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S-3 1 d158445ds3.htm S-3 S-3

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 9, 2021

No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Yellow Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		48-0948788
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10990 Roe Avenue

Overland Park, Kansas 66211

(913) 696-6100

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Leah K. Dawson

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Yellow Corporation

Overland Park, Kansas 66211

(913) 696-6100

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:

Dennis M. Myers, P.C.

Paul Zier

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 North LaSalle

Chicago, Illinois

Tel: (312) 862-2000

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ☒

If this Form is filed to registered additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. ☐

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE



Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered	Amount to be Registered(1)	Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit(2)	Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1)(2)(3)	Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock	15,943,753		$101,721,144	$11,097.78

(1)

Comprised of 15,943,753 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“common stock”), of the registrant issued to the selling stockholder. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the common stock being registered for resale by the selling stockholder includes such indeterminate number of shares of common stock as may be issuable as a result of stock splits, dividends or similar transactions.

(2)	With respect to the offering of shares of common stock by the selling stockholder named herein, the proposed maximum offering price per share of common stock will be determined from time to time in connection with, and at the time of, the sale by the selling stockholder.

(3)	Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act. The price is based on the average of the high and low sale prices for our common stock on July 6, 2021, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

The registrant hereby amends this Registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion, dated July 9, 2021

PROSPECTUS

LOGO

Yellow Corporation

15,943,753 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

The selling stockholder may offer and sell up to 15,943,753 shares in the aggregate of common stock identified above, from time to time in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of our common stock by the selling stockholder. We are registering these shares of our common stock for sale by the selling stockholder pursuant to a registration rights agreement, dated as of July 9, 2020 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).

The selling stockholder may offer and sell shares of our common stock from time to time. The selling stockholder may offer and sell shares of our common stock at prevailing market prices, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices or at fixed prices. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the shares, their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in any applicable prospectus supplement. See the sections of this prospectus entitled “About this Prospectus” and “Plan of Distribution” for more information. No shares may be sold without delivery of this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of such shares. You should carefully read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement before you invest in our common stock.

Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (the “NASDAQ”) under the symbol “YELL.” On July 6, 2021, the closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ was $6.26 per share.

Our principal executive offices are located at 10990 Roe Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas 66211, and our telephone number is (913) 696-6100.

Investing in our securities involves risks. You should consider the risk factors referred to in the section entitled “Risk Factors” on page 6 of this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement hereto, as well as documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS , 2021.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS			1
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION			2
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS			3
ABOUT YELLOW CORPORATION			5
RISK FACTORS			6
USE OF PROCEEDS			7
SELLING STOCKHOLDER			8
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK			10
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION			15
LEGAL MATTERS			18
EXPERTS			18
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE			18

Neither we nor the selling stockholder have authorized anyone to give you any information or to make any representations about us or the transactions we discuss in this prospectus other than those contained in this prospectus. If you are given any information or representations about these matters that is not discussed in this prospectus, you must not rely on that information. This prospectus is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares anywhere or to anyone where or to whom we are not permitted to offer or sell securities under applicable law. The delivery of this prospectus does not, under any circumstances, mean that there has not been a change in our affairs since the date of this prospectus. Subject to our obligation to amend or supplement this prospectus as required by law and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the information contained in this prospectus is correct only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of these shares.

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), using a “shelf” registration process. By using a shelf registration process, the selling stockholder named in this prospectus may use this prospectus to sell up to 15,943,753 shares of our common stock from time to time in one or more offerings as described in this prospectus. Each time that the selling stockholder offers and sells shares of common stock, the selling stockholder may provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that will contain specific information about the shares being offered and sold and the specific terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. Any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, you should rely on the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, as applicable. Before purchasing any shares, you should carefully read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement (and any applicable free writing prospectuses), together with the additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”

Neither we, nor the selling stockholder, have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectuses prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We and the selling stockholder take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. The selling stockholder will not make an offer to sell these shares in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement to this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on its respective cover, that the information appearing in any applicable free writing prospectus is accurate only as of the date of that free writing prospectus and that any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. This prospectus incorporates by reference, and any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may contain and incorporate by reference, market data and industry statistics and forecasts that are based on independent industry publications and other publicly available information. Although we believe these sources are reliable, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and we have not independently verified this information. In addition, the market and industry data and forecasts that may be included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any applicable free writing prospectus may involve estimates, assumptions and other risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on this information.

