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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(MARK ONE)
/x/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 1999.
OR
/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _________________TO ______________.
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-7806
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 71-0427007
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
2005 CORPORATE AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38132
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (901) 369-3600
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED
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None None
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: None
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes /x/ No / /
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part
III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. /x/
The Registrant is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FDX Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("FDX"), and there is no market for the Registrant's common stock,
par value $.10 per share ("Common Stock"). As of August 2, 1999, 1,000 shares of
the Registrant's Common Stock were outstanding.
The Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instructions
I(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K, and is filing this form with the reduced
disclosure format pursuant to General Instruction I(2).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ITEM 1. Business........................................................... 3
ITEM 2. Properties......................................................... 11
ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings.................................................. 15
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders................ 16
PART II
ITEM 5. Market Price for the Registrant's Common Equity
and Related Stockholder Matters.................................... 16
ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data............................................ 16
ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Results of Operations and Financial Condition...................... 16
ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ........ 26
ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data........................ 27
ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.......................... 49
PART III
ITEM 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant................. 49
ITEM 11. Executive Compensation............................................. 49
ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management..... 49
ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions..................... 49
PART IV
ITEM 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.... 49
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE INDEX
Report of Independent Public Accountants on Financial Statement Schedule........... S-1
SCHEDULE II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.................................... S-2
EXHIBIT INDEX ................................................................... E-1
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
INTRODUCTION
Federal Express Corporation ("FedEx" or the "Company") began operations in
1973. On January 27, 1998, FedEx became a wholly-owned subsidiary of FDX
Corporation ("FDX"), a newly formed holding company. FedEx invented express
distribution in 1973 and remains the industry leader, providing rapid, reliable,
time-definite delivery of documents, packages and freight to 210 countries. The
Company connects areas of the world that generate 90 percent of the world's
gross domestic product through door-to-door, customs-cleared service, with a
money-back guarantee. The Company's extensive air route authorities and
transportation infrastructure, combined with its use of leading-edge information
technologies, make the Company the world's largest express-distribution company,
providing fast, reliable service for over three million shipments each business
day. The Company employs more than 141,000 employees and has more than 44,000
drop-off locations, 637 aircraft and 46,000 vehicles in its integrated global
network.
The Company is ISO 9001 certified for its global operations. ISO 9001 is
currently the most rigorous international standard for Quality Management and
Assurance. The Company is the only express transportation company to receive
worldwide certification of its systems. The ISO 9000 quality standards were
developed by the International Organization for Standardization in Geneva,
Switzerland to promote and facilitate international trade. More than 90
countries, including European Union members, the United States and Japan,
recognize ISO 9000.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
NETSCAPE PORTAL AGREEMENT
In April, 1999, FDX Corporation and Netscape-Registered
Trademark-Communications Corporation, a subsidiary of America Online, Inc.,
established a multi-year strategic agreement to offer businesses and
consumers a convenient one-stop portfolio of delivery services on Netscape's
fast-growing Internet portal, Netscape Netcenter-TM- . The Company announced
that it will license Netscape's customized Internet portal service, Custom
Netcenter-TM- , to create a FedEx Internet package shipping portal. The
alliance benefits businesses and consumers by simplifying e-commerce
transactions with streamlined shipping for online purchases, personalized
package status tracking and the future integration of these features with the
Netscape Communicator-TM- Internet browser. The companies offer these
features through a new Netcenter service called the Delivery Center and
through a FedEx portal customized to user requirements. The agreement
showcases the strength of the Company's shipping services and related
information to the 13 million Netcenter users. Among the services that are
expected to be available in 1999-2000:
- - FEDEX SHIPPING SERVICES FOR ALL NETCENTER E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS - The
Company will be the pre-selected carrier on Netscape-Registered Trademark-
Store for purchases made on the Netcenter-Registered Trademark- General
Store and Software Depot-TM-
- - FEDEX CUSTOM NETCENTER - this shipping-focused, FedEx Internet portal will
be built using Netscape's Custom Netcenter-TM- service and will combine
Netcenter content with the Company's services
- - DELIVERY CENTER-TM- - a standalone program accessible from the Netcenter
portal where customers can track packages, ship FedEx packages online with
FedEx interNetShip-Registered Trademark- , get shipping rates, locate
package drop off points and access the latest information on FedEx services
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- - MY NETSCAPE DELIVERY CHANNEL-TM- - to enable customers that customize their
personal start page on the Web to include FedEx services they use often
such as status tracking, FedEx interNetShip, rate finder and drop-off
locator
- - NETSCAPE ADDRESS BOOK-TM- INTEGRATION- this new service will be available
as part of the Netscape Contact address book and will allow consumers to
easily print shipping labels from their address book contact lists
The first Netscape services scheduled to be available are expected to be
the Delivery Center and the My Netscape Delivery channel. Netscape, Netscape
Navigator and the Netscape "N" and Ship's wheel logos are registered trademarks
of Netscape Communications Corporation in the United States and in other
countries. Netscape Netcenter, Netscape Customer Netcenter, Netscape
Communicator, Netscape Delivery Center, Netcenter General Store, Netcenter
Software Depot, My Netscape Delivery Channel and Netscape Address Book are also
trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation, which may be registered in
other countries.
FEDEX U.S. EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICES
In March, 1999, the Company expanded its express freight services offering
to handle the needs of the time-definite freight market, which is growing at
almost twice the rate of the non-time-definite market. The Company offers
customers the option of one, two or three business day service backed by two
money-back guarantees. Shipments must be 151 lbs. - 2,200 lbs, and be
forkliftable, stackable, banded and shrinkwrapped. FedEx 1Day-SM- Freight offers
noon delivery, next-business-day in most areas of the continental United States,
including Alaska. FedEx 2Day Freight-Registered Trademark- offers 4:30 p.m.
delivery in 2 business days in all 50 states. No advance booking is required.
FedEx 3Day-SM- Freight offers 4:30 p.m. delivery within 3 business days in every
state except Alaska and Hawaii. No advance booking is required.
EXPANDED CHINESE ROUTE AUTHORITY
In June, 1999, the U.S. Department of Transportation ("DOT") announced a
new protocol with the Chinese government permitting the Company to expand its
existing service to China. The Company is the only U.S. all-cargo airline with
route authority to serve China. The DOT announced that the Company would receive
four new weekly flights immediately and two additional flights beginning April,
2000. The Company believes that these rights will be increasingly valuable as
the Asian economic recovery progresses.
ENHANCED WEB-BASED SOLUTIONS
Throughout 1999, the Company continued to enhance its Internet-based
solutions for customers. In February, 1999, the Company upgraded its online
tracking application so that its customers may query and receive package status
information for up to 25 shipments simultaneously and forward the detailed
tracking results to up to three e-mail addresses. Also, a simplified feature now
enables users to enter only the tracking number instead of the ship date and
destination data previously required. Users in Japan, France, Italy, Germany,
the Netherlands and Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America
can obtain package status information in their native languages. The Company
maintains electronic connections with approximately two million customers via
FedEx Powership-Registered Trademark- , FedEx Ship-Registered Trademark- and
FedEx interNetShip-Registered Trademark- . Approximately 70% of the Company's
shipments are initiated electronically. The Company's goal is to move this
toward 100%.
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FEDEX SERVICES
Detailed information about all of the Company's services can be found on
the Company's Internet Web site at www.fedex.com. The Company offers three
U.S. overnight delivery services: FedEx First Overnight-Registered
Trademark- , FedEx Priority Overnight-Registered Trademark- and FedEx
Standard Overnight-Registered Trademark- . Overnight document and package
service extends to virtually the entire United States population. FedEx
SameDay-Registered Trademark- service is for urgent shipments up to 70 pounds
to virtually any U.S. destination. Packages and documents are either picked
up from shippers by FedEx couriers or are dropped off by shippers at FedEx
facilities, FedEx World Service Centers-Registered Trademark- ,
FedEx-Registered Trademark- Drop Boxes, FedEx ShipSites-Registered
Trademark- or FedEx Authorized ShipCenters-Registered Trademark-
strategically located throughout the country. Two U.S. deferred services are
available for less urgent shipments: FedEx 2Day-Registered Trademark- and
FedEx Express Saver-Registered Trademark- . FedEx 1 Day-SM- Freight, FedEx 2Day
Freight-Registered Trademark- and FedEx 3 Day-SM- Freight are described above
in "FedEx U.S. Express Freight Services".
U.S. overnight and second-day services are primarily used by customers for
shipment of time-sensitive documents and goods, high-value machines and machine
parts, computer parts, software and consumer items from manufacturers,
distributors and retailers and to retailers, manufacturers and consumers. The
Company's employees handle virtually every shipment from origin to destination.
In addition to the services discussed above, the Company offers various
international package and document delivery services and international
freight services, including: FedEx-Registered Trademark- International Next
Flight, FedEx International First-Registered Trademark- , FedEx International
Priority-Registered Trademark- ("IP"), FedEx International Economy
- -Registered Trademark- , FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution
- -Registered Trademark- , FedEx International Priority Plus-Registered
Trademark- , FedEx International MailService-Registered Trademark- , FedEx
International Priority-Registered Trademark- Freight, FedEx International
Economy-Registered Trademark- Freight, FedEx International Express Freight
- -Registered Trademark- , FedEx International Airport-to-Airport,-SM- FedEx
Expressclear-SM- Electronic Customs Clearance and FedEx International Broker
Select-Registered Trademark- .
The Company offers next business day 10:30 a.m. express cargo service from
Asia to the United States. The Company has a direct flight from Osaka, Japan to
Memphis, Tennessee. The nonstop daily flight cuts transit times across the
Pacific in half for FedEx customers -- from 48 to 24 hours -- who ship from Asia
to North America. The FedEx IP service is backed by the Company's money-back
guarantee. The flight schedule also enables the Company to offer its Asian
customers later pickup times for connections through the Company's
AsiaOne-Registered Trademark- hub in Subic Bay, The Philippines, to 13 major
Asian markets.
CHARTER SERVICES AND CRAF PARTICIPATION
The Company offers commercial and military charter services which
supplement the utilization of aircraft capacity when not needed in the
Company's scheduled operations. In addition to providing these charter
services, the Company participates in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet ("CRAF")
program. Under this program, the Department of Defense may requisition for
military use certain of the Company's wide-bodied aircraft in the event of a
declared need, including a national emergency. The Company 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, the
Company is entitled to bid on peacetime military cargo charter business. The
Company, together with a consortium of other carriers, currently contracts
with the United States Government for charter flights.
The Company offers commercial and military charter services which
supplement the utilization of aircraft capacity when not needed in the Company's
scheduled operations. During fiscal 1999, revenues from charter operations
accounted for approximately 0.7% of the Company's total revenues and
approximately 0.7% and 0.6% of total revenues during fiscal 1998 and 1997,
respectively.
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ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND CUSTOMER SERVICES
Electronic Commerce and Customer Services ("ECCS"), formerly Logistics and
Electronic Commerce, combines the Company's customer service, customer
automation and retail automation organizations with the Company's customer
technology organization. ECCS focuses on markets where delivering high-speed,
time-definite, information-intensive solutions provide significant customer
value. In 1999, ECCS further expanded its information systems focus to solutions
that enable customers to do business electronically -- ranging from order-entry
to after-sales support. The combination of these electronic commerce
capabilities and the Company's global transportation and information network
allow the Company's customers to create or redesign their supply chains to
reduce cost and improve service to their customers.
ECCS offers several services as well as customer automation. FedEx
interNetShip-SM- provides shipment processing capability within the United
States on the World Wide Web. From the Company's Web site (www.fedex.com),
shippers can retrieve precise details on the status of their shipments any
time of day from anywhere in the world. The Company also offers FedEx Ship
- -Registered Trademark- software, free of charge, which can be used on a
personal computer. FedEx Ship allows customers to generate plain-paper
airbills on a laser printer, track shipment status, order FedEx pickups and
maintain a database of shipping addresses and activity using modems and their
own personal computers. FedEx PowerShip -Registered Trademark- 2 is a
stand-alone automated shipping system which provides package tracking,
produces shipping labels, calculates shipping charges, invoices the customer
daily and produces customized reports. For customers that ship 100 or more
packages a day, the Company offers FedEx PowerShip Plus-Registered
Trademark- software, which performs the same functions as FedEx PowerShip 2
but can be integrated with the customer's own computer systems for customer
service, accounting, inventory control and financial analysis purposes. FedEx
PowerShip PassPort-Registered Trademark- is an automated shipping system
that is automatically updated with the Company's system information, such as
routing codes and rates. FedEx PowerShip 3-Registered Trademark- enables
customers who ship as few as three packages per day to enjoy the advantage of
automated shipping. The Company offers supply chain management tools such as
FedEx Express Bridge-TM- for SAP R/3 and FedEx Net Return (which improves
product returns from customers by putting the process online). FedEx Direct
Link-TM- lets customers receive and manage all of their FedEx invoicing data
electronically.
Additional options include FedEx Ship API-TM- and FedEx Track API.-TM-
FedEx Ship API streamlines the customers' online shipping process by integrating
FedEx's shipping templates and tools into the customer's Web site or corporate
information system. FedEx Ship API connects the customer directly to the Company
when placing shipping orders and scheduling pickup requests. FedEx Track API
enables the customer's employees to track FedEx packages without ever leaving
the customer's Web site or corporate information system.
PRICING
The Company periodically publishes list prices in its Service Guides for
the majority of its services. In general, during fiscal 1999, U.S. shipping
rates were based on the service selected, destination zone, weight, size, any
ancillary service charge and whether or not the shipment is picked up by a
Company courier or dropped off by the customer at a Company location.
International rates are based on the type of service provided and vary with
size, weight and destination. The Company offers its customers volume discounts
generally based on actual or potential average daily revenue produced. Discounts
are determined by reference to several local and national revenue bands
developed by the Company.
Effective March 15, 1999, the Company increased list rates an average of
2.8% for shipments within the U.S. Rates for most shipments from the U.S. to
most of the 210 countries served by the Company's global network remained the
same.
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SERVICE REVENUES
The following table shows the amount of revenues generated for each class
of service offered for the fiscal years ended May 31 (amounts in thousands):
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Package:
U.S. overnight $7,185,462 $6,810,211 $6,243,790
U.S. deferred 2,271,151 2,179,188 1,621,647
International Priority 3,018,828 2,731,140 2,351,092
Freight:
U.S. 439,855 337,098 207,729
International 530,759 597,861 604,472
Other* 533,222 599,343 491,020
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Total $13,979,277 $13,254,841 $11,519,750
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*Includes revenues from sales of aircraft engine noise reduction kits,
revenues generated by the specialized services summarized above under
"Electronic Commerce and Customer Services," Canadian domestic revenue and
charter services.
SEASONALITY OF BUSINESS
The Company's express package business and freight business are both
seasonal in nature. Historically, the U.S. package business experiences an
increase in late November and December. International business, particularly in
the Asia to U.S. markets, peaks in October and November due to U.S. holiday
sales. The latter part of the Company's third fiscal quarter and late summer,
being post winter-holiday and summer vacation seasons, have historically
exhibited lower volumes relative to other periods.
OPERATIONS
The Company's global transportation and distribution services are provided
through an extensive worldwide network consisting of numerous aviation and
ground transportation operating rights and authorities, 637 aircraft,
approximately 46,000 vehicles, sorting facilities, FedEx World Service Centers,
FedEx Drop Boxes, FedEx ShipSites, FedEx Authorized ShipCenters and
sophisticated package tracking, billing and communications systems.
The Company's primary sorting facility, the SuperHub located in Memphis,
serves as the center of the Company's multiple hub-and-spoke system. A second
national hub is located in Indianapolis. In addition to these national hubs,
the Company operates regional hubs in Newark, Oakland and Fort Worth and
major metropolitan sorting facilities in Los Angeles and Chicago. Facilities
in Anchorage, Alaska and Subic Bay, The Philippines, serve as sorting
facilities for express package and freight traffic moving to and from Asia,
Europe and North America. Major sorting and freight handling facilities are
located at Narita Airport in Tokyo, Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris,
Stansted Airport outside London and Pearson Airport in Toronto. Facilities in
Subic Bay and Charles de Gaulle Airport are also designed to serve as
regional hubs for their respective market areas.
Throughout its worldwide network, the Company 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 cities, the
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Company operates FedEx World Service Centers which are staffed, store-front
facilities located in high-traffic, high-density areas. Unmanned FedEx Drop
Boxes provide customers the opportunity to drop off packages at locations in
office buildings, shopping centers and corporate or industrial parks. The
Company has also formed alliances with certain retailers to extend this customer
convenience network to drop-off sites in retail stores. In international regions
where low package traffic makes the Company's direct presence less economical,
Global Service Participants ("GSP") have been selected to complete deliveries.
