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FedEx to launch share buyback program

Shareholders decide to purchase some of the integrator’s 283 million outstanding shares.

   FedEx shareholders have approved a buyback of 15 million of its 283 million outstanding shares.
   During the company’s annual board of directors meeting, shareholders agreed to the buyback, which will primarily be used to offset equity compensation dilution over the next several years, according to FedEx.
   FedEx shareholders also struck down a floor motion to distance the company from the controversially named Washington Redskins. During the meeting, a shareholder proposed that the integrator “take the steps necessary to drop or distance ties with the NFL Washington Redskins team, logos and/or stadium sponsorship until the franchise changes the team’s name,” according to FedEx.
   Finally, shareholders re-elected every member of the 12-person board. The members, all of whom serve one-year appointments, are Frederick W. Smith, James L. Barksdale, John A. Edwardson, Marvin R. Ellison, Kimberly A. Jabal, Shirley Ann Jackson, Gary W. Loveman, R. Brad Martin, Joshua Cooper Ramo, Susan C. Schwab, David P. Steiner, and Paul S. Walsh. Steven R. Loranger retired from the board after eight years of service.