to sporadic labor disputes and the risk that small groups of employees could disrupt the entire air/ground network. In addition, federal and state governmental agencies have and may continue to take actions that could make it easier for our employees to organize under the RLA or NLRA. For a description of these potential labor law changes, see Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Risk Factors”).

Disclosure Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act.We have comprehensive export controls and economic sanctions programs designed to ensure compliance with United States and other applicable export laws, rules and regulations. As part of our ongoing efforts to monitor the effectiveness of our international trade compliance programs, we recently identified the shipments described below involving FedEx Express, which occurred during 2013.

During 2013, a Dubai-based package consolidator tendered approximately 32,000 shipments to FedEx Express for handling, including 16 separate shipments for delivery to branches of Mir Business Bank in Russia and branches of Bank Melli in Azerbaijan, Iraq and Germany. Both banks are identified on the list of Specially Designated Nationals maintained by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). Each of these shipments contained only documents. The aggregate revenue for these shipments was $212. There was no profit associated with these shipments.

This consolidator also tendered six separate shipments to FedEx Express for delivery to Iranian embassies and a consulate in Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand and Argentina. These shipments contained documents, books, magazines, CDs, toys, nuts and/or candy. The aggregate revenue for these shipments was $218. There was no profit associated with these shipments.

The tendering of these shipments to FedEx Express violated the terms of the written agreements between FedEx Express and this consolidator.

FedEx Express’s handling of these shipments was inadvertent and not in accordance with our internal policies and procedures. Promptly upon learning of these shipments, FedEx Express canceled its agreements with the consolidator described above and certain other Dubai-based package consolidators and discontinued certain services in Dubai. We have implemented enhanced controls, procedures and other measures in connection with our international trade compliance programs that are designed to prevent these activities from recurring.

Our investigation into past shipments tendered by Dubai-based consolidators is ongoing. We have made initial voluntary disclosures to OFAC and will supplement these disclosures as our investigation is completed. We intend to fully cooperate with OFAC regarding these matters.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

We present information about our risk factors on pages 7681 through 8187 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

FedEx Express Group

FedEx Express Segment

FedEx Express’s principal owned and leased properties include its aircraft, vehicles, national, regional and metropolitan sorting facilities, administration buildings, FedEx Drop Boxes and data processing and telecommunications equipment.

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Aircraft and Vehicles

As of May 31, 2013,2016, FedEx Express’s aircraft fleet consisted of the following:

An inventory of spare engines and parts is maintained for each aircraft type.

In addition, FedEx Express leases smaller aircraft to operators, and these These operators use the aircraft to move FedEx packages to and from airports served by FedEx Express’s larger jet aircraft. The lease agreements generally call for the lessee to provide the flight crews, maintenance, fuel and other supplies required to operate the aircraft, and FedEx Express reimburses the lessee for these items. The lease agreements are for terms not exceeding one year and are generally cancelable upon 30 days’ notice.

An inventory of spare engines and parts is maintained for each aircraft type.

At May 31, 2013,2016, FedEx Express operated approximately 54,10057,000 ground transport vehicles, including pickup and deliverypickup-and-delivery vans, larger trucks called container transport vehicles and over-the-road tractors and trailers.

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Aircraft Purchase Commitments

The following table is a summary of the number and type of aircraft we were committed to purchase as of May 31, 2013,2016, with the year of expected delivery:

As of May 31, 2013,2016, deposits and progress payments of $414$413 million had been made toward aircraft purchases and other planned aircraft-related transactions. Also see Note 17 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information about our purchase commitments.

Sorting and Handling Facilities

At May 31, 2013,2016, FedEx Express operated the following major sorting and handling facilities:

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FedEx Express’s primary sorting facility, which serves as the center of its multiple hub-and-spoke system, is located at the Memphis International Airport. FedEx Express’s facilities at the Memphis International Airport also include aircraft hangars, aircraft ramp areas, vehicle parking areas, flight training and fuel facilities, administrative offices and warehouse space. In May 2016, FedEx Express opened the FedEx Cold Chain Center at its Memphis hub. Designed to protect the integrity of temperature-sensitive healthcare and perishable shipments, the facility added approximately 83,000 square feet to FedEx Express’s facilities at Memphis International Airport and forms an integral part of the FedEx global cold chain network.

FedEx Express leases these facilities from the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (the “Authority”). The lease obligates FedEx Express to maintain and insure the leased property and to pay all related taxes, assessments and other charges. The lease is subordinate to, and FedEx Express’s rights thereunder could be affected by, any future lease or agreement between the Authority and the U.S. Government.government.

FedEx Express has additional international sorting-and-handling facilities located at Narita Airport in Tokyo, Stansted Airport outside London and Pearson Airport in Toronto. FedEx Express also has a substantial presence at airports in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Dubai and Miami.