The Company has an advanced package tracking and billing system, FedEx
COSMOS-Registered Trademark-, which utilizes hand-held electronic scanning
equipment and computer terminals. This system provides proof of delivery
information, an electronically reproduced airbill for the customer and
information regarding the location of a package within the Company's system. For
international shipments, the Company has developed Fedex Expressclear, a
worldwide electronic customs clearance system, which speeds up customs clearance
by allowing customs agents in destination countries to review information about
shipments before they arrive.
FUEL SUPPLIES AND COSTS
During fiscal 1999, the Company purchased aviation fuel from various
suppliers under contracts which vary in length from 12 to 36 months and which
provide for specific amounts of fuel to be delivered. The fuel represented by
these contracts is purchased at market prices that may fluctuate daily.
Management believes that, barring a substantial disruption in supplies of crude
oil, these agreements will ensure the availability of an adequate supply of fuel
for the Company's needs for the immediate future. However, a substantial
reduction of oil supplies from oil producing regions or refining capacity, or
other events causing a substantial reduction in the supply of aviation fuel,
could have a significant adverse effect on the Company.
In past years, the Company has entered into contracts that are designed to
limit its exposure to fluctuations in jet fuel prices. Under these contracts,
the Company makes (or receives) payments based on the difference between a
specified lower (or upper) limit and the market price of jet fuel, as determined
by an index of spot market prices representing various geographic regions. The
difference is recorded as an increase or decrease in fuel expense. The Company
hedges its exposure to jet fuel price market risk only on a conservative,
limited basis. At May 31, 1998, all such contracts had expired. Under jet fuel
contracts, the Company made payments of $28,764,000 in 1998 and received
$15,162,000 (net of payments) in 1997. The Company may enter into fuel hedging
contracts in 2000. The timing and magnitude of such contracts may vary due to
availability and pricing.
The following table sets forth the Company's costs for aviation fuel and
its percentage of total operating expense for the previous five fiscal years:
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FISCAL YEAR (IN THOUSANDS) OPERATING EXPENSE
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1999 $467,598 3.6%
1998 570,959 4.6
1997 557,533 5.2
1996 461,401 4.8
1995 394,225 4.5
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Approximately 15% of the Company's requirement for vehicle fuel is
purchased in bulk. The remainder of the Company's requirement is satisfied by
retail purchases with various discounts. The percentage of total operating
expense for vehicle fuel purchases for each of the last five fiscal years has
not exceeded 1.5%.
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COMPETITION
The express package and freight markets are both highly competitive and
sensitive to both price and service. The ability to compete effectively depends
upon price, frequency and capacity of scheduled service, extent of geographic
coverage and reliability. Competitors in these markets include other express
package concerns, principally United Parcel Service of America, Inc. ("UPS"),
Airborne Express, DHL Worldwide Express, passenger airlines offering package
express services, regional express delivery concerns, airfreight forwarders and
the United States Postal Service. The Company's principal competitors in the
international market are UPS, foreign national air carriers, foreign postal
authorities such as Deutsche Poste and TNT Post Group, United States passenger
airlines and all-cargo airlines.
The Company currently holds certificates of authority to serve more foreign
countries than any other United States all-cargo air carrier and its extensive,
scheduled international route system allows it to offer single-carrier service
to many points not offered by its principal all-cargo competitors. This
international route system, combined with an integrated air and ground network,
enables the Company to offer international customers more extensive
single-carrier service to a greater number of U.S. domestic points than can be
provided currently by competitors. However, many of the Company's competitors in
the international market are government owned, controlled, or subsidized
carriers which may have greater resources, lower costs, less profit sensitivity
and more favorable operating conditions than the Company.
REGULATION
AIR
Under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, both the DOT and the
Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") exercise regulatory authority over the
Company. 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. The Company holds various certificates issued by the DOT, authorizing
the Company to engage in U.S. domestic and international air transportation of
property and mail on a worldwide basis. The Company's international authority
permits it to carry cargo and mail from several points in its U.S. domestic
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 States air carriers abroad.
The right of a United States carrier to serve foreign points is subject to the
DOT's approval and generally requires a bilateral agreement between the United
States and the foreign government. 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 the Company to operate its air network in the most
efficient manner.
The FAA's regulatory authority relates primarily to safety and operational
aspects of air transportation, including aircraft standards and maintenance,
personnel and ground facilities, which may from time to time affect the ability
of the Company to operate its aircraft in the most efficient manner. The Company
holds an operating certificate granted by the FAA pursuant to Part 121 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations. This certificate is of unlimited duration and
remains in effect so long as the Company maintains its standards of safety and
meets the operational requirements of the regulations.
GROUND
The ground transportation performed by the Company is integral to its air
transportation services. Prior to January 1996, the Company conducted its
interstate motor carrier operations pursuant to common and contract carrier
authorities
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issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission ("ICC"). The ICC
Termination Act of 1995 abolished the ICC and transferred responsibility for
interstate motor carrier registration to the DOT.
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. The Company is registered
in those states that require registration.
COMMUNICATION
Because of the extensive use of radio and other communication facilities in
its aircraft and ground transportation operations, the Company is subject to the
Federal Communications Commission Act of 1934, as amended. Additionally, the
Federal Communications Commission regulates and licenses the Company's
activities pertaining to satellite communications.
ENVIRONMENTAL
Pursuant to the Federal Aviation Act, the FAA, with the assistance of the
Environmental Protection Agency, is authorized to establish standards governing
aircraft noise. The Company's present aircraft fleet is in compliance with
current noise standards of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The Company's
aircraft are also subject to, and are in compliance with, the regulations
governing engine emissions. 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 the Company's aircraft operations in some of the
localities where they apply but do not have a material effect on any of the
Company's significant markets. Congress' passage of the Airport Noise and
Capacity Act of 1990 established a National Noise Policy which enabled the
Company to plan for noise reduction and better respond to local noise
constraints.
Certain regulations under the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act impact the Company's operations. In
addition to the matters discussed above, the Company is most directly affected
by regulations pertaining to underground storage tanks, hazardous waste
handling, vehicle and equipment emissions and the discharge of effluents from
properties and equipment owned or operated by the Company.
EMPLOYEES
The Company is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Theodore L. Weise is
the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. At June 30, 1999,
the Company employed approximately 88,000 permanent full-time and 50,000
permanent part-time employees, of which approximately 21% are employed in
Memphis. Employees of the Company's international branches and subsidiaries
in the aggregate comprise approximately 12% of all employees. The Company
believes its relationship with its employees is excellent.
On February 4, 1999, the Company and the Fedex Pilots Association ("FPA")
announced that the union's membership had ratified a five-year collective
bargaining agreement to take effect on May 31, 1999, bringing the negotiating
process to a successful conclusion. The agreement provides, in part, for a 17%
pay increase over the term of the contract (3.4% average annual increase),
enhanced retirement benefits, direct pilot input on scheduling issues, and
limits on types of trips scheduled during certain times of the day.
Attempts by other labor organizations to organize certain other groups of
employees have been initiated. Although the Company is responding to these
organization attempts, it cannot predict the outcome of these labor activities
or their effect, if any, on the Company or its employees.
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BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company is in a single line of business and operates in one business
segment - the worldwide express transportation and distribution of goods and
documents.
For additional information refer to Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company's principal owned or leased properties include its aircraft,
vehicles, national, regional and metropolitan sorting facilities,
administration buildings, FedEx World Service Centers, FedEx Drop Boxes and
data processing and telecommunications equipment.
AIRCRAFT AND VEHICLES
The Company's aircraft fleet at June 30, 1999 consisted of the following:
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MAXIMUM GROSS
STRUCTURAL PAYLOAD
DESCRIPTION NUMBER (POUNDS PER AIRCRAFT)*
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<S> <C> <C>
McDonnell Douglas MD11 29** 198,500
McDonnell Douglas DC10-30 22** 172,000
McDonnell Douglas DC10-10 59** 142,000
Airbus A300-600 32** 117,700
Airbus A310-200 39** 74,200
Boeing B727-200 95** 59,500
Boeing B727-100 68** 38,000
Fokker F27-500 24 14,000
Fokker F27-600 8 12,500
Cessna 208B 251 3,500
Cessna 208A 10 3,000
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Total 637
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*Maximum gross structural payload includes revenue payload and container
weight.
**29 MD11s, 17 DC10-30s, four DC10-10s, 32 A300s, 16 A310s, 13 B727-200s and
five B727-100s are subject to operating leases.
The A300s and A310s are two-engine, wide-bodied aircraft which have a
longer range and more capacity than B727s. The MD11s are three-engine,
wide-bodied aircraft which have a longer range and larger capacity than
DC10s. The DC10s are three-engine, wide-bodied aircraft which have been
specially modified to meet the Company's cargo requirements. The B727s are
three-engine aircraft configured for cargo service. The Company's Fokker F27
and Cessna 208 turbo-prop aircraft are leased to unaffiliated operators to
support Company operations in areas where demand does not justify use of a
larger aircraft. An inventory of spare engines and parts is maintained for
each aircraft type.
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In addition, the Company "wet leases" approximately 21 smaller
piston-engine and turbo-prop aircraft which feed packages to and from
airports served by the Company's larger jet aircraft. The wet lease
agreements call for the owner-lessor to provide flight crews, insurance and
maintenance, as well as fuel and other supplies required to operate the
aircraft. The Company's wet lease agreements are for terms not exceeding one
year and are generally cancelable upon 30 days notice.
At June 30, 1999, the Company operated approximately 46,000 ground
transport vehicles, including pick-up and delivery vans, larger trucks called
container transport vehicles and over-the-road tractors and trailers.
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE COMMITMENTS
At May 31, 1999, the Company was committed under various contracts to
purchase five A300s, 31 MD11s, six DC10s (in addition to those discussed in
the following paragraph) and 75 Ayres ALM 200 aircraft to be delivered
through 2007.
The Company entered into agreements with two airlines to acquire 53 DC10
aircraft (39 of which have been received as of May 31, 1999), spare parts,
aircraft engines and other equipment, and maintenance services in exchange
for a combination of aircraft engine noise reduction kits and cash. Delivery
of these aircraft began in 1997 and will continue through 2001. Additionally,
these airlines may exercise put options through December 31, 2003, requiring
the Company to purchase up to 20 additional DC10s along with additional
aircraft engines and equipment. In January 1999, put options were exercised
by an airline requiring the Company to purchase nine DC10s (in addition to
the 53 discussed immediately above) for a total purchase price of
$29,700,000. Delivery of the aircraft began in March 1999 and is expected to
be completed by January 2000.
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SORTING AND HANDLING FACILITIES
At July 1, 1999, the Company operated the following sorting and
handling facilities:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SORTING LEASE
SQUARE CAPACITY EXPIRATION
LOCATION ACRES FEET (PER HOUR)* LESSOR YEAR
-------- ----- ------ ----------- ------ ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NATIONAL
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Memphis, Tennessee 479 3,074,440 465,000 Memphis-Shelby County 2012
Airport
Authority
Indianapolis, Indiana 120 645,000 175,000 Indianapolis Airport 2016
Authority
REGIONAL
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Fort Worth, Texas 168 641,000 74,000 Fort Worth Alliance 2014
Airport Authority
Newark, New Jersey 56 503,800 142,000 Port Authority of New 2010
York and New Jersey
Oakland, California 66 320,000 47,500 City of Oakland 2011
METROPOLITAN
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Los Angeles, California 25 305,000 53,000 City of Los Angeles 2009
Chicago, Illinois 55 419,000 47,000 City of Chicago 2018
Anchorage, Alaska+ 42 258,000 14,200 Alaska Department of 2013
Transportation and Public
Facilities
INTERNATIONAL
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Subic Bay, 18 300,000 16,000 Subic Bay Metropolitan 2002
The Philippines++ Authority
</TABLE>
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* Documents and packages
+ Handles international express package and freight shipments to and from
Asia, Europe and North America.
++ Handles intra-Asia express package and freight shipments.
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The Company's facilities at the Memphis International Airport also
consist of aircraft hangars, flight training and fuel facilities,
administrative offices and warehouse space. The Company leases these
facilities from the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority under several
leases. The leases cover land, the administrative and sorting buildings,
other facilities, ramps and certain related equipment. The Company has the
option to purchase certain equipment (but not buildings or improvements to
real estate) leased under such leases at the end of the lease term for a
nominal sum. The leases obligate the Company to maintain and insure the
leased property and to pay all related taxes, assessments and other charges.
The leases are subordinate to, and the Company's rights thereunder could be
affected by, any future lease or agreement between the Authority and the
United States Government.
In addition to the facilities noted above, the Company has major
international sorting and freight handling facilities located at Narita
Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, Stansted
Airport outside London, England and Pearson Airport in Toronto, Canada. New,
larger facilities were opened in 1998 at the new Chek Lap Kok airport in Hong
Kong, CKS International Airport in Taiwan and Dubai Airport, United Arab
Emirates. Construction on a 189,000 square foot facility to be located at
Miami International Airport is expected to begin in late 1999 or early 2000.
CHARLES DE GAULLE EUROPEAN REGIONAL HUB
The Company currently leases approximately 108,000 square feet from
Aeroports de Paris ("ADP") for the Company's European sort facility. The
Company expects its new European regional hub facility located at Charles de
Gaulle Airport, Roissy (Paris), France to be operational in early September
1999. The facility will be 861,325 square feet located in 14 different
buildings. The Company will lease the space from ADP. The lease commences on
the first day of operations of the new facility and terminates 30 years
later. The sort capacity in phase one of the facility is expected to be
48,000 packages and documents per hour.
As of July 30, 1999, the Company is in the operational and training
phase of the new facility. The first day of operations is scheduled to be
September 6, 1999. The aircraft ramp is in place and the Company expects that
the facility will be ready to accept aircraft on September 6.
The Company is required to give ADP two months' prior notice when the
Company will move out of the existing leased facility and terminate the
lease. The Company has not yet given ADP such notice because the Company may
need to keep some of the existing leased space. As of July 30, 1999, the
company plans to retain approximately half of the present area or about
54,000 square feet for heavyweight airfreight operations, ECCS operations
(principally warehousing operations) and for the Company's GSPs.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER PROPERTIES AND FACILITIES
The Company has facilities housing administrative and technical
operations on approximately 200 acres adjacent to the Memphis International
Airport. Of the seven buildings located on this site, four are subject to
long-term leases, and the other three are owned by the Company. The Company
also leases approximately 90 facilities in the Memphis area for its corporate
headquarters, warehouse facilities and administrative offices. The Company
has opened an office campus in Collierville, Tennessee for its information
technology and telecommunications division, and is building a headquarters
office campus in East Shelby County, Tennessee. The headquarters campus,
which will comprise nine separate buildings with more than 1.1 million square
feet of space, is designed to consolidate many administrative and training
functions currently spread throughout the Memphis metropolitan area. When
completed by late fall of 2001, the office campus will bring together
approximately 3,700 employees from more than 100 work groups.
The Company owns 14 and leases 711 facilities for city station
operations in the United States. In addition, 151 city stations are owned or
leased throughout the Company's international network. The majority of these
leases are for terms
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of five to ten years. The Company believes that suitable alternative
facilities are available in each locale on satisfactory terms, if necessary.
As of July 1, 1999, the Company leased space for 372 FedEx World Service
Centers in the United States and had placed approximately 34,066 Drop Boxes.
The Company also owns stand-alone mini-centers located on leaseholds in
parking lots adjacent to office buildings, shopping centers and office parks
of which 114 were operating at July 1, 1999. Internationally, the Company
leases space for 43 FedEx World Service Centers and has approximately
973 FedEx Drop Boxes.
The Company leases central processing units and most of the disk drives,
printers and terminals used for data processing. Owned equipment consists
primarily of Digitally Assisted Dispatch Systems ("DADS") terminals used in
communications between dispatchers and couriers, computerized routing,
tracing and billing equipment used by customers and mobile radios used in the
Company's vehicles. The Company also leases space on C-Band and Ku-Band
satellite transponders for use in its telecommunications network.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are two separate class-action lawsuits against the Company
generally alleging that the Company breached its contract with the plaintiffs
in transporting packages shipped by them. These lawsuits allege that the
Company continued to collect a 6.25% federal excise tax on the transportation
of property shipped by air after the tax expired on December 31, 1995, until
it was reinstated in August 1996. The plaintiffs seek certification as a
class action, damages, an injunction to enjoin the Company from continuing to
collect the excise tax referred to above, and an award of attorneys' fees and
costs. One case was filed in Circuit Court of Greene County, Alabama.
