FEDEX CORP — Earnings Release 2012

Mar 22, 2012

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 22, 2012

FEDEX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-15829	62-1721435
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

942 South Shady Grove Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38120

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

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

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-7806	71-0427007
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3610 Hacks Cross Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38125

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 369-3600

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The information in this Report, including the exhibit, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and General Instruction B.2 thereunder. Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

SECTION 2. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of FedEx Corporation’s press release, dated March 22, 2012, announcing its and its wholly owned subsidiary Federal Express Corporation’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended February 29, 2012.

SECTION 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished as part of this Report.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of FedEx Corporation dated March 22, 2012.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

/s/ HERBERT C. NAPPIER
Herbert C. Nappier
Staff Vice President and Corporate Controller

/s/ J. RICK BATEMAN
J. Rick Bateman Vice President
and Worldwide Controller

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of FedEx Corporation dated March 22, 2012.

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