Administrative and Other Properties and Facilities

The World Headquarters of FedEx Express is located in southeastern Shelby County, Tennessee. FedEx Express owns its headquarters campus, which comprises nine separate buildings with approximately 1.3 million square feet of space. FedEx Express also leases 39 facilities in the Memphis area for administrative offices and warehouses.

FedEx Express owns or leases 645636 facilities for city station operations in the United States. In addition, 560588 city stations are owned or leased throughout FedEx Express’s international network. The majority of these leases are for terms of five to ten years. City stations serve as a sorting and distribution center for a particular city or region. We believe that suitable alternative facilities are available in each locale on satisfactory terms, if necessary.

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As of May 31, 2013,2016, FedEx Express had approximately 38,50041,000 Drop Boxes. FedEx Express customers can also hasship from approximately 12,900 FedEx Authorized ShipCenters and other types of22,000 staffed drop-off locations, such asincluding FedEx Office centers.centers and FedEx Authorized ShipCenters. Internationally, FedEx Express had approximately 4,85013,000 drop-off locations.

TNT Express Segment

TNT Express corporate offices are located in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands. As of May 31, 2016, TNT Express had over 900 facilities worldwide, including road hubs, air hubs, depots and office facilities. These facilities are strategically located to cover the geographic areas served by TNT Express. TNT Express operates a central air hub near Liege, Belgium and a central European road hub in Duiven, The Netherlands. Approximately 42,000 vehicles, including 1,000 trailers, support TNT Express’s business.

FedEx Ground Segment

FedEx Ground’s corporate offices are located in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area in an approximately 500,000 square-foot building owned by FedEx Ground.area. As of May 31, 2013,2016, FedEx Ground had approximately 38,10051,000 company-owned trailers and owned or leased 528575 facilities, including 33 hubs. In addition, approximately 35,64052,000 owner-operated vehicles support FedEx Ground’s business. Of the 331373 facilities that support FedEx Home Delivery, 243303 are co-located with existing FedEx Ground facilities. Leased facilities generally have terms of five years or less. The 33 hub facilities are strategically located to cover the geographic area served by FedEx Ground. The hub facilities average 357,000approximately 388,000 square feet and range in size from 54,000approximately 107,000 to 715,000825,500 square feet.

FedEx Freight Segment

FedEx Freight’s corporate headquarters are located in Memphis, Tennessee, with some administrative offices for the FedEx Freight business in Harrison, Arkansas. As of May 31, 2013,2016, the FedEx Freight segment operated approximately 59,00065,000 vehicles and trailers and approximately 370 service centers, which are strategically located to provide service throughout North America. These facilities range in size from 850approximately 860 to 220,000 square feet of office and dock space. FedEx Custom Critical’s headquarters are located in Green, Ohio.

FedEx Services Segment

FedEx Services’ corporate headquarters are located in Memphis, Tennessee. FedEx Services and FedEx Express leaseleases state-of-the-art technology centers in Collierville, Tennessee Irving, Texas,and Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Orlando, Florida.Colorado. These facilities house personnel responsible for strategic software development and other functions that support FedEx’s technology and e-commerce solutions.

FedEx Office’s corporate headquarters are located in Dallas,Plano, Texas in leased facilities. As of May 31, 2013,2016, FedEx Office operated approximately 1,800 locations,customer facing centers, including 3025 locations in four foreign countries, as well as 20 closedCanada, and also operated 33 centralized production centers. Substantially all FedEx Office centers are leased, generally for terms of five to ten years with varying renewal options. FedEx Office centers are generally located in strip malls, office buildings or stand-alone structures and customer facing centers average approximately 4,0003,900 square feet in size. We have a multi-year

FedEx Services has an agreement with OfficeMax North America, Inc. to offer U.S. domestic FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipping services at all U.S. OfficeMax retail locations (more than 940(approximately 640 locations). Additionally, the FedEx Authorized Ship Center program offers U.S. domestic and international FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipping and drop-off services through a network of approximately 5,500 franchised and independent “pack and ship” retail locations.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

FedEx and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of their business. For a description of material pending legal proceedings, see Note 18 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Information regarding executive officers of FedEx is as follows (included herein pursuant to Instruction 3 to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K and General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K):