The other case, which was filed in the Supreme Court of New York, New
York County, and contained allegations and requests for relief substantially
similar to the Alabama case, was dismissed with prejudice on the Company's
motion on October 7, 1997. The Court found that there was no breach of
contract and that the other causes of action were preempted by federal law.
The plaintiffs appealed the dismissal. This case originally alleged that the
Company continued to collect the excise tax on the transportation of property
shipped by air after the tax expired on December 31, 1996. The New York
complaint was later amended to cover the first expiration period of the tax
(December 31, 1995 through August 27, 1996) covered in the original Alabama
complaint. The dismissal was affirmed by the appellate court on March 2,
1999. The plaintiffs are now seeking permission to appeal to the next
appellate level.
The air transportation excise tax expired on December 31, 1995, was
reenacted by Congress effective August 27, 1996, and expired again on
December 31, 1996. The excise tax was then reenacted by Congress effective
March 7, 1997. The expiration of the tax relieved the Company of its
obligation to pay the tax during the periods of expiration. The Taxpayer
Relief Act of 1997, signed by President Clinton in August 1997, extended the
tax for ten years through September 30, 2007.
The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in the case. No amount
has been reserved for this contingency.
In November 1987, The Flying Tiger Line Inc. ("Flying Tigers"), a
company acquired by the Company in 1989, received a notice from the United
States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") identifying Flying Tigers as a
potentially responsible party ("PRP") in connection with a "Superfund" site
located in Monterey Park, California. The site is a 190-acre landfill which
operated from 1948 through 1984. In June 1985, the EPA began a remedial
investigation of the site to identify the extent of contamination. The EPA
estimates that approximately 0.1% of the waste disposed at the site is
attributable to Flying Tigers. Flying Tigers participated in a partial
settlement relating to remedial actions for management of contamination and
site control. Partial consent decrees were entered in the United States
District Court for the Central District of California in 1989 and 1992 which
provided, in part, for payments of $109,000 and $230,000, respectively, by
Flying Tigers and the Company to the partial-settlement escrow account. All
outstanding issues are not
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expected to be resolved for several years. Due to several variables which are
beyond the Company's control, it is impossible to accurately estimate the
Company's potential share of the remaining costs, but based on Flying Tigers'
relatively insignificant contribution of waste to the site, the Company
believes that its remaining liability will not be material.
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to other legal proceedings
and claims that arise in the ordinary course of their business. In the
opinion of management, the aggregate liability, if any, with respect to these
other actions will not materially adversely affect the Company's financial
position or results of operations.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Omitted under the reduced disclosure format pursuant to General
Instruction I(2)(c) of Form 10-K.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET PRICE FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FDX Corporation and there
is no market for the Company's common stock.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Omitted under the reduced disclosure format pursuant to General
Instruction I(2)(a) of Form 10-K.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Current year results reflect package volume growth, improved revenue
per package (yield) and lower fuel costs. Results of operations included
various non-recurring items which affected reported earnings of $459 million
in 1999 and $421 million in 1998 as discussed below. Earnings for 1997 were
$361 million.
On October 30, 1998, contract negotiations between the Company and the
Fedex Pilots Association ("FPA") were discontinued. In November, the FPA
began actively encouraging its members to decline all overtime work and
issued ballots seeking strike authorization. To avoid service interruptions
related to a threatened strike, the Company and its parent company, FDX
Corporation ("FDX"), began strike contingency planning, including entering
into agreements for additional third-party air and ground transportation and
establishing special financing arrangements. Subsequently, the FPA agreed to
end all job actions for 60 days and negotiations resumed. Such negotiations
resulted in a five-year collective bargaining agreement that was ratified by
the FPA membership in February 1999 and took effect on May 31, 1999. Costs
associated with these contingency plans, including contracts for supplemental
airlift and ground transportation and a business interruption credit
facility, reduced the third quarter's pre-tax earnings by approximately
$91 million.
Effective June 1, 1998, the Company adopted a new accounting standard
that requires certain costs of software developed or obtained for internal
use to be capitalized. Pre-tax income for 1999 increased $32 million as a
result of the adoption of this standard.
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A significant item impacting 1998's results of operations was the
Teamsters strike against United Parcel Service ("UPS") in August 1997. The
Company analytically calculated that the volume not retained at the end of
the first quarter of 1998 contributed approximately $150 million in revenues.
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The following table compares revenues and operating income (in millions) and
selected statistics (in thousands, except dollar amounts) for the years ended
May 31:
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<CAPTION>
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PERCENT CHANGE
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1999/ 1998/
1999 1998 1997 1998 1997
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Package:
U.S. overnight $ 7,185 $ 6,810 $ 6,244 + 6 + 9
U.S. deferred 2,271 2,179 1,622 + 4 + 34
International Priority (IP) 3,019 2,731 2,351 +11 + 16
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Total package revenue 12,475 11,720 10,217 + 6 + 15
Freight:
U.S. 440 337 208 +30 + 62
International 531 598 604 -11 - 1
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Total freight revenue 971 935 812 + 4 + 15
Other 533 600 491 -11 + 22
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Total revenues $13,979 $13,255 $11,520 + 5 + 15
------- ------- -------
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Operating income $ 871 $ 837 $ 699 + 4 + 20
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Package:
Average daily packages:
U.S. overnight 1,957 1,886 1,809 + 4 + 4
U.S. deferred 894 872 675 + 3 + 29
IP 282 259 226 + 9 + 15
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Composite 3,133 3,017 2,710 + 4 + 11
Revenue per package (yield):
U.S. overnight $ 14.34 $ 14.22 $ 13.59 + 1 + 5
U.S. deferred 9.93 9.84 9.45 + 1 + 4
IP 41.87 41.45 40.91 + 1 + 1
Composite 15.56 15.30 14.84 + 2 + 3
Freight:
Average daily pounds:
U.S. 4,332 3,356 1,594 +29 +111
International 2,633 2,770 2,542 - 5 + 9
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Composite 6,965 6,126 4,136 +14 + 48
Revenue per pound (yield):
U.S. $ .40 $ .40 $ .51 -- - 22
International .79 .85 .94 - 7 - 10
Composite .54 .60 .77 -10 - 22
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REVENUES
In 1999, the Company experienced increased volume and slightly
improved yields in its U.S. overnight, U.S. deferred and IP services. Growth
in higher-priced U.S. overnight and IP services and higher average weight per
package were the primary factors in revenue growth. List price increases and
other yield-management actions contributed to the yield improvement in 1999.
The Company, through enhanced technology, has also improved its ability to
capture incremental revenue based upon certain package characteristics, such
as weight and package dimensions.
The U.S. deferred package growth rate declined in 1999 in large part
due to specific management actions to restrict growth of these lower-yielding
services. IP package volume and international freight pounds and yield were
negatively impacted by weakness in Asian markets, especially in U.S. outbound
traffic destined for that region.
In 1998, package revenue increased on a year-over-year basis primarily
due to rapid growth of U.S. deferred services, including FedEx Express
Saver-Registered Trademark-. This growth was augmented by incremental UPS
strike-related volume, the majority of which was in the deferred service
category. The increase in yield was largely a result of yield-management
actions, such as a 3% to 4% price increase targeted to list price and
standard discount matrix customers for U.S. packages effective February 15,
1998.
The expiration of the air cargo transportation excise tax added
approximately $50 million to revenue in 1997. The tax expired on December 31,
1995, was reenacted by Congress effective August 27, 1996, and expired again
on December 31, 1996. The Company was not obligated to pay the tax during the
periods in which it was expired. The excise tax was reenacted by Congress
effective March 7, 1997, and, in August 1997 it was extended for 10 years
through September 30, 2007.
Other revenue included sales of engine noise reduction kits, logistics
services, Canadian domestic revenue, charter services and other.
OPERATING INCOME
Operating income increased in 1999 compared to 1998 in spite of
$81 million in strike contingency costs in 1999 and continued weakness in
Asian markets. Lower fuel prices and cost controls, including adjustments in
network expansion and aircraft deployment plans, contributed to improved
results. A decline in average jet fuel price per gallon of 23% was partially
offset by an increase in gallons consumed of 6%. Although international
freight pounds and revenue per pound continued to decline in 1999, higher
yielding IP volume continued to grow, utilizing capacity otherwise occupied
by freight.
In 1998, operating income improved as package yield increased at a
higher rate than cost per package. An increase in average daily packages also
contributed to the improvement in operating income. Fuel expense in 1998 rose
slightly due to an increase in gallons consumed of 13%, largely offset by a
decrease in average jet fuel price per gallon of 10%. In 1998, fuel expense
included amounts paid by the Company under contracts that were designed to
limit the Company's exposure to fluctuations in jet fuel prices. Lower
international freight yield, rising expenses associated with international
expansion and foreign currency fluctuations negatively affected 1998 results.
Operating income for 1998 included approximately $50 million related to the
UPS strike as well as proceeds from a 2% temporary fuel surcharge on
U.S. domestic shipments through August 1, 1997. Also included in 1998 were
$14 million of expenses related to the acquisition of Caliber System, Inc.
("Caliber").
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Operating income for 1997 included the effects of the 2% temporary
fuel surcharge and additional revenue due to the expiration of the air cargo
transportation excise tax. In 1997, fuel expense included amounts received
and paid by the Company under contracts which were designed to limit the
Company's exposure to fluctuations in jet fuel prices.
Operating margins were 6.2% (6.8% excluding the strike contingency
costs), 6.3% (5.9% excluding the aforementioned 1998 items) and 6.1% (5.2%
excluding the aforementioned 1997 items) in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Year-over-year comparisons were also affected by fluctuations in the
contribution from sales of engine noise reduction kits. Profit from these
sales declined $30 million in 1999 after increasing $40 million in 1998.
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE AND INCOME TAXES
Net interest expense decreased 22% for 1999, primarily due to lower
debt levels. For 1998, net interest expense increased 21% primarily due to
lower levels of capitalized interest. Interest is capitalized during the
modification of certain aircraft from passenger to freighter configuration,
major software development projects and the construction of certain
facilities.
Other net expense in 1999 included approximately $10 million related
to the Company's strike contingency plans described above, primarily costs
associated with a business interruption credit facility. Other, net for 1998
included a gain of approximately $8 million from an insurance settlement for
an MD11 aircraft destroyed in an accident in July 1997. In 1997 other, net
included a $17 million gain from an insurance settlement for a DC10 aircraft
destroyed by fire in September 1996.
The Company's effective tax rate was 40.5% in 1999, 42.8% in 1998 and
42.5% in 1997. Excluding non-recurring items from the Caliber acquisition,
the effective rate would have been 42.0% in 1998. The 40.5% effective tax
rate in 1999 was lower than the 42.0% effective tax rate (excluding
non-recurring items) in 1998 primarily due to the combination of stronger
results from international operations and lower worldwide income taxes on
foreign earnings. Generally, the effective tax rate exceeds the statutory
U.S. federal tax rate because of state income taxes and other factors as
identified in Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. For 2000,
management expects the effective tax rate will not exceed, and could possibly
be lower than, the 1999 rate. The actual rate, however, will depend on a
number of factors, including the amount and source of operating income.
OUTLOOK
The Company will continue to manage yields with the goal of ensuring
an appropriate balance between revenues generated and the cost of providing
services. Management expects its yield-management actions, including a 2.8%
domestic rate increase implemented in March 1999, to support yield increases
in 2000. Management believes package volumes in the U.S. will grow in 2000 at
rates slightly below those experienced in 1999, with the growth rate
accelerating for IP services. Freight pounds are expected to continue to
increase in 2000, with increases in the U.S. partially offset by continued
declines in international freight. Freight yield is expected to decline in
2000 for both U.S. and international shipments. Actual results, however, may
vary depending on the impact of competitive pricing changes, customer
responses to yield-management initiatives, changing customer demand patterns,
the timing and extent of network refinement, actions by the Company's
competitors, including capacity fluctuations, regulatory conditions for
aviation rights and economic conditions.
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The Company will continue to use the flexibility of its global network
infrastructure by reconfiguring its system and flights to meet market demands.
While long-term profitability is expected to improve, incremental costs incurred
during periods of strategic expansion and varying economic conditions can affect
short-term operating results.
Salaries and employee benefits costs have risen over the past three
years, generally consistent with revenues. Management will continue its cost
control efforts, but expects salaries and employee benefits to continue to
increase as a result of volume growth and the incremental costs of the
collective bargaining agreement with the FPA that became effective May 31, 1999.
In the past three years, the Company's worldwide aircraft fleet has
increased, resulting in a corresponding rise in maintenance expense. The Company
expects a predictable pattern of aircraft maintenance and repairs expense.
However, unanticipated maintenance events will occasionally disrupt this
pattern, resulting in periodic fluctuations in maintenance and repairs expense.
Given the Company's increasing fleet size, aging fleet and variety of aircraft
types, management believes that these expenses will continue a trend of
year-over-year increases for the foreseeable future. In addition, management
expects scheduled maintenance and repairs expense for B727 engines and for other
aircraft to increase in 2000 due to a greater number of routine cycle checks
resulting from fleet usage and certain Federal Aviation Administration
directives.
The Company's operating income from the sales of engine noise reduction
kits peaked in 1998 and is expected to decline approximately $60 million year
over year in 2000 and to become insignificant by 2001. Actual results may differ
depending primarily on the impact of actions by the Company's competitors and
regulatory conditions.
The Company may enter into contracts in 2000 designed to limit its
exposure to fluctuations in jet fuel prices. The timing and magnitude of such
contracts may vary due to their availability and pricing.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
LIQUIDITY
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $88 million at May 31, 1999. Cash
provided from operations during 1999 was $1.5 billion. Management believes that
cash flow from operations, the FDX Corporation commercial paper program and the
revolving bank credit facility of FDX Corporation will adequately meet the
Company's working capital needs for the foreseeable future.
CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's operations are capital intensive, characterized by
significant investments in aircraft, vehicles, computer and telecommunications
equipment, package handling facilities and sort equipment. The amount and timing
of capital additions depend on various factors including volume growth, domestic
and international economic conditions, new or enhanced services, geographical
expansion of services, competition, availability of satisfactory financing and
actions of regulatory authorities.
Capital expenditures for 1999 totaled $1.6 billion and included aircraft
modifications, facilities, customer automation and computer equipment, vehicles
and ground support equipment and one MD11 aircraft (which was subsequently sold
and leased back). In comparison, 1998 expenditures totaled $1.8 billion and
included three MD11 aircraft (which were subsequently sold and leased back),
four A310 aircraft, aircraft modifications, customer automation and computer
equipment, facilities and vehicles and ground support equipment. For information
on the Company's purchase commitments, see Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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The Company has historically financed its capital investments through the
use of lease, debt and equity financing in addition to the use of internally
generated cash from operations. Generally, management's practice in recent years
with respect to funding new wide-bodied aircraft acquisitions has been to
finance such aircraft through long-term lease transactions that qualify as
off-balance sheet operating leases under applicable accounting rules. Management
has determined that these operating leases have provided economic benefits
favorable to ownership with respect to market values, liquidity and after-tax
cash flows. In the future, other forms of secured financing may be pursued to
finance the Company's aircraft acquisitions when management determines that it
best meets the Company's needs. The Company has been successful in obtaining
investment capital, both domestic and international, for long-term leases on
terms acceptable to it although the marketplace for such capital can become
restricted depending on a variety of economic factors beyond its control. See
Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information
concerning the Company's debt facilities.
In July 1999, approximately $231 million of pass through certificates
were issued to finance or refinance the debt portion of leveraged operating
leases related to four A300 aircraft to be delivered through October 1999. In
June 1998, approximately $833 million of pass through certificates were issued
to finance or refinance the debt portion of leveraged operating leases related
to eight A300 and five MD11 aircraft to be delivered through the summer of 1999.
The pass through certificates are not direct obligations of, or guaranteed by,
the Company, but amounts payable by the Company under the leveraged operating
leases are sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the certificates.
Management believes that the capital resources available to the Company
provide flexibility to access the most efficient markets for financing its
capital acquisitions, including aircraft, and are adequate for the Company's
future capital needs.
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
At May 31, 1999, the Company had $656 million of deferred tax assets and
$656 million of deferred tax liabilities. The reversals of deferred tax assets
in future periods will be offset by similar amounts of deferred tax liabilities.
