FedEx Corporation Announces Accelerated Share Repurchase Program
October 04 2022 - 09:00AM
Business Wire
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced that it has entered into
an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR”) with Morgan
Stanley & Co. LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) as part of the company’s
previously announced share repurchase program. Under the terms of
the ASR, FedEx has agreed to repurchase an aggregate of $1.5
billion of its common stock from Morgan Stanley, with an initial
delivery of approximately 7.9 million shares based on current
market prices. The final number of shares to be repurchased under
the ASR will be based on a discount to the average of the daily
volume-weighted average stock prices for Rule 10b-18 eligible
transactions in FedEx’s common stock during the term of the ASR.
Purchases under the ASR are expected to be completed prior to the
end of FedEx’s current fiscal year. FedEx may continue to
repurchase shares in the open market from time to time subject to
market and other conditions.
Corporate Overview
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenue of $95 billion, the company
offers integrated business solutions through operating companies
competing collectively, operating collaboratively and innovating
digitally under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked
among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx
inspires its nearly 550,000 employees to remain focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. FedEx is committed to connecting
people and possibilities around the world responsibly and
resourcefully, with a goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations by
2040. To learn more, please visit fedex.com/about.
Certain statements in this press release may be considered
forward-looking statements, such as statements relating to
management’s views with respect to future events and financial
performance and underlying assumptions. Forward-looking statements
include those preceded by, followed by or that include the words
“will,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “believes,” “expects,”
“anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “targets,” “projects,”
“intends” or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could
cause actual results to differ materially from historical
experience or from future results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, constraints, volatility, or
disruptions in the capital markets or other factors affecting the
amount and timing of share repurchases, including our ability to
complete the ASR within the expected timeframe, the number of
shares that will be delivered to FedEx under the ASR, whether or
not FedEx will continue, and the timing of, any open market share
repurchases, and other factors which can be found in FedEx Corp.’s
press releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the
date on which it is made. FedEx does not undertake or assume any
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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