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EXHIBIT 99.1

FedEx Corporation

Retrospective Adoption of New Accounting Guidance Regarding

Reclassification Adjustments Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The information in this exhibit reflects the retrospective adoption of new accounting guidance with respect to the financial information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013 (the “Annual Report”).

As discussed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2013, we have adopted the authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board requiring additional information about reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income, including changes in accumulated other comprehensive income balances by component and significant items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table provides changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), net of tax, reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the years ended May 31 (in millions; amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI), and should be read in conjunction with the information in our Annual Report.

 

     2013     2012     2011  

Foreign currency translation gain (loss):

      

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 61     $ 156     $ 31  

Translation adjustments

     41       (95     125  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

     102       61       156  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retirement plans adjustments:

      

Balance at beginning of period

     (5,014     (2,706     (2,471

Net gain (loss) and other arising during period

     861       (2,432     (347

Reclassifications from AOCI

     231       124       112  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

     (3,922     (5,014     (2,706
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of period

   $       (3,820   $       (4,953   $       (2,550
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


The following table presents details of the reclassifications from AOCI for the years ended May 31 (in millions; amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings), and should be read in conjunction with the information in our Annual Report.

 

     Amount Reclassified from
AOCI
   

Affected Line Item in the Income
Statement

     2013     2012     2011      

Retirement plans:

        

Amortization of actuarial losses

   $ (516   $ (310   $ (279   Salaries and employee benefits

Amortization of prior service credits

     114       113       113     Salaries and employee benefits

Loss from settlements and curtailments

                 (13   Salaries and employee benefits
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total before tax

     (402     (197     (179  

Income tax benefit

     171       73       67     Provision for income taxes
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

AOCI reclassifications, net of tax

   $ (231   $ (124   $ (112   Net income