EURO CURRENCY CONVERSION
On January 1, 1999, 11 of the 15 member countries of the European Union
fixed conversion rates between their existing sovereign currencies ("legacy
currencies") and a single currency called the euro. On January 4, 1999, the euro
began trading on currency exchanges and became available for non-cash
transactions. The legacy currencies will remain legal tender through December
31, 2001. Beginning January 1, 2002, euro-denominated bills and coins will be
introduced, and by July 1, 2002, legacy currencies will no longer be legal
tender.
The Company established euro task forces to develop and implement euro
conversion plans. The work of the task forces in preparing for the introduction
of the euro and the phasing out of the various legacy currencies includes
numerous facets such as converting information technology systems, adapting
billing and payment systems and modifying processes for preparing financial
reports and records.
Since January 1, 1999, the Company has been prepared to quote rates to
customers, generate billings and accept payments, in both euro and legacy
currencies. Based on the work of the Company's euro task forces to date, the
Company believes that the introduction of the euro, any price transparency
brought about by its introduction and the phasing out of the legacy currencies
will not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows. Costs associated with the euro
project are being expensed as incurred and are being funded entirely by internal
cash flows.
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YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE
INTRODUCTION
The Company relies heavily on sophisticated information technology ("IT")
for its business operations. For example, the Company maintains electronic
connections with approximately two million customers via its proprietary
products and technologies. The Company's Year 2000 ("Y2K") computer compliance
issues are, therefore, broad and complex. The Company's Y2K Project Office,
which was established in 1996, coordinates and supports the Company's Y2K
compliance effort. The Company has also engaged a major international consulting
firm to assist its subsidiaries in their Y2K program management.
The Company's Y2K compliance efforts are focused on business-critical
items. Hardware, software, systems, technologies and applications are considered
"business-critical" if a failure would either have a material adverse impact on
the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations or involve
a safety risk to employees or customers.
STATE OF READINESS
Generally, the Company believes that its Y2K compliance effort is on
schedule.
IT SYSTEMS
The Company's compliance effort for all business-critical infrastructure
and applications software (collectively, "IT Systems") is substantially
complete. The Company has inventoried all IT Systems. Assessment/design
(researching the compliance status and determining the impact of, and renovation
requirements for, the IT Systems) and renovation (making IT Systems compliant)
are substantially complete. Testing, which involves validating compliance, is
also substantially complete. Within IT Systems, certification of application
software, which involves independent, internal review to verify whether the
appropriate testing process has occurred, is approximately 98% complete.
Noncompliant applications as of May 31, 1999 include systems dependent upon
external government or vendor interfaces and are expected to be compliant by
September 1, 1999. However, contingency plans will be in place to help mitigate
any negative impact of the noncompliance of such systems. Within IT Systems,
certification of the operating system software and program product software
(collectively, "infrastructure") is substantially complete. The Company's IT
Systems compliance effort is targeted to be 100% complete by September 1, 1999.
NON-IT SYSTEMS
The Company's Y2K program relating to business-critical purchased
hardware and software, customized software applications, facilities/equipment
and other embedded chip systems (collectively, "Non-IT Systems") is 98%
complete.
The Company has established several definitions for compliance related to
Non-IT Systems. For air infrastructure components (such as airports and air
traffic systems), the Company defines compliant to mean that these components
are being aggressively assessed and that approved processes are in place to
monitor their evolving status and develop specific operational contingency
plans. For business-critical suppliers and affiliates, the Company defines
compliant to mean that the suppliers and affiliates have been assessed, and a
contingency plan has been developed as necessary.
For the automated shipping solutions offered to customers, the Company
defines compliant to mean that the Company has made available a compliant
version of the associated shipping solution. A customer may choose to remain
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on a noncompliant version of software if the customer is willing to assume the
associated risks and there are no potentially unfavorable impacts on the
Company's internal systems. The implementation of Y2K-compliant automated
shipping solutions by customers, particularly where development is required by
the customer, will likely continue through December 31, 1999 and beyond. The
Company will continue to test the combinations of features, functionality and
methods of use contained in its shipping solutions through December 31, 1999 and
will make changes as required.
For electronic interfaces with customers and suppliers, the Company
defines compliant to mean that it has made compliant transaction sets available
and has made systems modifications that enable the Company to translate
noncompliant versions that mitigate the potential impact to the Company's
internal systems.
Y2K INTERFACES WITH MATERIAL THIRD PARTIES
The Company is making concerted efforts to understand the Y2K status of
third parties (including, among others, domestic and international government
agencies, customs bureaus, U.S. and international airports and air traffic
control systems, customers, independent contractors, vendors and suppliers)
whose Y2K standing could either have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, financial condition or results of operations or involve a safety risk
to employees or customers. The Company is actively encouraging Y2K compliance on
the part of third parties and is developing contingency plans in the event of
their Y2K noncompliance.
In conjunction with the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
and the Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the Company is involved in a
global and industry-wide effort to understand the Y2K compliance status of
airports, air traffic systems, customs clearance and other U.S. and
international government agencies, and common vendors and suppliers. The Company
has developed contingency plans to minimize the impact of Y2K issues on its air
operations. Contingency plans will be implemented, as necessary, to mitigate the
impact of Y2K problems that might arise during the transition into 2000.
The Company's vendor and product compliance program includes the
following tasks: assessing vendor compliance status; product testing; tracking
vendor compliance progress; developing contingency plans, including identifying
alternate suppliers, as needed; addressing contract language; replacing,
renovating or upgrading parts; requesting presentations from vendors or making
on-site assessments, as required; and sending questionnaires. Failure to respond
to these questionnaires results in further mail or phone correspondence,
contingency plan development and/or vendor/product replacement.
TESTING
The Company's Y2K testing effort includes functional testing of remedial
measures and regression testing to validate that changes have not altered
existing functionality. The Company's test plans include sections which define
the scope of the testing effort, roles and responsibilities of test
participants, the test approach planned, software, hardware and data
requirements, and test environments/techniques to be used as well as other
sections defining the test effort. System functionality for future date accuracy
is being verified and documented. The Company uses an independent, internal
process to verify that the appropriate testing process has occurred.
A separate homogenous Y2K mainframe environment has been created to test
operating system software and program products software. The Y2K mainframe
environment is designed to accomplish future date "end-to-end" testing of the
larger applications and to validate interface communications between
applications.
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COSTS TO ADDRESS Y2K COMPLIANCE
Since 1996, the Company has incurred approximately $81 million on Y2K
compliance, ($33 million in 1999) which includes internal and external
software/hardware analysis, repair, vendor and supplier assessments, risk
mitigation planning, and related costs. The Company continues to monitor its
total expected costs associated with Y2K compliance efforts, and currently
expects that it will incur additional total costs of approximately $28 million,
including depreciation of $8 million. Remaining Y2K expenditures will include
project management of the corporate contingency effort and the command and
control center, further system audit and validation, and project management to
ensure compliance of new systems development. The Company classifies costs as
Y2K for reporting purposes if they remedy only Y2K risks or result in the
formulation of contingency plans and would otherwise be unnecessary in the
normal course of business.
The Company's Y2K compliance effort is being funded entirely by internal
cash flows. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1999, Y2K expenditures were less
than 10% of the Company's total IT expense budget. Although there are
opportunity costs to the Company's Y2K compliance effort, management believes
that no significant information technology projects have been deferred due to
this work.
CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND RISKS
The Company's key contingency plans were completed by January 31, 1999.
These plans address the activities to be performed in preparation for and during
a Y2K-related failure that could have an immediate and significant impact on
normal operations. A Y2K-related failure could include, but is not limited to,
power outages, system or equipment failures, erroneous data, loss of
communications and failure of a supplier or vendor. The contingency plans
include, among other things, items such as pre-arranging alternative operating
locations, replacing non-Y2K compliant suppliers and vendors, using back-up
systems equipment and stockpiling additional inventory and supplies. They also
outline alternative procedures, including manual ones, that can be performed in
order to carry out mission-critical functions and trouble-shooting procedures
the IT organization can follow to bring internal systems and equipment back into
operation after a Y2K-related failure. The plans also establish procedures for
company-wide communications. These are in addition to the Company's operational
contingency plans for the pick-up, delivery and movement of packages. The
Company has created a Y2K contingency command and control center. Key personnel
will be on call beginning November 1999 and on site by December 31, 1999.
The Company's goal for completing all other contingency plans is
September 30, 1999. Plans covering vendor and supplier issues are substantially
complete. These plans are in place to minimize Y2K-related risks that a vendor
and supplier might pose if they are behind in their own Y2K efforts. As of May
31, 1999, the Company had substantially completed the development of its testing
plans. Testing will include structured walk-throughs, mock drills and
simulations and is expected to be completed by October 31, 1999. Although the
cost of developing contingency plans is included in the total project costs
described above, the cost of implementing any necessary contingency plans is not
known at this time.
Due to the general uncertainty inherent in the Company's Y2K compliance,
mainly resulting from the Company's dependence upon the Y2K compliance of the
government agencies and third-party suppliers, vendors and customers with whom
the Company deals, the Company believes that there is no single most reasonably
likely worst case scenario. However, the Company believes that a most reasonably
likely worst case scenario could include, but is not limited to, the following
situations: delivery delays and the related re-routing costs due to the lack of
readiness of airports and air traffic systems, principally outside the United
States; the inability to serve certain customers or geographic areas due to
their lack of compliance or lack of readiness of customs bureaus in various
countries and business continuance capabilities of suppliers, vendors, customers
and independent contractors, including third party pick-up and delivery
providers on whom
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the Company relies in some international locations; and service delays or
failures associated with the global utilities and telecommunications
infrastructure. The Company's Y2K program, including related contingency
planning, is designed to substantially lessen the possibility of significant
interruptions of normal operations. Despite its efforts to date, the Company
may still incur substantial expenditures or experience significant delays in
delivering its services as Y2K problems, both domestic and international,
become known. Noncompliant systems of vendors, suppliers, customers and other
third parties could also adversely affect the Company. While costs related to
the lack of Y2K compliance of third parties, business interruptions,
litigation and other liabilities related to Y2K issues could materially and
adversely affect the Company's business, results of operations and financial
condition, the Company expects its Y2K compliance efforts to reduce
significantly the Company's level of uncertainty about the impact of Y2K
issues affecting both its IT Systems and Non-IT Systems.
STATEMENTS IN THIS "MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION" OR MADE BY MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY THAT
CONTAIN MORE THAN HISTORICAL INFORMATION MAY BE CONSIDERED FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM
ACT OF 1995), WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. ACTUAL RESULTS MAY
DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS BECAUSE
OF IMPORTANT FACTORS IDENTIFIED IN THIS SECTION.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company currently has market risk sensitive instruments related to
interest rates. As disclosed in Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements, the Company has outstanding unsecured long-term debt exclusive of
capital leases of $1.0 billion and $1.2 billion at May 31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively. The Company does not have significant exposure to changing
interest rates on its long-term debt because the interest rates are fixed.
Market risk for fixed-rate long-term debt is estimated as the potential decrease
in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates and
amounts to approximately $35 million as of May 31, 1999 ($45 million as of May
31, 1998). The underlying fair values of the Company's long-term debt were
estimated based on quoted market prices or on the current rates offered for debt
with similar terms and maturities. The Company does not use derivative financial
instruments to manage interest rate risk.
The Company's earnings are affected by fluctuations in the value of the
U.S. dollar, as compared to foreign currencies, as a result of transactions
in foreign markets. At May 31, 1999, the result of a uniform 10%
strengthening in the value of the dollar relative to the currencies in which
the Company's transactions are denominated would result in a decrease in
operating income of approximately $25 million for the year ending May 31,
2000 (the comparable amount in the prior year was $15 million). This
calculation assumes that each exchange rate would change in the same
direction relative to the U.S. dollar. In addition to the direct effects of
changes in exchange rates, which are a changed dollar value of the resulting
reported operating results, changes in exchange rates also affect the volume
of sales or the foreign currency sales price as competitors' services become
more or less attractive. The Company's sensitivity analysis of the effects of
changes in foreign currency exchange rates does not factor in a potential
change in sales levels or local currency prices.
In 1998 and 1997, the Company entered into contracts that were designed to
limit its exposure to fluctuations in jet fuel prices. The Company hedges its
exposure to jet fuel price market risk only on a conservative, limited basis. No
such contracts were outstanding as of May 31, 1998, nor were any entered into
during 1999. Management may enter into similar contracts in 2000, the timing and
magnitude of which may vary due to the availability and pricing of such
contracts. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for
accounting policy and additional information regarding jet fuel contracts.
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The Company does not purchase or hold any derivative financial instruments
for trading purposes.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Page
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<S> <C>
Consolidated Statements of Income
Years Ended May 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997........................ 28
Consolidated Balance Sheets
May 31, 1999 and 1998.......................................... 29
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended May 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997........................ 31
Consolidated Statements of Changes
in Owner's Equity and Comprehensive Income
Years Ended May 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997........................ 32
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............................ 33
Report of Independent Public Accountants.............................. 48
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended May 31,
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1999 1998 1997
-------- -------- --------
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUES $13,979,277 $13,254,841 $11,519,750
OPERATING EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits 6,224,709 5,832,363 5,095,462
Rentals and landing fees 1,318,242 1,221,377 1,070,658
Depreciation and amortization 912,002 844,606 777,374
Maintenance and repairs 887,799 807,767 691,520
Fuel 593,661 709,424 690,412
Merger expenses -- 14,000 --
Other 3,171,388 2,988,571 2,495,282
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13,107,801 12,418,108 10,820,708
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OPERATING INCOME 871,476 836,733 699,042
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest, net (86,080) (110,110) (90,634)
Other, net (14,696) 8,590 19,813
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(100,776) (101,520) (70,821)
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 770,700 735,213 628,221
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 312,134 314,670 266,994
----------- ----------- -----------
NET INCOME $ 458,566 $ 420,543 $ 361,227
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</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part
of these statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
May 31,
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1999 1998
-------- --------
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents ...................... $ 88,238 $ 104,606
Receivables, less allowances of $45,432,000
and $43,245,000 ............................ 1,840,613 1,669,568
Spare parts, supplies and fuel ................. 272,614 338,745
Deferred income taxes .......................... 220,709 183,063
Prepaid expenses and other ..................... 56,241 80,696
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Total current assets ....................... 2,478,415 2,376,678
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST
Flight equipment ............................... 4,556,747 4,056,541
Package handling and ground support equipment .. 3,193,620 2,842,874
Computer and electronic equipment .............. 2,114,492 1,909,648
Other .......................................... 2,332,227 2,254,830
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12,197,086 11,063,893
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization . 6,454,579 5,863,325
----------- -----------
Net property and equipment ................. 5,742,507 5,200,568
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OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill ....................................... 339,425 351,507
Equipment deposits and other assets ............ 555,628 504,353
----------- -----------
Total other assets ......................... 895,053 855,860
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$ 9,115,975 $ 8,433,106
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The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part
of these balance sheets.
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FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND OWNER'S EQUITY
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
May 31,
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1999 1998
-------- --------
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Current portion of long-term debt ............. $ 14,938 $ 257,529
Accrued salaries and employee benefits ........ 615,247 547,073
Accounts payable .............................. 983,350 965,167
Accrued expenses .............................. 692,599 631,530
Due to parent company ......................... 62,720 --
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Total current liabilities ................. 2,368,854 2,401,299
----------- -----------
LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION ............. 1,159,126 1,185,180
----------- -----------
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES ............................ 221,509 218,328
----------- -----------
OTHER LIABILITIES ................................ 1,502,481 1,226,570
----------- -----------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTES 5, 10 AND 11)
OWNER'S EQUITY
Common Stock, $.10 par value; 1,000 shares
authorized, issued and outstanding .......... -- --
Additional paid-in capital .................... 894,718 893,469
Retained earnings ............................. 2,995,076 2,535,537
Accumulated other comprehensive income....... (25,789) (27,277)
----------- -----------
Total owner's equity ...................... 3,864,005 3,401,729
----------- -----------
$ 9,115,975 $ 8,433,106
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</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part
of these balance sheets.