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Name and Office		Age		Positions and Offices Held and Business Experience
William J. Logue President and Chief Executive Officer, FedEx Freight Corporation		55		President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Freight Corporation (parent of FedEx Freight) since March 2010; President of FedEx Freight Corporation from December 2009 to February 2010; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer — U.S. of FedEx Express from March 2008 to November 2009; Executive Vice President — U.S. Operations and System Support of FedEx Express from September 2006 to March 2008; Senior Vice President — U.S. Operations of FedEx Express from August 2004 to September 2006; Senior Vice President — Air-Ground and Freight Services of FedEx Express from 1999 to August 2004; Vice President — National Hub Operations, Memphis Hub of FedEx Express from 1995 to 1999; and various operations management positions with FedEx Express from 1989 to 1995.
Henry J. Maier President and Chief Executive Officer, FedEx Ground		5962		President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Ground since June 2013; Executive Vice President — Strategic Planning and Communications of FedEx Ground from September 2009 to June 2013; Senior Vice President — Strategic Planning and Communications of FedEx Ground from December 2006 to September 2009; Vice President — Marketing of FedEx Services from March 2000 to December 2006; Vice President — Marketing and Communications of FedEx Ground from June 1999 to March 2000; and various management positions in logistics, sales, marketing and communications with RPS, Inc. and Caliber Logistics, Inc. from 1986 to 1999.
Christine P. Richards Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary		5861		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of FedEx since June 2005; Corporate Vice President — Customer and Business Transactions of FedEx from March 2001 to June 2005; Senior Vice President and General Counsel of FedEx Services from March 2000 to June 2005; Staff Vice President — Customer and Business Transactions of FedEx from November 1999 to March 2001; Vice President — Customer and Business Transactions of FedEx Express from 1998 to November 1999; and various legal positions with FedEx Express from 1984 to 1998.

Executive officers are elected by, and serve at the discretion of, the Board of Directors. There is no arrangement or understanding between any executive officer and any person, other than a director or executive officer of FedEx or of any of its subsidiaries acting in his or her official capacity, pursuant to which any executive officer was selected. There are no family relationships between any executive officer and any other executive officer or director of FedEx or of any of its subsidiaries.FedEx.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

FedEx’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FDX.” As of July 12, 2013,14, 2016, there were13,151 12,453 holders of record of our common stock. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sale prices, as reported on the NYSE, and the cash dividends paid per share of common stock.

FedEx also paid a cash dividend on July 1, 20132016 ($0.150.40 per share). We expect to continue to pay regular quarterly cash dividends, though each subsequent quarterly dividend is subject to review and approval by our Board of Directors. We evaluate the dividend payment amount on an annual basis at the end of each fiscal year. There are no material restrictions on our ability to declare dividends, nor are there any material restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer funds to us in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances. FedEx did not repurchase any

The following table provides information on FedEx’s repurchases of itsour common stock during the fourth quarter of 2013.2016.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The repurchases were made under the stock repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors and announced on January 26, 2016 and through which we are authorized to purchase, in the open market or in the privately negotiated transactions, up to an aggregate of 25 million shares of our common stock. As of July 14, 2016, 17.6 million shares remained authorized for purchase under the January 2016 stock repurchase program, which is the only such program that currently exists. The program does not have an expiration date.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Selected financial data as of and for the five years ended May 31, 20132016 is presented on page 133148 of this Annual Report onForm 10-K.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

Management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition is presented on pages 3941 through 8188 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Quantitative and qualitative information about market risk is presented on page 132147 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

FedEx’s consolidated financial statements, together with the notes thereto and the report of Ernst & Young LLP dated July 15, 201318, 2016 thereon, are presented on pages 8491 through 131146 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The management of FedEx, with the participation of our principal executive and financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to FedEx management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive and financial officers have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of May 31, 20132016 (the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K).

Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management’s report on our internal control over financial reporting is presented on page 8289 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The report of Ernst & Young LLP with respect to our internal control over financial reporting is presented on page 8390 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During our fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2013,Other than as explained below, no change occurred in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

On May 25, 2016, we acquired TNT Express. As permitted by Securities and Exchange Commission rules, we elected to exclude TNT Express from our assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2016. Our integration of TNT Express’s systems and processes could cause changes to our internal controls over financial reporting in future periods.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Information regarding members of the Board of Directors, compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, FedEx’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and certain other aspects of FedEx’s corporate governance (such as the procedures by which FedEx’s stockholders may recommend nominees to the Board of Directors and information about the Audit Committee, including its members and our “audit committee financial expert”) will be presented in FedEx’s definitive proxy statement for its 20132016 annual meeting of stockholders, which will be held on September 23, 2013,26, 2016, and is incorporated herein by reference. Information regarding executive officers of FedEx is included above in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant” pursuant to Instruction 3 to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K and General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K. Information regarding FedEx’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is included above in Part I, Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Reputation and Responsibility — Governance.”

