FDX: Leadership change

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On October 26, 2026, FedEx Corporation (“FedEx” or “the Company”) announced the appointment of Jamere Jackson as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FedEx, effective November 30, 2026. Mr. Jackson succeeds Claude F. Russ, who has served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since June 1, 2026. Mr. Jackson, 57, has served as Chief Financial Officer of AutoZone, Inc. (“AutoZone”), a leading retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the Americas, since January 1, 2021 and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer – Elect, Finance and Store Development of AutoZone from September 14, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Prior to AutoZone, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a global rental company, from 2018 to 2020. From 2014 to 2018, Mr. Jackson served as Chief Financial Officer of Nielsen Holdings plc, an information, data and measurement company. Prior to 2014, Mr. Jackson held a variety of leadership roles at General Electric Company, including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a division of General Electric Oil and Gas. Mr. Jackson serves on the Board of Directors of Eli Lilly & Co. There are no transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year in which the Company is a participant and in which Mr. Jackson or any members of his immediate family have any interest that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. No family relationships exist between Mr. Jackson and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. The appointment of