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FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years ended May 31
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1999 1998 1997
------------ ------------ ------------
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income .................................................. $ 458,566 $ 420,543 $ 361,227
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ........................ 912,002 844,606 777,374
Provision for uncollectible accounts ................. 47,527 59,616 40,634
Deferred income taxes and other non-cash items ....... (49,949) 6,519 45,737
Gain from disposals of property and equipment ........ (1,599) (5,166) (19,567)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of
effects from disposition of business:
Increase in receivables ....................... (245,155) (292,837) (334,448)
Increase in other current assets .............. (167,667) (93,348) (450,945)
Increase in accounts payable
and other operating liabilities ............ 539,488 478,095 597,980
Other, net ........................................... 9,735 (20,068) (10,500)
----------- ----------- -----------
Cash provided by operating activities ....................... 1,502,948 1,397,960 1,007,492
----------- ----------- -----------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and equipment, including
deposits on aircraft of $1,200,000,
$70,359,000 and $26,107,000 .......................... (1,550,161) (1,761,963) (1,470,592)
Proceeds from dispositions of property and
equipment:
Sale-leaseback transactions ............................. 80,995 322,852 162,400
Reimbursements of A300 and MD11 deposits ................ 67,269 106,991 63,039
Other dispositions ...................................... 178,422 43,100 52,715
Other, net .................................................. 4,784 (4,484) 1,044
----------- ----------- -----------
Cash used in investing activities ........................... (1,218,691) (1,293,504) (1,191,394)
----------- ----------- -----------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from debt issuances ................................ -- 267,105 200,904
Principal payments on debt .................................. (269,280) (353,502) (9,670)
Payments to parent company .................................. (31,345) (49,919) --
Other, net .................................................. -- 14,443 21,272
----------- ----------- -----------
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities ............. (300,625) (121,873) 212,506
----------- ----------- -----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(Decrease) increase during the year ......................... (16,368) (17,417) 28,604
Balance at beginning of year ................................ 104,606 122,023 93,419
------------ ------------ ------------
Balance at end of year $ 88,238 $ 104,606 $ 122,023
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</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part
of these statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
OWNER'S EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Accumulated
Additional Other Total
Common Paid-in Retained Comprehensive Owner's
Stock Capital Earnings Income Equity
-------- --------- ---------- ------------- -----------
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE AT MAY 31, 1996 $ -- $ 809,561 $1,759,468 $ 7,110 $2,576,139
Net income -- -- 361,227 -- 361,227
Foreign currency translation
adjustment, net of deferred
taxes of $756,000 -- -- -- (4,091) (4,091)
----------
Total comprehensive income 357,136
Stock split(1) -- 5,699 (5,699) -- --
Net activity under employee
incentive plans(2) -- 29,239 -- -- 29,239
------ ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
BALANCE AT MAY 31, 1997 -- 844,499 2,114,996 3,019 2,962,514
Net income -- -- 420,543 -- 420,543
Foreign currency translation
adjustment, net of deferred
tax benefit of $2,793,000 -- -- -- (30,296) (30,296)
-----------
Total comprehensive income 390,247
Net activity under employee
incentive plans(2) -- 48,970 (2) -- 48,968
------ ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
BALANCE AT MAY 31, 1998 -- 893,469 2,535,537 (27,277) 3,401,729
Net income -- -- 458,566 -- 458,566
Foreign currency translation
adjustment, net of deferred
tax benefit of $959,000 -- -- -- 1,488 1,488
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Total comprehensive income 460,054
Net activity under employee
incentive plans(2) -- 1,249 -- -- 1,249
Other -- -- 973 -- 973
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BALANCE AT MAY 31, 1999 $ -- $ 894,718 $2,995,076 $ (25,789) $3,864,005
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(1) Represents the impact of the Company stock split on November 4, 1996
prior to the Company's becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of FDX
Corporation as of January 27, 1998.
(2) Represents net activity or certain tax benefits related to such activity
under employee incentive plans prior to the Company becoming a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FDX Corporation as of January 27, 1998.
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part
of these statements.
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FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION
On January 27, 1998, Federal Express Corporation (together with its
subsidiaries, "the Company") became a wholly-owned subsidiary of FDX
Corporation in connection with its acquisition of Caliber System, Inc.
("Caliber"). The acquisition was accounted for as a pooling of interests. FDX
Corporation exchanged 0.8 shares of its common stock for each share of
Caliber common stock. Each share of the Company's common stock was
automatically converted into one share of FDX Corporation common stock. As a
part of the transaction, the Company was recapitalized with 1,000 shares of
common stock, $.10 par value.
NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of consolidation. The consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of Federal Express Corporation and its subsidiaries. All
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Property and equipment. Expenditures for major additions,
improvements, flight equipment modifications, and certain overhaul costs are
capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The
cost and accumulated depreciation of property and equipment disposed of are
removed from the related accounts, and any gain or loss is reflected in the
results of operations.
For financial reporting purposes, depreciation and amortization of property
and equipment is provided on a straight-line basis over the asset's service
life or related lease term as follows:
Flight equipment 5 to 20 years
Package handling and ground support equipment 5 to 30 years
Computer and electronic equipment 3 to 10 years
Other 2 to 30 years
Aircraft airframes and engines are assigned residual values ranging from 10%
to 20% of asset cost. All other property and equipment have no material
residual values. Vehicles, which are included in package handling and ground
support equipment, are depreciated on a straight-line basis over five to ten
years.
For income tax purposes, depreciation is generally computed using accelerated
methods.
Deferred gains. Gains on the sale and leaseback of aircraft and other
property and equipment are deferred and amortized over the life of the lease
as a reduction of rent expense. Included in other liabilities at May 31, 1999
and 1998, were deferred gains of $429,488,000 and $338,119,000, respectively.
Deferred lease obligations. While certain of the Company's aircraft
and facility leases contain fluctuating or escalating payments, the related
rent expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Included in other liabilities at May 31, 1999 and 1998, were $321,248,000 and
$324,203,000, respectively, representing the cumulative difference between
rent expense and rent payments.
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Self-insurance accruals. The Company is self-insured up to certain
levels for workers' compensation, employee health care and vehicle
liabilities. Accruals are based on the actuarially estimated undiscounted
cost of claims. Included in other liabilities at May 31, 1999 and 1998, were
$258,000,000 and $257,000,000, respectively, representing the long-term
portion of self-insurance accruals for the Company's workers' compensation
and vehicle liabilities.
Capitalized interest. Interest on funds used to finance the
acquisition and modification of aircraft and construction of certain
facilities up to the date the asset is placed in service is capitalized and
included in the cost of the asset. Capitalized interest was $35,152,000,
$31,443,000 and $39,449,000, for 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Advertising. Advertising costs are generally expensed as incurred and
are included in other operating expenses. Advertising expenses were
$193,253,000, $176,393,000 and $153,399,000 in 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively.
Cash equivalents. Cash equivalents in excess of current operating
requirements are invested in short-term, interest-bearing instruments with
maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase and are stated at
cost, which approximates market value. Interest income was $4,514,000,
$7,616,000 and $5,055,000, in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Spare parts, supplies and fuel. Spare parts are stated principally at
weighted-average cost; supplies and fuel are stated principally at standard
cost, which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis. Neither
method values inventory in excess of current replacement cost.
Goodwill. Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair
value of net assets of businesses acquired. It is amortized on a
straight-line basis over periods ranging up to 40 years. Accumulated
amortization was $154,145,000 and $141,807,000 at May 31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively.
Foreign currency translation. Translation gains and losses of the
Company's foreign operations that use local currencies as the functional
currency are accumulated and reported, net of related deferred income taxes,
as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income within owner's
equity. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate
fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the local
functional currency are included in the results of operations.
Income taxes. Deferred income taxes are provided for the tax effect of
temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and
their reported amounts in the financial statements. The Company uses the
liability method to account for income taxes, which requires deferred taxes
to be recorded at the statutory rate expected to be in effect when the taxes
are paid.
The Company has not provided for U.S. federal income taxes on its foreign
subsidiaries' earnings deemed to be permanently reinvested. Quantification of
the deferred tax liability, if any, associated with permanently reinvested
earnings is not practicable.
Revenue recognition. Revenue is recorded based on the percentage of
service completed for shipments in transit at the balance sheet date.
Recent pronouncements. The Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income,"
during the first quarter of 1999. This Statement
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requires that foreign currency translation be included in other comprehensive
income and that the accumulated balance of other comprehensive income be
separately displayed. Prior year information has been restated to conform to
the requirements of the Statement.
On June 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Position ("SOP")
98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained
for Internal Use." Pre-tax income for 1999 increased by $32,000,000 as a
result of the adoption of this standard.
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No.
133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," which
was subsequently amended by SFAS No. 137 and is now effective for fiscal
years beginning after June 15, 2000. The Statement requires an entity to
recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the balance
sheet and to measure those instruments at fair value. The impact, if any, on
earnings, comprehensive income and financial position of the adoption of SFAS
No. 133 will depend on the amount, timing and nature of any agreements
entered into by the Company.
In April 1998, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants released SOP 98-5
requiring that start-up activities be expensed as incurred. SOP 98-5 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 1998. This SOP will
not have a material impact on the Company's operations.
Reclassifications. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified
to conform to the 1999 presentation.
Use of estimates. The preparation of the consolidated financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
NOTE 3: ACCRUED SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
The components of accrued salaries and employee benefits and accrued expenses
were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
May 31,
-------------------------
1999 1998
------- -------
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Salaries $139,344 $125,112
Employee benefits 190,166 159,536
Compensated absences 285,737 262,425
------- -------
Total accrued salaries and employee benefits $615,247 $547,073
======= =======
Insurance $287,471 $243,858
Taxes other than income taxes 209,416 173,872
Other 195,712 213,800
------- -------
Total accrued expenses $692,599 $631,530
======= =======
</TABLE>
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NOTE 4: LONG-TERM DEBT
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
May 31,
-----------------------------
1999 1998
----------- -----------
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Senior debt, interest rates of 9.65% to 9.88%
due through 2013 $ 473,779 $ 573,532
Bonds, interest rate of 7.60%, due in 2098 239,376 249,344
Medium term notes, interest rates of
9.95% to 10.57%, due through 2007 74,965 230,894
----------- -----------
788,120 1,053,770
Unsecured sinking fund debentures, interest rate
of 9.63%, due through 2020 98,598 98,529
Capital lease obligations and tax exempt bonds,
interest rates of 5.35% to 7.88%, due through 2017 253,425 253,425
Less bond reserves 9,024 9,024
----------- -----------
244,401 244,401
Other debt, interest rates of 9.68% to 9.98% 42,945 46,009
----------- -----------
1,174,064 1,442,709
Less current portion 14,938 257,529
----------- -----------
$ 1,159,126 $ 1,185,180
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
Tax exempt bonds were issued by the Memphis-Shelby County Airport
Authority ("MSCAA") and the City of Indianapolis. Lease agreements with the
MSCAA and a loan agreement with the City of Indianapolis covering the
facilities and equipment financed with the bond proceeds obligate the Company
to pay rentals and loan payments, respectively, equal to the principal and
interest due on the bonds.
Scheduled annual principal maturities of long-term debt for the five
years subsequent to May 31, 1999, are as follows: $14,900,000 in 2000;
$11,300,000 in 2001; $207,000,000 in 2002; $10,900,000 in 2003; and
$30,000,000 in 2004.
The Company's long-term debt, exclusive of capital leases, had
carrying values of $975,000,000 and $1,243,000,000 at May 31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively, compared with fair values of approximately $1,046,000,000 and
$1,384,000,000 at those dates. The estimated fair values were determined
based on quoted market prices or on the current rates offered for debt with
similar terms and maturities.
NOTE 5: LEASE COMMITMENTS
The Company utilizes certain aircraft, land, facilities and equipment
under capital and operating leases that expire at various dates through 2027.
In addition, supplemental aircraft are leased under agreements that generally
provide for cancellation upon 30 days' notice.
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The components of property and equipment recorded under capital leases
at May 31 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In thousands 1999 1998
-------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Package handling and ground support equipment $245,041 $261,985
Facilities 133,435 133,435
Computer and electronic equipment and other 6,496 6,518
-------- --------
384,972 401,938
Less accumulated amortization 267,968 273,836
-------- --------
$117,004 $128,102
======== ========
</TABLE>
Rent expense under operating leases for the years ended May 31 was as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In thousands 1999 1998 1997
---------- ---------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Minimum rentals $1,167,500 $1,071,290 $930,977
Contingent rentals 59,839 60,925 57,806
---------- ---------- --------
$1,227,339 $1,132,215 $988,783
========== ========== ========
</TABLE>
Contingent rentals are based on hours flown under supplemental
aircraft leases.
A summary of future minimum lease payments under capital leases and
non-cancellable operating leases (principally aircraft and facilities) with
an initial or remaining term in excess of one year at May 31, 1999 is as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In thousands Capital Operating
Leases Leases
-------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
2000 $ 14,828 $ 972,574
2001 14,828 903,921
2002 14,828 853,609
2003 14,828 790,916
2004 14,828 751,981
Thereafter 302,502 8,649,509
-------- -----------
$376,642 $12,922,510
======== ===========
</TABLE>
At May 31, 1999, the present value of future minimum lease payments
for capital lease obligations including certain tax exempt bonds was
$199,401,000.
The Company makes payments under certain leveraged operating leases
that are sufficient to pay principal and interest on certain pass through
certificates. The pass through certificates are not direct obligations of, or
guaranteed by, the Company.
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NOTE 6: INCOME TAXES
For 1999, the Company will file a consolidated federal income tax
return with FDX Corporation. The Company's tax provision is calculated as if
it were a separate company filing a separate tax return. The components of
the provision for income taxes for the years ended May 31 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In thousands 1999 1998 1997
--------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Current provision:
Domestic
Federal $ 281,721 $ 229,661 $ 144,647
State and local 36,300 30,416 19,827
Foreign 23,077 36,543 44,165
--------- --------- ---------
341,098 296,620 208,639
--------- --------- ---------
Deferred provision (credit):
Domestic
Federal (23,933) 16,756 50,717
State and local (3,160) 1,051 5,302
Foreign (1,871) 243 2,336
--------- --------- ---------
(28,964) 18,050 58,355
--------- --------- ---------
$ 312,134 $ 314,670 $ 266,994
========= ========= =========
</TABLE>
The Company's operations included the following pre-tax income (loss)
with respect to entities in foreign locations for the years ended May 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In thousands 1999 1998 1997
--------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Entities with pre-tax income ......................... $ 255,000 $ 206,000 $ 204,000
Entities with pre-tax losses.......................... (291,000) (304,000) (186,000)
--------- --------- ---------
$ (36,000) $ (98,000) $ 18,000
========= ========= =========
</TABLE>
Income taxes have been provided for foreign operations based upon the
various tax laws and rates of the countries in which the Company's operations
are conducted. There is no direct relationship between the Company's overall
foreign income tax provision and foreign pre-tax book income due to the
different methods of taxation used by countries throughout the world.
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A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the
Company's effective income tax rate for the years ended May 31 is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Statutory U.S. income tax rate 35.0% 35.0% 35.0%
Increase resulting from:
State and local income taxes, net of
federal benefit 2.8 2.8 2.6
Non-recurring item (1998 Caliber
acquisition) -- 0.8 --
Other, net 2.7 4.2 4.9
---- ---- ----
Effective tax rate 40.5% 42.8% 42.5%
==== ==== ====
Effective tax rate (excluding
non-recurring item) 40.5% 42.0% 42.5%
==== ==== ====
</TABLE>
The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as
of May 31 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In thousands
1999 1998
----------------------------- -----------------------------
Deferred Deferred Deferred Deferred
Tax Assets Tax Liabilities Tax Assets Tax Liabilities
---------- --------------- ---------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Depreciation $ -- $561,338 $ -- $486,881
Deferred gains on
sales of assets 122,515 -- 86,053 --
Employee benefits 134,281 -- 113,904 --
Self-insurance
accruals 192,858 -- 175,035 --
Other 206,017 95,133 170,436 93,812
-------- -------- -------- --------
$655,671 $656,471 $545,428 $580,693
======== ======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
NOTE 7: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The Company sponsors defined benefit pension plans and postretirement
health care plans.
The Company has adopted SFAS No. 132, "Employers' Disclosures About
Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits," which changes the presentation
of information about pension and other postretirement benefit plans.
Disclosures for prior years have been restated.
Pension plans. The defined benefit pension plans cover substantially
all employees. The largest plan covers U.S. employees age 21 and over, with
at least one year of service and provides benefits based on final average
earnings and years of service. Plan funding is actuarially determined, and is
also subject to certain tax law limitations. International defined benefit
pension plans provide benefits primarily based on final earnings and years of
service and are funded in accordance with local laws and income tax
regulations. Plan assets consist primarily of marketable equity securities
and fixed income instruments.
