Article Thirteenth with respect to any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit, or claim that, but for such Article Thirteenth, would accrue or arise prior to such amendment, repeal, or adoption of an inconsistent provision.
Section 145 of the Delaware Law permits a corporation to indemnify any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation (or another enterprise if serving at the request of the corporation), against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. In any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation, a corporation is permitted to indemnify any director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation (or another enterprise if serving at the request of the corporation) against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter if such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite such adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
With respect to FedEx, Article VI, Section 1 of FedEx’s Amended and Restated Bylaws provides that FedEx shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Law, (a) indemnify and hold harmless any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to, or is otherwise involved in, any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, or managing director (or its equivalent) of FedEx, or, while serving as a director, officer, or managing director (or its equivalent) of FedEx, is or was serving at the request of FedEx as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (a “Covered Person”), against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such Covered Person in connection therewith, and (b) pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by any such Covered Person in connection with any such Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that the payment of expenses incurred by a Covered Person in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified; provided, however, that, except with respect to certain Proceedings seeking to enforce rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses, FedEx shall be required to indemnify and advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Covered Person only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized by the Board of Directors of FedEx.
With respect to FedEx Express, Article III, Section 13 of FedEx Express’ By-laws provides that FedEx Express shall indemnify to the full extent authorized or permitted by Delaware law any person made, or threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative) by reason of the fact that he, his testator, or intestate is or was a director of FedEx Express or served as a director, officer, employee, or agent of any other enterprise at the request of FedEx Express.
FedEx and FedEx Express also have purchased insurance designed to protect FedEx, FedEx Express, and their directors and officers against losses arising from certain claims, including claims under the Securities Act.