**Management and Board Oversight of Lobbying and Political Activities**
The Governance, Safety, and Public Policy Committee (the "GSPP Committee") of the FedEx Board of Directors assists the Board in oversight of the company's political activities and expenditures. The GSPP Committee reviews and discusses with FedEx's Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary:
* public policy, political, and legislative trends and matters that affect or may affect the company's business, performance, strategies, or reputation;
* the company's political activities and participation in the political process, including direct and indirect political spending and lobbying activities and expenditures;
* the company's contributions to trade associations that engage in political activities;
* the steps management has taken to identify, assess, and manage risks relating to the company's political activities and expenditures; and
* the company's reporting of its political activities and expenditures.
The GSPP Committee also periodically reviews and discusses the Policy on Political Contributions with management and approves any changes to the policy.
Management is responsible for implementing effective reporting and compliance procedures designed to ensure that FedEx's political activities are conducted and disclosed in accordance with applicable law and our Policy on Political Contributions. In addition, management is responsible for monitoring the appropriateness and effectiveness of the political activities undertaken by the most significant trade associations of which FedEx is a member. [...] To assist the Board of Directors in the oversight of FedEx's political activities and expenditures, the GSPP Committee reviews and discusses with the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary FedEx's contributions to trade associations that engage in political activities to ensure continued overall alignment with policies and issues consistent with stated our advocacy efforts. In addition, management is responsible for monitoring the appropriateness and effectiveness of the political activities undertaken by the most significant trade associations of which FedEx is a member.