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During 1999 benefits provided under certain of the Company's pension plans
were enhanced, principally in connection with the ratification on February 4,
1999 of a collective bargaining agreement between the Company and the Fedex
Pilots Association ("FPA"). These benefit enhancements are reflected in the
funded status of the plans at May 31, 1999 but did not materially affect
pension cost in 1999.
Postretirement health care plans. The Company offers medical and
dental coverage to eligible U.S. retirees and their eligible dependents.
Vision coverage is provided for retirees, but not their dependents.
Substantially all U.S. employees become eligible for these benefits at age 55
and older, if they have permanent, continuous service with the Company of at
least 10 years after attainment of age 45 if hired prior to January 1, 1988,
or at least 20 years after attainment of age 35 if hired on or after January
1, 1988. Life insurance benefits are provided only to retirees of the former
Tiger International, Inc. who retired prior to acquisition.
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The following table provides a reconciliation of the changes in the
pension and postretirement health care plans' benefit obligations and fair value
of assets over the two-year period ended May 31, 1999, and a statement of the
funded status as of May 31, 1999 and 1998:
In thousands
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POSTRETIREMENT
PENSION PLANS HEALTH CARE PLANS
-------------------------------- -----------------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CHANGE IN BENEFIT OBLIGATION
Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 3,848,485 $ 2,911,584 $ 209,488 $ 168,589
Service cost 316,448 241,151 22,815 17,758
Interest cost 269,521 229,947 16,375 14,359
Amendments and benefit enhancements 116,291 -- 1,681 --
Actuarial (gain) loss (403,424) 538,109 (7,204) 13,573
Plan participant contributions -- -- 627 521
Divestitures -- (21,487) -- (388)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes 2,795 (10,174) -- --
Benefits paid (45,229) (40,645) (6,210) (4,924)
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
Benefit obligation at end of year $ 4,104,887 $ 3,848,485 $ 237,572 $ 209,488
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS
Fair value of plan assets at
beginning of year $ 3,989,131 $ 3,275,641 $ -- $ --
Actual return on plan assets 399,932 681,516 -- --
Divestitures -- (12,637) -- --
Foreign currency exchange rate changes (1,283) (785) -- --
Company contributions 118,677 86,041 5,583 4,403
Plan participant contributions -- -- 627 521
Benefits paid (45,229) (40,645) (6,210) (4,924)
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
Fair value of plan assets at end of year $ 4,461,228 $ 3,989,131 $ -- $ --
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
FUNDED STATUS OF THE PLANS $ 356,341 $ 140,646 $ (237,572) $ (209,488)
Unrecognized actuarial gain (446,258) (80,048) (17,306) (10,102)
Unrecognized prior service
(benefit) cost 107,940 (7,200) 1,681 --
Unrecognized transition amount 2,201 2,261 -- --
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
Prepaid (accrued) benefit cost $ 20,224 $ 55,659 $ (253,197) $ (219,590)
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED IN THE BALANCE SHEET
AT MAY 31:
Prepaid benefit cost $ 87,198 $ 109,531 $ -- $ --
Accrued benefit liability (66,974) (53,872) (253,197) (219,590)
Minimum pension liability (86,000) (119) -- --
Intangible asset 86,000 119 -- --
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
Prepaid (accrued) benefit cost $ 20,224 $ 55,659 $ (253,197) $ (219,590)
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------
</TABLE>
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NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST FOR THE YEARS ENDED MAY 31 WAS AS FOLLOWS:
In thousands
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POSTRETIREMENT
PENSION PLANS HEALTH CARE PLANS
1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
------------ ------------- ------------- ----------- -------------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost $ 316,448 $ 241,151 $ 232,491 $ 22,815 $ 17,758 $ 16,952
Interest cost 269,521 229,947 206,359 16,375 14,359 12,592
Expected return on plan assets (436,735) (345,795) (423,871) -- -- --
Net amortization and deferral 3,008 1,085 130,529 -- (414) --
------------ ------------- ------------- ----------- -------------- -----------
$ 152,242 $ 126,388 $ 145,508 $ 39,190 $ 31,703 $ 29,544
------------ ------------- ------------- ----------- -------------- -----------
------------ ------------- ------------- ----------- -------------- -----------
</TABLE>
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
------------ ------------- ------------- ----------- -------------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Discount rate 7.5% 7.0% 8.1% 7.3% 7.2% 7.8%
Rate of increase in future
compensation levels 4.6 4.6 5.5 - - -
Expected long-term rate of
return on assets 10.9 10.5 10.5 - - -
</TABLE>
The projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation, and
fair value of plan assets for the pension plans with accumulated benefit
obligations in excess of plan assets were $169,600,000, $147,900,000 and
$2,600,000, respectively, as of May 31, 1999, and $70,000,000, $49,400,000
and $1,900,000, respectively, as of May 31, 1998. The minimum pension
liability and corresponding intangible asset recognized in the balance sheet
at May 31, 1999 relate to the collective bargaining agreement between the
Company and the FPA.
The Company's future medical benefit costs were estimated to increase at
an annual rate of 9.0% during 2000, decreasing to an annual growth rate of
5.25% in 2008 and thereafter. Future dental benefit costs were estimated to
increase at an annual rate of 7.75% during 2000, decreasing to an annual
growth rate of 5.25% in 2010 and thereafter. The Company's cost is capped at
150% of the 1993 employer cost and, therefore, will not be subject to medical
and dental trends after the capped cost is attained, projected to be in 2001.
A 1% change in these annual trend rates would not have a significant impact
on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation of the Company at May
31, 1999, or 1999 benefit expense. The Company pays claims as incurred.
Profit sharing plans. The profit sharing plan covers substantially all
U.S. employees age 21 and over, with at least one year of service with the
Company as of the contribution date. The plan provides for discretionary
employer contributions which are determined annually by the Board of
Directors. Profit sharing expense was $119,300,000 in 1999, $105,700,000 in
1998 and $90,800,000 in 1997. Included in these expense amounts are cash
distributions made directly to employees of $37,100,000, $43,100,000 and
$28,600,000 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
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NOTE 8: BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company adopted SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information," effective May 31, 1999. The Statement
establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments.
Operating segments, as defined, are components of an enterprise about which
separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by
the chief operating decision-maker in allocating resources and assessing
performance.
The Company is in a single line of business and operates in one
business segment - the worldwide express transportation and distribution of
goods and documents.
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The following table presents the Company's revenue by service type and
geographic information for the years ended or as of May 31:
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In thousands 1999 1998 1997
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUE BY SERVICE TYPE
Package:
U.S. overnight $ 7,185,462 $ 6,810,211 $ 6,243,790
U.S. deferred 2,271,151 2,179,188 1,621,647
International Priority 3,018,828 2,731,140 2,351,092
Freight:
U.S 439,855 337,098 207,729
International 530,759 597,861 604,472
Other 533,222 599,343 491,020
----------- ----------- -----------
$13,979,277 $13,254,841 $11,519,750
----------- ----------- -----------
----------- ----------- -----------
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Revenues
U.S $10,170,950 $ 9,665,342 $ 8,322,037
International 3,808,327 3,589,499 3,197,713
----------- ----------- -----------
$13,979,277 $13,254,841 $11,519,750
----------- ----------- -----------
----------- ----------- -----------
Long-lived Assets
U.S $ 5,640,776 $ 5,071,381
International 996,784 985,047
----------- -----------
$ 6,637,560 $ 6,056,428
----------- -----------
----------- -----------
</TABLE>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International revenue includes shipments that either originate in or
are destined to locations outside the United States. Long-lived assets
include property and equipment, goodwill and other long-term assets. Flight
equipment is allocated between geographic areas based on usage.
NOTE 9: SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for interest expense and income taxes for the years ended May
31 was as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In thousands 1999 1998 1997
--------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Interest (net of capitalized interest). $ 94,235 $ 111,417 $ 95,364
Income taxes 313,515 316,718 184,668
</TABLE>
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Non-cash investing and financing activities for the years ended
May 31 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In thousands 1999 1998 1997
-------- -------- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Fair value of assets surrendered
under exchange agreements
(with two airlines) $48,248 $90,428 $62,018
Fair value of assets acquired under
exchange agreements 34,580 78,148 46,662
Fair value of assets surrendered in
excess of assets acquired 13,668 12,280 15,356
</TABLE>
NOTE 10: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company's annual purchase commitments under various contracts as
of May 31, 1999, were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In thousands Aircraft-
Aircraft Related (1) Other (2) Total
----------- ------------- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
2000 $ 431,400 $ 329,700 $ 426,900 $1,188,000
2001 310,300 626,300 76,300 1,012,900
2002 316,900 229,200 8,500 554,600
2003 381,500 193,600 -- 575,100
2004 200,800 7,800 -- 208,600
</TABLE>
(1) Primarily aircraft modifications, rotables, spare parts and spare engines.
(2) Facilities, vehicles, computer and other equipment.
At May 31, 1999, the Company was committed to purchase five A300s, 31
MD11s, six DC10s (in addition to those discussed in the following paragraph)
and 75 Ayres ALM 200s to be delivered through 2007. Deposits and progress
payments of $27,407,000 have been made toward these purchases.
The Company has agreements with two airlines to acquire 53 DC10
aircraft (39 of which had been received as of May 31, 1999), spare parts,
aircraft engines and other equipment, and maintenance services in exchange
for a combination of aircraft engine noise reduction kits and cash. Delivery
of these aircraft began in 1997 and will continue through 2001. Additionally,
these airlines may exercise put options through December 31, 2003, requiring
the Company to purchase up to 20 additional DC10s along with additional
aircraft engines and equipment.
In January 1999, put options were exercised by an airline requiring
the Company to purchase nine DC10s (in addition to those discussed in the
preceding paragraph) for a total purchase price of $29,700,000. Delivery of
the aircraft began in March 1999 and is expected to be completed by January
2000.
The Company entered into contracts in previous years which were
designed to limit its exposure to fluctuations in jet fuel prices. Under
these contracts, the Company made (or received) payments based on the
difference between a specified lower (or upper) limit and the market price of
jet fuel, as determined by an index of spot market prices representing
various geographic regions. The difference was recorded as an
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increase or decrease in fuel expense. At May 31, 1998, all such contracts had
expired. Under jet fuel contracts, the Company made payments of $28,764,000
in 1998, and received $15,162,000 (net of payments) in 1997.
NOTE 11: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are two separate class-action lawsuits against the Company
generally alleging that the Company has breached its contract with the
plaintiffs in transporting packages shipped by them. These lawsuits allege
that the Company continued to collect a 6.25% federal excise tax on the
transportation of property shipped by air after the excise tax expired on
December 31, 1995, until it was reinstated in August 1996. The plaintiffs
seek certification as a class action, damages, an injunction to enjoin the
Company from continuing to collect the excise tax referred to above, and an
award of attorneys' fees and costs. One case was filed in Circuit Court of
Greene County, Alabama.
The other case, which was filed in the Supreme Court of New York, New
York County, and contained allegations and requests for relief substantially
similar to the Alabama case, was dismissed with prejudice on the Company's
motion on October 7, 1997. The Court found that there was no breach of
contract and that the other causes of action were preempted by federal law.
The plaintiffs appealed the dismissal. This case originally alleged that the
Company continued to collect the excise tax on the transportation of property
shipped by air after the tax expired on December 31, 1996. The New York
complaint was later amended to cover the first expiration period of the tax
(December 31, 1995 through August 27, 1996) covered in the original Alabama
complaint. The dismissal was affirmed by the appellate court on March 2,
1999. The plaintiffs are now seeking permission to appeal to the next
appellate level.
The air transportation excise tax expired on December 31, 1995, was
reenacted by Congress effective August 27, 1996, and expired again on
December 31, 1996. The excise tax was then reenacted by Congress effective
March 7, 1997. The expiration of the tax relieved the Company of its
obligation to pay the tax during the periods of expiration. The Taxpayer
Relief Act of 1997, signed by President Clinton in August 1997, extended the
tax for 10 years through September 30, 2007.
The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in these cases. No
amount has been reserved for this contingency.
The Company is subject to other legal proceedings and claims that
arise in the ordinary course of its business. In the opinion of management,
the aggregate liability, if any, with respect to these other actions will not
materially adversely affect the financial position or results of operations
of the Company.
NOTE 12: OTHER EVENTS
On October 30, 1998, contract negotiations between the Company and
the FPA were discontinued. In November, the FPA began actively encouraging
its members to decline overtime work and issued ballots seeking strike
authorization. To avoid service interruptions related to a threatened strike,
the Company and its parent company, FDX Corporation, began strike contingency
planning including entering into agreements for additional third-party air
and ground transportation and establishing special financing arrangements.
Subsequently, the FPA agreed to end all job actions for 60 days and
negotiations resumed. Such negotiations resulted in a five-year collective
bargaining agreement that was ratified by the FPA membership in February 1999
and became effective May 31, 1999. Costs associated with these
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contingency plans were approximately $91,000,000. Of these costs,
approximately $81,000,000, primarily the cost of contracts for supplemental
airlift and ground transportation, was included in operating expenses. The
remaining $10,000,000 was included in non-operating expenses and represents
the costs associated with obtaining additional short-term financing
capabilities.
In 1998, the Company realized a net gain of $17,000,000 from the
insurance settlement and the release from certain related liabilities on a
leased MD11 aircraft destroyed in an accident in July 1997. The gain was
recorded in operating and non-operating income in substantially equal amounts.
In 1997, operating income included a $15,000,000 pre-tax benefit from
the settlement of a Tennessee personal property tax matter. Also in 1997, the
Company recorded a $17,100,000 non-operating gain from an insurance
settlement for a DC10 aircraft destroyed by fire in September 1996.
NOTE 13: SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
In thousands First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
---------- ---------- ----------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 (1)
Revenues $3,417,183 $3,482,236 $3,430,708 $3,649,150
Operating income 219,072 250,939 95,274 306,191
Income before income taxes 192,682 228,313 65,244 284,461
Net income 112,719 133,563 43,030 169,254
1998
Revenues $3,297,218 $3,299,159 $3,232,799 $3,425,665
Operating income 264,205 213,805 98,055 260,668
Income before income taxes 246,995 184,509 69,058 234,651
Net income 143,257 107,015 34,174 136,097
</TABLE>
(1) Third quarter 1999 results included approximately $91,000,000 of expenses
($54,100,000 net of tax) for contingency plans made by the Company related to
the threatened strike by the FPA.
NOTE 14: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As of May 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company had net amounts due from its
parent, FDX Corporation, of $18,541,000 and $59,800,000, respectively. The
1999 amount comprises an intercompany operating payable of $62,720,000
included in Current Liabilities and $81,300,000 included in Other Assets. All
of the 1998 balance is included in Other Assets. The long-term amounts
primarily represent the net activity from participation in FDX Corporation's
consolidated cash management program.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Stockholder of Federal Express Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Federal
Express Corporation (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries as of May 31, 1999
and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in owner's
equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended May 31, 1999. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federal Express
Corporation and subsidiaries as of May 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended May 31, 1999, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
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Arthur Andersen LLP
Memphis, Tennessee
June 29, 1999
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Omitted under the reduced disclosure format pursuant to General
Instruction I(2)(c) of Form 10-K.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Omitted under the reduced disclosure format pursuant to General
Instruction I(2)(c) of Form 10-K.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Omitted under the reduced disclosure format pursuant to General
Instruction I(2)(c) of Form 10-K.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Omitted under the reduced disclosure format pursuant to General
Instruction I(2)(c) of Form 10-K.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND
REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The consolidated financial statements required by this item are
listed in Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" herein.
2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
The financial statement schedule required by this item is listed
below and included in this report after the signature page hereto.
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the Fiscal Years
Ended May 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997.
All other financial statement schedules have been omitted because
they are not applicable or the required information is included in the
consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.
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3. EXHIBITS
The Exhibits required by this item are listed in the Exhibit Index
which immediately precedes the exhibits filed with this Form 10-K or
incorporated in this report by reference, and is incorporated herein by this
reference.
(b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the fourth quarter of the
Company's fiscal year.
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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, on the
26th day of August, 1999.
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
BY: /s/ MICHAEL W. HILLARD
-----------------------------------
Michael W. Hillard
Vice President and Controller
(PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER)
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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/s/ FREDERICK W. SMITH* Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Frederick W. Smith
/s/ DAVID J. BRONCZEK* Executive Vice President, Chief
- ----------------------------- Operating Officer and Director
David J. Bronczek
/s/ T. MICHAEL GLENN* Director
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T. Michael Glenn
/s/ ALAN B. GRAF, JR.* Director
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Alan B. Graf, Jr.