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “we,” “us,” “our,” “YELL” and the “Company,” refer to Yellow Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-3 to register the offer and sale of the shares covered hereby. This prospectus, which forms part of the Registration Statement, does not contain all of the information included in that Registration Statement. For further information about us and the shares covered by this prospectus, you should refer to the Registration Statement and its exhibits. Certain information is also incorporated by reference in this prospectus as described under “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”

We are subject to the information and periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and, in accordance therewith, file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Such periodic reports, proxy statements and other information are available at the website of the SEC at https://www.sec.gov. We also furnish our stockholders with annual reports containing our financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm and quarterly reports containing our unaudited financial information. We maintain a website at www.myyellow.com. You may access our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act with the SEC free of charge at our website as soon as reasonably practicable after this material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The reference to our website or web address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained at that site.

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information other than that contained in this prospectus or in a document to which we expressly have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, the words “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “forecast,” “may,” “objective,” “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, are based upon current beliefs, assumptions and expectations of Company management and current market conditions, and are subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, uncertainties and contingencies, known and unknown, many of which are beyond our control. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results could differ materially from those predicted in such forward-looking statements because of a number of business, financial and liquidity, and common stock related factors, including (without limitation):

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the risk of labor disruptions or stoppages if our relationship with our employees and unions were to deteriorate;

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general economic factors, including (without limitation) impacts of COVID-19 and customer demand in the retail and manufacturing sectors;

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the widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease, including the effects of pandemics comparable to COVID-19, or any other public health crisis, as well as regulatory measures implemented in response to such events;

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interruptions to our computer and information technology systems and sophisticated cyber-attacks;

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business risks and increasing costs associated with the transportation industry, including increasing equipment, operational and technology costs, disruption from natural disasters, and impediments to our operations and business resulting from anti-terrorism measures;

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our ability to attract and retain qualified drivers and increasing costs of driver compensation;

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competition and competitive pressure on pricing;

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changes in pension expense and funding obligations, subject to interest rate volatility;

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increasing costs relating to our self-insurance claims expenses;

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our ability to comply and the cost of compliance with, or liability resulting from violation of, federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations, including (without limitation) labor laws and laws and regulations regarding the environment and climate change initiatives;

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the impact of claims and litigation expense to which we are or may become exposed;

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that we may not realize the expected benefits and costs savings from our performance and operational improvement initiatives;

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a significant privacy breach or IT system disruption;

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our dependence on key employees;

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our ability to finance the maintenance, acquisition and replacement of revenue equipment and other necessary capital expenditures;

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seasonality and the impact of weather;

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shortages of fuel and changes in the cost of fuel or the index upon which we base our fuel surcharge and the effectiveness of our fuel surcharge program in protecting us against fuel price volatility;

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risks of operating in foreign countries;

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our failure to comply with the covenants in the documents governing our existing and future indebtedness;

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our ability to generate sufficient liquidity to satisfy our indebtedness and cash interest payment obligations, lease obligations and pension funding obligations;

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fluctuations in the price of our common stock;

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dilution from future issuances of our common stock;

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we are not permitted to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future;

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that we have the ability to issue preferred stock that may adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock; and

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the other factors described in “Risk Factors” contained elsewhere in and incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement for a further description of these and other factors.

Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference herein occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference herein.

ABOUT YELLOW CORPORATION

Overview

Yellow Corporation is a holding company that, through its operating subsidiaries, offers its customers a wide range of transportation services. In February 2021, YRC Worldwide Inc. completed a name change to Yellow Corporation. We have one of the largest, most comprehensive less-than-truckload (“LTL”) networks in North America with local, regional, national and international capabilities. Through our team of experienced service professionals, we offer expertise in LTL shipments and flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial and retail goods with confidence.

The Company offers a full range of services for the transportation of industrial, commercial and retail goods in national, regional and international markets, primarily through the operation of owned or leased equipment in its North American ground distribution network. Transportation services are provided for various categories of goods, which may include (among others) apparel, appliances, automotive parts, chemicals, food, furniture, glass, machinery, metal, metal products, non-bulk petroleum products, rubber, textiles, wood and other manufactured products or components. The Company provides both LTL services, which combine shipments from multiple customers on a single trailer, and truckload services. Deliveries are predominately LTL shipments with truckload services offered to maximize equipment utilization and reduce empty miles (the distance empty or partially full trailers travel to balance the network). The Company also provides higher-margin specialized services, including guaranteed expedited services, time-specific deliveries, cross-border services, coast-to-coast air delivery, exhibit services, product returns, temperature-sensitive shipment protection and government material shipments.

The Company operates throughout North America with one of the largest networks of LTL service centers, equipment and transportation professionals, offering flexible and efficient supply chain solutions serving various customer needs. The Company also provides logistics solutions for customer-specific needs with custom projects, consolidation and distribution, reverse logistics, and residential white glove service offerings. A substantial majority of our services are provided wholly within the United States.

Our Corporate Information

The Company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “YELL.”