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Information regarding director and executive compensation will be presented in FedEx’s definitive proxy statement for its 20132016 annual meeting of stockholders, which will be held on September 23, 2013,26, 2016, and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and related stockholder matters, as well as equity compensation plan information, will be presented in FedEx’s definitive proxy statement for its 20132016 annual meeting of stockholders, which will be held on September 23, 2013,26, 2016, and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Information regarding certain relationships and transactions with related persons (including FedEx’s policies and procedures for the review and preapproval of related person transactions) and director independence will be presented in FedEx’s definitive proxy statement for its 20132016 annual meeting of stockholders, which will be held on September 23, 2013,26, 2016, and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Information regarding the fees for services provided by Ernst & Young LLP during 20132016 and 20122015 and the Audit Committee’s administration of the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP, including the Committee’s preapproval policies and procedures (such as FedEx’s Policy on Engagement of Independent Auditor), will be presented in FedEx’s definitive proxy statement for its 20132016 annual meeting of stockholders, which will be held on September 23, 2013,26, 2016, and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)(1) and (2) Financial Statements; Financial Statement Schedules

FedEx’s consolidated financial statements, together with the notes thereto and the report of Ernst & Young LLP dated July 15, 201318, 2016 thereon, are listed on pages 3739 through 3840 and presented on pages 8491 through 131146 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. FedEx’s “Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts,” together with the report of Ernst & Young LLP dated July 15, 201318, 2016 thereon, is presented on pages 134150 through 135151 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. All other financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is included in FedEx’s consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.

(a)(3) Exhibits

See the Exhibit Index on pages E-1 through E-10E-15 for a list of the exhibits being filed or furnished with or incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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FINANCIAL SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND

FINANCIAL CONDITION

OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL SECTION

The financial section of the FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) consists of the following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition (“MD&A”), the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and Other Financial Information, all of which include information about our significant accounting policies and practices and the transactions that underlie our financial results. The following MD&A describes the principal factors affecting the results of operations, liquidity, capital resources, contractual cash obligations and the critical accounting estimates of FedEx. The discussion in the financial section should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Annual Report, particularly “Item 1: Business” and our detailed discussion of risk factors included in this MD&A.

ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION

Our MD&A is composed of three major sections: Results of Operations, Financial Condition and Critical Accounting Estimates. These sections include the following information:

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

We provide a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through companies competing collectively, operating independently and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Our primary operating companies are Federal Express Corporation (“FedEx Express”), the world’s largest express transportation company; TNT Express B.V., formerly TNT Express N.V. (“TNT Express”), an international express, small-package ground delivery and freight transportation company that was acquired near the end of our 2016 fourth quarter; FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx Ground”), a leading North American provider of small-package ground delivery services; and FedEx Freight, Inc. (“FedEx Freight”), a leading North AmericanU.S. provider of less-than-truckload (“LTL”) freight services. These companies represent our major service lines and, along with FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (“FedEx Services”), form the core of our reportable segments.

Our FedEx Services segment provides sales, marketing, information technology, communications, customer service, technical support, billing and collection services, and certain back-office functions that support to our transportation segments. In addition, the FedEx Services segment provides customers with retail access to FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipping services through FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. (“FedEx Office”) and provides customer service, technical support and billing and collection services through FedEx TechConnect, Inc. (“FedEx TechConnect”). See “Reportable Segments” for further discussion and refer to “Item 1: Business” for a more detailed description of each of our operating companies.

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The key indicators necessary to understand our operating results include:

The majorityMany of our operating expenses are directly impacted by revenue and volume levels. Accordingly, we expect these operating expenses to fluctuate on a year-over-year basis consistent with the changechanges in revenues and volumes. Therefore, the discussion of operating expense captions focuses on the key drivers and trends impacting expenses other than changes in revenues and volume.volumes. The line item “Other operating expenses” predominantly includes costs associated with outside service contracts (such as security, facility services and cargo handling), insurance, legal reserves, professional fees and uniforms.

Except as otherwise specified, references to years indicate our fiscal year ended May 31, 20132016 or ended May 31 of the year referenced and comparisons are to the prior year. References to our transportation segments include, collectively, our FedEx Express group, including the FedEx Express and TNT Express reportable segments, the FedEx Ground segment and the FedEx Freight segment. Because TNT Express was acquired so late in 2016, its financial results are immaterial and are included in “Eliminations, corporate and other.” In 2017, TNT Express’s results will be disclosed as a reportable segment and combined with the FedEx Express reportable segment in a new reporting structure referred to as the FedEx Express Group. This reporting structure will continue throughout the integration of the TNT Express and FedEx Freight segments.Express businesses. Once these businesses are integrated, our segment reporting structure could change based on how we are operating, managing and assessing the performance of the integrated businesses.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

The following table compares summary operating results (dollars in millions, except per share amounts) for the years ended May 31:31.