/s/ SCOTT E. HANSEN* Director
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Scott E. Hansen
/s/ GEORGE W. HEARN* Director
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George W. Hearn
/s/ MICHAEL W. HILLARD Vice President and Controller
- ----------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer) August 26, 1999
Michael W. Hillard
/s/ DENNIS H. JONES* Director
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Dennis H. Jones
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/s/ KENNETH R. MASTERSON* Director
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Kenneth R. Masterson
/s/ TRACY G. SCHMIDT* Senior Vice President and Chief
- ----------------------------- Financial Officer
Tracy G. Schmidt (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ THEODORE L. WEISE* President, Chief Executive Officer
- ----------------------------- and Director
Theodore L. Weise (Principal Executive Officer)
*By: /s/ MICHAEL W. HILLARD
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Michael W. Hillard
Attorney-in-Fact August 26, 1999
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
To Federal Express Corporation:
We have audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the
consolidated financial statements of Federal Express Corporation set forth in
Item 8 of Part II of this Form 10-K, and have issued our report thereon dated
June 29, 1999. Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on those
statements taken as a whole. The financial statement schedule on page S-2 is the
responsibility of the Company's management and is presented for purposes of
complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and is not part of
the basic financial statements. The financial statement schedule has been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial
statements and, in our opinion, fairly states in all material respects the
financial data required to be set forth therein in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Arthur Andersen LLP
Memphis, Tennessee
June 29, 1999
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SCHEDULE II
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 1999, 1998 AND 1997
(In thousands)
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ADDITIONS
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BALANCE AT CHARGED TO CHARGED TO BALANCE AT
BEGINNING COSTS AND OTHER END OF
DESCRIPTION OF YEAR EXPENSES ACCOUNTS DEDUCTIONS YEAR
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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
ALLOWANCES
1999 ...................... $ 43,245 $ 47,527 $ --- $45,340 (A) $ 45,432
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1998 ...................... $ 36,175 $ 59,616 $ --- $52,546 (A) $ 43,245
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1997 ...................... $ 30,809 $ 38,711 $ --- $33,345 (A) $ 36,175
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RESERVE RELATED TO
MERGER OF FEDEX AND CALIBER
1999 ...................... $ 411 $ --- $ --- $ 411 (B) $ ---
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1998 ...................... $ --- $ 14,000 $ --- $13,589 (B) $ 411
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(A) Write-offs, net of recoveries.
(B) Amounts paid and charged to reserve.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant as amended
(Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's FY98 Third Quarter Report
on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated
herein by reference.)
3.2 By-laws of Registrant (Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's
FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission file No. 1-7806,
and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.1 Indenture dated as of May 15, 1989 between Registrant and BONY
relating to Registrant's unsecured debt securities. (Filed as
an exhibit to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 33-28796
on Form S-3 and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.2 Supplemental Indenture No. 2 dated as of August 11, 1989
between Registrant and BONY. (Filed as Exhibit 4.2 to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 33-30415 on Form S-3
and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.3 Supplemental Indenture No. 3 dated as of October 15, 1989
between Registrant and BONY relating to Registrant's 9 5/8%
Sinking Fund Debentures due October 15, 2019. (Filed as Exhibit
4.2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October
16, 1989, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
4.4 Supplemental Indenture No. 5 dated as of August 15, 1990
between Registrant and BONY. (Filed as Exhibit 4(c) to
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 28, 1990,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
4.5 Indenture dated May 15, 1989 including Supplemental Indenture
Nos. 2, 3 and 5 dated as described above, between Registrant
and BONY, relating to Registrant's Medium-Term Notes, Series B,
the last of which is due August 15, 2006, Registrant's 9 7/8%
Notes due April 1, 2002, and Registrant's 9.65% Notes due June
15, 2012. (Filed as described above.)
4.6 Form of Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note, Series B, the last of
which is due August 15, 2006. (Filed as Exhibit 4.4 to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 33-40018 on Form S-3
and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.7 Form of Floating Rate Medium-Term Note, Series B, the last of
which is due August 15, 2006. (Filed as Exhibit 4.5 to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 33-40018 on Form S-3
and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.8 Form of 9 7/8% Note due April 1, 2002. (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 23, 1992,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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4.9 Form of 9.65% Note due June 15, 2012. (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 18, 1992,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
4.10 Indenture dated as of July 1, 1996 between Registrant and The
First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, relating to
Registrant's unsecured debt securities. (Filed as Exhibit 4.14
to Registrant's FY96 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission
File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.11 Supplemental Indenture No. 1 dated as of July 1, 1997 between
Registrant and The First National Bank of Chicago relating to
Registrant's 7.60% Notes due July 1, 2097. (Filed as Exhibit
4.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 7,
1997, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
4.12 Form of 7.60% Note due July 1, 2097. (Filed as Exhibit 4.2 to
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 7, 1997,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
4.13 Pass Through Trust Agreement dated as of February 1, 1993, as
amended and restated as of October 1, 1995, between Registrant
and BONY, as Pass Through Trustee, relating to Registrant's
1993 Pass Through Certificates, Series A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and
C2, 1995 Pass Through Certificates, Series A1, A2, B1, B2 and
B3 and 1996 Pass Through Certificates, Series A1 and A2. (Filed
as Exhibit 4.a.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated October 26, 1995, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
4.14 Form of 8.04% and 8.76% 1993 Pass Through Certificates, Series
A1 and A2 due November 22, 2007 and May 22, 2015, respectively.
(Filed as Exhibit 4(a)(2) to Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated February 4, 1993, Commission File No. 1-7806,
and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.15 Form of 6.68% and 7.63% 1993 Pass Through Certificates, Series
B1 and B2 due January 1, 2008 and January 1, 2015,
respectively. (Filed as Exhibit 4.a.2 to Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated September 23, 1993, Commission File
No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.16 Form of 7.15% and 7.96% 1993 Pass Through Certificates, Series
C1 and C2 due September 28, 2012 and March 28, 2017,
respectively. (Filed as Exhibit 4.a.2 to Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December 2, 1993, Commission File No.
1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.17 Form of 7.63% and 8.06% 1995 Pass Through Certificates, Series
A1 and A2 due January 5, 2014 and January 5, 2016,
respectively. (Filed as Exhibit 4.a.2 to Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated August 16, 1995, Commission File No.
1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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4.18 Form of 6.05%, 7.11% and 7.58% 1995 Pass Through Certificates,
Series B1, B2 and B3 due March 19, 1996, January 2, 2014 and
July 2, 2019, respectively. (Filed as Exhibit 4.a.2 to
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 26, 1995,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
4.19 Form of 7.85% and 8.17% 1996 Pass Through Certificates, Series
A1 and A2 due January 30, 2015 and January 30, 2018,
respectively. (Filed as Exhibit 4.a.2 to Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated June 5, 1996, Commission File No.
1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.20 Pass Through Trust Agreement dated as of March 1, 1994 between
Registrant and BONY, as Pass Through Trustee, relating to
Registrant's 1994 Pass Through Certificates, Series A310-A1,
A310-A2 and A310-A3. (Filed as Exhibit 4.a.1 to Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 16, 1994, Commission
File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.21 Form of 7.53%, 7.89% and 8.40% 1994 Pass Through Certificates,
Series A310-A1, A310-A2 and A310-A3 due September 23, 2006,
September 23, 2008 and March 23, 2010, respectively. (Filed as
Exhibit 4.a.2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
March 16, 1994, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated
herein by reference.)
4.22 Pass Through Trust Agreement dated as of June 1, 1996 between
Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Pass
Through Trustee, relating to Registrant's 1996 Pass Through
Certificates, Series B1 and B2. (Filed as Exhibit 4(a)(1) to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 333-07691 on Form S-3
and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.23 Form of 7.39% and 7.84% 1996 Pass Through Certificates, Series
B1 and B2 due January 30, 2013 and January 30, 2018,
respectively. (Filed as Exhibit 4.a.2 to Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated October 17, 1996, Commission File No.
1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.24 Pass Through Trust Agreement dated as of May 1, 1997 between
Registrant and First Security Bank, National Association, as
Pass Through Trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 4.a.3 to Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 12, 1997, Commission File
No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.25 Form of 7.50%, 7.52% and 7.65% 1997-1 Pass Through
Certificates, Class A, B and C due January 15, 2018, January
15, 2018 and January 15, 2014, respectively. (Filed as Exhibit
4.a.2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 22,
1997, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
4.26 Form of 6.72%, 6.845% and 7.02% 1998-1 Pass Through
Certificates, Class A, B and C due January 15, 2022, January
15, 2019 and January 15, 2016, respectively. (Filed as Exhibit
4.a.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June
30, 1998, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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4.27 Pass through Trust Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999, between
Registrant and BONY, as Pass Through Trustee. (Filed as Exhibit
4(a)(1) to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 333-80001 on
Form S-3 and incorporated herein by reference.)
4.28 Form of 7.65%, 7.90% and 8.25% 1999-1 Pass Through
Certificates, Class A, B and C due January 15, 2023, January
15, 2020 and January 15, 2019, respectively. (Filed as Exhibit
4(a)(2) to Registrant's Registration Statement NO. 333-80001 on
Form S-3 and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.1 Indenture dated as of August 1, 1979 between the Memphis-Shelby
County Airport Authority (the "Authority") and BONY, as
Trustee. (Refiled as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's FY90 Annual
Report on Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
10.2 Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 1982 between
the Authority and BONY. (Refiled as Exhibit 10.2 to
Registrant's FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File
No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.3 Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 1, 1982
between the Authority and BONY. (Refiled as Exhibit 10.3 to
Registrant's FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File
No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.4 Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 1, 1984
between the Authority and BONY relating to 7 7/8% Special
Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1984 due September 1, 2009.
(Refiled as Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant's FY95 Annual Report on
Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
10.5 Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 1, 1992 between
the Authority and BONY relating to 6 3/4% Special Facilities
Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 1992 due September 1, 2012.
(Filed as Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant's FY92 Annual Report on
Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
10.6 Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 1, 1997 between
the Authority and BONY relating to 5.35% Special Facilities
Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 1997 due September 1, 2012.
(Filed as Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant's FY97 Annual Report on
Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
10.7 Guaranty dated as of August 1, 1979 from FedEx to BONY.
(Refiled as Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant's FY90 Annual Report on
Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
10.8 Reaffirmation of Guaranty dated as of May 1, 1982 from
Registrant to BONY. (Refiled as Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant's
FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806,
and incorporated herein by reference.)
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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10.9 Reaffirmation of Guaranty dated as of December 1, 1984 from
Registrant to BONY relating to Special Facilities Revenue
Bonds, Series 1984. (Refiled as Exhibit 10.10 to Registrant's
FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806,
and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.10 Reaffirmation of Guaranty dated as of July 30, 1992 from
Registrant to BONY relating to Special Facilities Revenue
Bonds, Refunding Series 1992. (Filed as Exhibit 10.11 to
Registrant's FY92 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File
No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.11 Reaffirmation of Guaranty dated as of July 1, 1997 from
Registrant to BONY relating to Special Facilities Revenue
Bonds, Refunding Series 1997. (Filed as Exhibit 10.11 to
Registrant's FY97 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File
No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.12 Consolidated and Restated Lease Agreement dated as of August 1,
1979 between the Authority and Registrant. (Refiled as Exhibit
10.12 to Registrant's FY90 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.13 First Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of April 1, 1981
between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 10.13
to Registrant's FY92 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission
File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.14 Second Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of May 1, 1982
between the Authority and Registrant. (Refiled as Exhibit 10.14
to Registrant's FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission
File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.15 Third Supplemental Lease Agreement dated November 1, 1982
between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.22
to Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.16 Fourth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated July 1, 1983 between
the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.23 to
Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.17 Fifth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated February 1, 1984
between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.24
to Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.18 Sixth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated April 1, 1984 between
the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.25 to
Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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10.19 Seventh Supplemental Lease Agreement dated June 1, 1984 between
the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.26 to
Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.20 Eighth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated July 1, 1988 between
the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.27 to
Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.21 Ninth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated July 12, 1989 between
the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.28 to
Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.22 Tenth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated October 1, 1991
between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.29
to Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.23 Eleventh Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of July 1, 1994
between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 10.21
to Registrant's FY96 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission
File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.24 Twelfth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated July 1, 1993 between
the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 10.23 to
Registrant's FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File
No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.25 Thirteenth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of June 1,
1995 between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit
10.23 to Registrant's FY96 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.26 Fourteenth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of January 1,
1996 between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit
10.24 to Registrant's FY96 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.27 Fifteenth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of January 1,
1997 between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit
10.1 to Registrant's FY97 Third Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.28 Sixteenth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of April 1,
1997 between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit
10.28 to Registrant's FY97 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.29 Seventeenth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of May 1,
1997 between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit
10.29 to Registrant's FY97 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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10.30 Eighteenth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of July 1,
1997 between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit
10.2 to Registrant's FY98 First Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.31 Nineteenth Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of September
1, 1998 between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit
10.1 to Registrant's FY99 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.32 Special Facility Lease Agreement dated as of August 1, 1979
between the Authority and Registrant. (Refiled as Exhibit 10.15
to Registrant's FY90 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission
File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.33 First Special Facility Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of
May 1, 1982 between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as
Exhibit 10.25 to Registrant's FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.34 Second Special Facility Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as
of November 1, 1982 between the Authority and Registrant.
(Filed as Exhibit 10.26 to Registrant's FY93 Annual Report on
Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
10.35 Third Special Facility Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of
December 1, 1984 between the Authority and Registrant. (Refiled
as Exhibit 10.25 to Registrant's FY95 Annual Report on Form
10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.36 Fourth Special Facility Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as
of July 1, 1992 between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as
Exhibit 10.20 to Registrant's FY92 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.37 Fifth Special Facility Supplemental Lease Agreement dated as of
July 1, 1997 between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as
Exhibit 10.35 to Registrant's FY97 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.38 Special Facility Lease Agreement dated as of July 1, 1993
between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 10.29
to Registrant's FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission
File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.39 Special Facility Ground Lease Agreement dated as of July 1,
1993 between the Authority and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit
10.30 to Registrant's FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.40 Indenture dated as of July 1, 1993 between the Authority and
BONY, as Trustee, relating to 6.20% Special Facility Revenue
Bonds, Series 1993, due July 1, 2014. (Filed as Exhibit 10.31
to Registrant's FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission
File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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10.41 Guaranty dated as of July 1, 1993 from FedEx to BONY relating
to 6.20% Special Facility Revenue Bonds, Series 1993. (Filed as
Exhibit 10.32 to Registrant's FY93 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.42 Lease Agreement dated as of May 7, 1985 between the City of
Oakland and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.5 to Registrant's
FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No.
1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.43 Affirmative Action Agreement dated as of May 14, 1985, to Lease
Agreement dated May 7, 1985, between the City of Oakland and
Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.6 to Registrant's FY93 Second
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
10.44 First Supplemental Agreement dated August 5, 1986, to Lease
Agreement dated May 7, 1985, between the City of Oakland and
Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.7 to Registrant's FY93 Second
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
10.45 Second Supplemental Agreement dated February 17, 1987, to Lease
Agreement dated May 7, 1985, between the City of Oakland and
Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.8 to Registrant's FY93 Second
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
10.46 Third Supplemental Agreement dated February 1989, to Lease
Agreement dated May 7, 1985, between the City of Oakland and
Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.9 to Registrant's FY93 Second
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
10.47 Amendment dated August 1, 1989, to Lease Agreement dated May 7,
1985, between the City of Oakland and Registrant. (Refiled as
Exhibit 10.40 to Registrant's FY95 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.48 Lease and First Right of Refusal Agreement dated July 22, 1988
between the State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and
Public Facilities and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.10 to
Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.49 Development Agreement dated July 22, 1988, to Lease and First
Right of Refusal Agreement dated July 22, 1988, between the
State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public
Facilities and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.11 to
Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
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10.50 Supplement No. 1 dated May 19, 1989, to Development Agreement
dated July 22, 1988, between the State of Alaska, Department of
Transportation and Public Facilities and Registrant. (Filed as
Exhibit 28.12 to Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on
Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
10.51 Supplement No. 1 dated July 19, 1989, to Lease and First Right
of Refusal Agreement dated July 22, 1988, between the State of
Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and
Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.13 to Registrant's FY93 Second
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
10.52 Right-of-Way Agreement dated September 19, 1989, to Lease and
First Right of Refusal Agreement dated July 22, 1988, between
the State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public
Facilities and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.14 to
Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.53 Supplement No. 2 dated April 23, 1991, to Lease and First Right
of Refusal Agreement dated July 22, 1988, between the State of
Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and
Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.15 to Registrant's FY93 Second
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
10.54 Lease Agreement dated October 1, 1983 between The Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey and Registrant. (Filed as
Exhibit 28.16 to Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on
Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
10.55 Supplement No. 1 dated October 1, 1983 to Lease Agreement dated
October 1, 1983 between The Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.17 to Registrant's
FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No.
1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.56 Supplement No. 2 dated September 1, 1985 to Lease Agreement
dated October 1, 1983 between The Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.18 to
Registrant's FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.57 Supplement No. 3 dated June 1, 1992 to Lease Agreement dated
October 1, 1983 between The Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 28.19 to Registrant's
FY93 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No.
1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.58 Supplement No. 4 dated March 1, 1993 to Lease Agreement dated
October 1, 1983 between The Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 10.51 to Registrant's
FY95 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806,
and incorporated herein by reference.)
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10.59 Supplement No. 5 dated February 1, 1994 to Lease Agreement
dated October 1, 1983 between The Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey and Registrant. (Filed as Exhibit 10.52 to
Registrant's FY95 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File
No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.60 Amended and Restated Land Lease Agreement dated August 1993
between Registrant and the Indianapolis Airport Authority.
(Filed as Exhibit 10.52 to Registrant's FY94 Annual Report on
Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
10.61 Indenture dated as of September 1, 1993 between the City of
Indianapolis, Indiana and NBD Bank, N.A., as Trustee, relating
to the City of Indianapolis Airport Facility Revenue Refunding
Bonds, Series 1994, due April 1, 2017. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1
to Registrant's FY94 First Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.62 Loan Agreement between the City of Indianapolis and Registrant.
(Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant's FY94 First Quarter
Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
10.63 Form of Promissory Note to the City of Indianapolis. (Filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant's FY94 First Quarter Report on Form
10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.64 Indenture dated as of October 1, 1994 between Indianapolis
Airport Authority and NBD Bank, N. A., as Trustee, relating to
7.10% Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1994 due January
15, 2017. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's FY95 Second
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
10.65 Guaranty dated as of October 1, 1994 from FedEx to NBD Bank,
N.A. relating to 7.10% Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series
1994 due January 15, 2017. (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to
Registrant's FY95 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.66 Land and Special Facilities Lease Agreement dated as of October
1, 1994 between Registrant and the Indianapolis Airport
Authority relating to 7.10% Special Facilities Revenue Bonds,
Series 1994 due January 15, 2017. (Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to
Registrant's FY95 Second Quarter Report on Form 10-Q,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.67 Lease Agreement dated October 9, 1994 between Registrant and
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. (Filed as Exhibit 10.62 to
Registrant's FY95 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File
No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
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10.68 Indenture dated as of April 1, 1996 between Alliance Airport
Authority, Inc. and The First National Bank of Chicago, as
Trustee, relating to AllianceAirport Authority, Inc. Special
Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1996 (Federal Express
Corporation Project) due April 1, 2021. (Filed as Exhibit 10.66
to Registrant's FY96 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission
File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.69 Guaranty dated as of April 1, 1996 from Registrant to The First
National Bank of Chicago relating to AllianceAirport Authority,
Inc. Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1996 (Federal
Express Corporation Project) due April 1, 2021. (Filed as
Exhibit 10.67 to Registrant's FY96 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.70 Land and Special Facilities Lease Agreement dated as of April
1, 1996 between Registrant and AllianceAirport Authority, Inc.
relating to AllianceAirport Authority, Inc. Special Facilities
Revenue Bonds, Series 1996 (Federal Express Corporation
Project) due April 1, 2021. (Filed as Exhibit 10.68 to
Registrant's FY96 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File
No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.71 Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated April 10, 1996
between Alliance Airport Authority, Inc. and the City of Fort
Worth, Texas relating to AllianceAirport Authority, Inc.
Special Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1996 (Federal Express
Corporation Project) due April 1, 2021. (Filed as Exhibit 10.69
to Registrant's FY96 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission
File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.72 Registrant's Amended and Restated Retirement Parity Pension
Plan. (Filed as Exhibit 10.83 to Registrant's FY97 Annual
Report on Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
10.73 Management Performance Bonus Plan. (Description of the
performance bonus plan contained in the Definitive Proxy
Statement for FDX Corporation's 1999 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, under the heading "Report on Executive
Compensation of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors," is incorporated herein by reference.)
10.74 Long-Term Performance Bonus Plan. (A description of each
long-term performance bonus plan is contained in the Definitive
Proxy Statement for FDX Corporation's 1999 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, under the heading "Long-Term Incentive Plans -
Awards in Last Fiscal Year," and is incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.75 Purchase Agreement between AVSA and Registrant for the purchase
of Airbus A300 aircraft. Confidential treatment has been
granted for confidential commercial and financial information,
pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. (Filed as Exhibit 10.36 to Registrant's FY91
Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
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10.76 Amendment Nos. 1 through 4 to Purchase Agreement dated July 3,
1991 between AVSA and Registrant. Confidential treatment has
been granted for confidential commercial and financial
information pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed as Exhibits 10.1
through 10.5 to Registrant's FY97 Second Quarter Report on Form
10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.77 Sales Agreement dated April 7, 1995 between Registrant and
American Airlines, Inc. for the purchase of MD11 aircraft.
Confidential treatment has been granted for confidential
commercial and financial information pursuant to Rule 24b-2
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed
as Exhibit 10.79 to Registrant's FY95 Annual Report on Form
10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein by
reference.)
10.78 Amendment No. 1, dated September 19, 1996, to Sales Agreement
dated April 7, 1995 between Registrant and American Airlines,
Inc. (Filed as Exhibit 10.93 to Registrant's FY97 Annual Report
on Form 10-K, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated
herein by reference.)
10.79 Modification Services Agreement dated September 16, 1996
between McDonnell Douglas Corporation and Registrant.
Confidential treatment has been granted for confidential
commercial and financial information pursuant to Rule 24b-2
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed
as Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant's FY97 Second Quarter Report on
Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
10.80 Letter Agreement No. 3 dated July 15, 1997, amending the
Modification Services Agreement dated September 16, 1996,
between McDonnell Douglas Corporation and Registrant.
Confidential treatment has been granted for confidential
commercial and financial information pursuant to Rule 24b-2
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed
as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's FY98 First Quarter Report on
Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
10.81 Letter Agreement Nos. 5-7 dated January 12, 1998, March 16,
1998 and February 26, 1998, respectively, amending the
Modification Services Agreement dated September 16, 1996,
between McDonnell Douglas Corporation and Registrant.
Confidential treatment has been granted for confidential
commercial and financial information pursuant to Rule 24b-2
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed
as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.3 to Registrant's FY98 Second
Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and
incorporated herein by reference.)
10.82 Aircraft Sales Agreement dated as of April 21, 1998 between
Flightlease, Ltd. And Registrant. Confidential treatment has
been granted for confidential commercial and financial
information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed as Exhibit 10.94 to
FDX Corporation's FY98 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Commission
File No. 333-39483, and incorporated herein by reference.)
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10.83 Amendments dated March 19, 1998 and January 1999, amending the
Sales Agreement dated April 7, 1995, between American Airlines,
Inc. and Registrant. Confidential treatment has been granted
for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant
to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. (Filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, to Registrant's FY99
Third Quarter Report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806,
and incorporated herein by reference.)
10.84 Letter Agreement No. 9 dated January 27, 1999, amending the
Modification Services Agreement dated September 16, 1996,
between McDonnell Douglas Corporation and Registrant.
Confidential treatment has been granted for confidential
commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed
as Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant's FY99 Third Quarter Report on
Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
10.85 Amendment No. 1 dated January 22, 1999, amending the
Modification Services Agreement dated September 16, 1996,
between McDonnell Douglas Corporation and Registrant.
Confidential treatment has been granted for confidential
commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed
as Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant's FY99 Third Quarter Report on
Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 1-7806, and incorporated herein
by reference.)
12 Statement re Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
23 Consent of Independent Public Accountants
24 Powers of Attorney
27 Financial Data Schedule
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EXHIBIT 12
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Unaudited)
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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(In thousands, except ratios)
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Earnings:
Income before income taxes .......... $ 522,084 $ 539,959 $ 628,221 $ 735,213 $ 770,700
Add back:
Interest expense, net of
capitalized interest .......... 130,923 105,449 95,689 117,726 90,595
Amortization of debt
issuance costs ................ 2,493 1,628 1,328 1,339 9,199
Portion of rent expense
representative of
interest factor ............... 329,370 386,254 434,846 499,823 535,486
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Earnings as adjusted ................ $ 984,870 $1,033,290 $1,160,084 $1,354,101 $1,405,980
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Fixed Charges:
Interest expense, net of
capitalized interest .............. $ 130,923 $ 105,449 $ 95,689 $ 117,726 $ 90,595
Capitalized interest ................ 27,381 39,254 39,449 31,443 35,152
Amortization of debt
issuance costs .................... 2,493 1,628 1,328 1,339 9,199
Portion of rent expense
representative of interest
factor ............................ 329,370 386,254 434,846 499,823 535,486
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$ 490,167 $ 532,585 $ 571,312 $ 650,331 $ 670,432
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges ........................... 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1
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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in Federal Express Corporation's previously filed
Form S-8 Registration Statement Nos. 2-74000, 2-95720, 33-20138, 33-38041,
33-55055 and 333-03443 and Form S-3 Registration Statement Nos. 333-49411 and
333-80001 of our reports dated June 29, 1999, included in Federal Express
Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 1999.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Arthur Andersen LLP
Memphis, Tennessee
August 23, 1999
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned, a Director of FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (the
"Corporation"), a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint
Theodore L. Weise, Tracy G. Schmidt and Michael W. Hillard, and each of them,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to execute in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as such Director, the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Corporation's fiscal year
ended May 31, 1999, and any and all amendments thereto; and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of July,
1999.
/s/DAVID J. BRONCZEK
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David J. Bronczek
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SHELBY
I, Claudia Lack Hite, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the
aforesaid State, do hereby certify that David J. Bronczek, personally known
to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that he
signed and delivered the said instrument as his free and voluntary act, for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
/s/CLAUDIA LACK HITE
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
November 21, 2000
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned, a Director of FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (the
"Corporation"), a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint
Theodore L. Weise, Tracy G. Schmidt and Michael W. Hillard, and each of them,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to execute in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as such Director, the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Corporation's fiscal year
ended May 31, 1999, and any and all amendments thereto; and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of July,
1999.
/s/T. MICHAEL GLENN
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T. Michael Glenn
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SHELBY
I, Edna M. Kennon, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the
aforesaid State, do hereby certify that T. Michael Glenn, personally known to
me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that he
signed and delivered the said instrument as his free and voluntary act, for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
/s/EDNA M. KENNON
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
9-14-99
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned, a Director of FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (the
"Corporation"), a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint
Theodore L. Weise, Tracy G. Schmidt and Michael W. Hillard, and each of them,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to execute in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as such Director, the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Corporation's fiscal year
ended May 31, 1999, and any and all amendments thereto; and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of July,
1999.
/s/ALAN B. GRAF, JR.
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Alan B. Graf, Jr.
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SHELBY
I, Mary T. Britt, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the
aforesaid State, do hereby certify that Alan B. Graf, Jr., personally known
to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that he
signed and delivered the said instrument as his free and voluntary act, for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
/s/MARY T. BRITT
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
April 14, 2001
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned, a Director of FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (the
"Corporation"), a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint
Theodore L. Weise, Tracy G. Schmidt and Michael W. Hillard, and each of them,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to execute in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as such Director, the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Corporation's fiscal year
ended May 31, 1999, and any and all amendments thereto; and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of July,
1999.
/s/DENNIS H. JONES
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Dennis H. Jones
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SHELBY
I, Edna M. Kennon, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the
aforesaid State, do hereby certify that Dennis H. Jones, personally known to
me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that he
signed and delivered the said instrument as his free and voluntary act, for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
/s/EDNA M. KENNON
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
9-14-99
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned, a Director of FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (the
"Corporation"), a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint
Theodore L. Weise, Tracy G. Schmidt and Michael W. Hillard, and each of them,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to execute in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as such Director, the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Corporation's fiscal year
ended May 31, 1999, and any and all amendments thereto; and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of July,
1999.
/s/KENNETH R. MASTERSON
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Kenneth R. Masterson
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SHELBY
I, Mary T. Britt, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the
aforesaid State, do hereby certify that Kenneth R. Masterson, personally
known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that she
signed and delivered the said instrument as her free and voluntary act, for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
/s/MARY T. BRITT
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
April 14, 2001
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned, a Director of FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (the
"Corporation"), a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint
Theodore L. Weise, Tracy G. Schmidt and Michael W. Hillard, and each of them,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to execute in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as such Director, the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Corporation's fiscal year
ended May 31, 1999, and any and all amendments thereto; and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of July,
1999.
/s/SCOTT E. HANSEN
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Scott E. Hansen
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SHELBY
I, Joyce J. Jones, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the
aforesaid State, do hereby certify that Scott E. Hansen, personally known to
me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that he
signed and delivered the said instrument as his free and voluntary act, for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
/s/JOYCE J. JONES
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
July 9, 2002
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned, a Director of FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (the
"Corporation"), a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint
Theodore L. Weise, Tracy G. Schmidt and Michael W. Hillard, and each of them,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to execute in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as such Director, the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Corporation's fiscal year
ended May 31, 1999, and any and all amendments thereto; and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of July,
1999.
/s/GEORGE W. HEARN
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George W. Hearn
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SHELBY
I, Joyce J. Jones, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the
aforesaid State, do hereby certify that George W. Hearn, personally known to
me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that he
signed and delivered the said instrument as his free and voluntary act, for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
/s/JOYCE J. JONES
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
July 9, 2002
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<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned, a Director of FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (the
"Corporation"), a Delaware corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint
Theodore L. Weise, Tracy G. Schmidt and Michael W. Hillard, and each of them,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to execute in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as such Director, the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Corporation's fiscal year
ended May 31, 1999, and any and all amendments thereto; and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of July
1999.
/s/FREDERICK W. SMITH
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Frederick W. Smith
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SHELBY
I, June Y. Fitzgerald, a Notary Public in and for said County, in
the aforesaid State, do hereby certify that Frederick W. Smith, personally
known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that he
signed and delivered the said instrument as his free and voluntary act, for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
/s/JUNE Y. FITZGERALD
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
December 1, 2002
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<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned, the principal executive officer and a director
of FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (the "Corporation"), a Delaware corporation,
does hereby constitute and appoint Tracy G. Schmidt and Michael W. Hillard,
and each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority
to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as such officer and
director, the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the
Corporation's fiscal year ended May 31, 1999, and any and all amendments
thereto; and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of July,
1999.
/s/THEODORE L. WEISE
--------------------
Theodore L. Weise
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SHELBY
I, Anne R. Coleman, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the
aforesaid State, do hereby certify that Theodore L. Weise, personally known
to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that he
signed and delivered the said instrument as his free and voluntary act, for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
/s/ANNE R. COLEMAN
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
October 24, 2001
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<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned, the principal financial officer of FEDERAL
EXPRESS CORPORATION (the "Corporation"), a Delaware corporation, does hereby
constitute and appoint Theodore L. Weise and Michael W. Hillard, and each of
them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to execute in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as such officer, the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Corporation's fiscal year
ended May 31, 1999, and any and all amendments thereto; and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of July,
1999.
/s/TRACY G. SCHMIDT
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Tracy G. Schmidt
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SHELBY
I, Claudia Lack Hite, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the
aforesaid State, do hereby certify that Tracy G. Schmidt, personally known to me
to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument,
appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that he signed and
delivered the said instrument as his free and voluntary act, for the uses and
purposes therein set forth.
/s/CLAUDIA LACK HITE
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
November 21, 2000
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<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned, the principal accounting officer of FEDERAL
EXPRESS CORPORATION (the "Corporation"), a Delaware corporation, does hereby
constitute and appoint Theodore L. Weise and Tracy G. Schmidt, and each of
them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority to execute in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned as such officer, the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Corporation's fiscal year
ended May 31, 1999, and any and all amendments thereto; and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of July,
1999.
/s/MICHAEL W. HILLARD
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Michael W. Hillard
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SHELBY
I, Delores M. Wolfmeyer, a Notary Public in and for said County, in
the aforesaid State, do hereby certify that Michael W. Hillard, personally
known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that he
signed and delivered the said instrument as his free and voluntary act, for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
/s/DELORES M. WOLFMEYER
-----------------------
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
9/26/2000
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