Our principal executive offices are located at 10990 Roe Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas 66211, and our telephone number at that address is (913) 696-6100. Our website address is www. myyellow.com. Information contained on, or is or becomes accessible through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

For additional information about the Company, please read the documents listed under the heading “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”

RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the risk factors included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K as incorporated herein by reference, as well as the other information contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus, before deciding to invest in our common stock. Any of these risks could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows. In addition, these risks are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or those that we currently view to be immaterial could also materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows. In any such case, you may lose all or a part of your investment in our common stock. Please read the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements.”

USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of our common stock being offered by the selling stockholder. We are required to pay certain offering fees and expenses in connection with the registration of the selling stockholder’s shares and to indemnify the selling stockholder against certain liabilities.

SELLING STOCKHOLDER

This prospectus relates to the offer and sale from time to time of up to 15,943,753 shares of our common stock by the stockholder identified in the table below, who we refer to in this prospectus as the “selling stockholder” and its transferees, pledgees, donees, assignees or other successors (each also a selling stockholder for purposes of this prospectus). The selling stockholder identified below may currently hold or acquire at any time shares of our common stock in addition to those registered hereby.

We are registering these 15,943,753 shares of our common stock for sale by the selling stockholder named below pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. For additional information regarding the Registration Rights Agreement, see “Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights Agreement.”

The percent of beneficial ownership for the selling stockholder is based on 51,273,377 shares of our common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2021. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to such securities. Except as otherwise indicated, the selling stockholder listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by it. The mailing address of the listed beneficial owners is United States Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20220

The information in the table below (other than the percentages of our outstanding common stock beneficially owned) in respect of the selling stockholder was furnished by or on behalf of the selling stockholder and is as of the date hereof.

On June 30, 2020, the Company entered into a Share Issuance Agreement (the “Share Issuance Agreement”) with the United States Department of the Treasury (the “UST”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue 15,943,753 shares of common stock (the “Treasury Equity”) to the UST (such issuance, the “Treasury Equity Issuance”). The Treasury Equity was issued to UST in consideration for entry into (i) that certain UST Tranche A Term Loan Credit Agreement between the Company, certain of its subsidiaries as guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and (ii) that certain UST Tranche B Term Loan Credit Agreement between the Company, certain of its subsidiaries as guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon, as administrative agent and collateral agent (collectively, the “UST Credit Agreements”), pursuant to which the UST agreed to lend an aggregate of $700.0 million to the Company under to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The Treasury Equity Issuance and the lending provided by the UST Credit Agreements each funded on July 9, 2020. The Treasury Equity was delivered to The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as trustee for the benefit of the UST pursuant to a voting trust agreement. Except as may be noted elsewhere in this prospectus relating to the Registration Rights Agreement, the selling stockholder does not have, and within the past three years has not had, any material relationship with us or any of our affiliates.

Information concerning the selling stockholder may change from time to time and any changed information will be set forth in supplements to this prospectus, if and when necessary. No offer or sale under this prospectus may be made by a stockholder unless that holder is listed in the table below, in any supplement to this prospectus or in an amendment to the related Registration Statement that has become effective. We will supplement or amend this prospectus if applicable to include additional selling stockholders upon provision of all required information to us and subject to the terms of any relevant agreement between us and the selling stockholder.

The selling stockholder is not obligated to sell any of the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus. Because the selling stockholder identified in the table below may sell some or all of the shares of our common stock owned by it that are included in this prospectus, and because there are currently no agreements, arrangements or understandings with respect to the sale of any of such shares of our common stock, no estimate can be given as to the number of shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus that will be held by the

selling stockholder upon termination of this offering. In addition, subject to the Registration Rights Agreement, the selling stockholder may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, shares of our common stock it holds in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act after the date on which the selling stockholder provided the information set forth on the table below. Therefore, for purposes of the following table we have assumed that the selling stockholder will sell all of the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by it that are covered by this prospectus, but will not sell any other shares of our common stock that it may currently own.


	Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to the Offering							Shared Beneficially Owned After the Offering(1)
	Number		%			Shares Offered Hereby		Number		%
Selling Stockholder:
The United States Department of the Treasury		15,943,753		31.1	%		15,943,753		—		—

(1)	Assumes that the selling stockholder (i) will sell all of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by it that are covered by this prospectus and (ii) does not acquire beneficial ownership of any additional shares of our common stock.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following is a general description of the terms and provisions of our capital stock and is based upon our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (“certificate of incorporation”), our amended and restated bylaws (“bylaws”), and applicable provisions of law, in each case as currently in effect on the date of this prospectus. The following description is only a summary of the material provisions of our capital stock, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information.” We urge you to read the certificate of incorporation and bylaws because those documents, not this description, define your rights as holders of our common equity.

Preferred Stock

General

The following is a description of the general terms and provisions of our preferred stock. As of the date of this prospectus, we had one share of our Series A Voting Preferred Stock outstanding. See “—Description of Series A Voting Preferred Stock” for a description of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock.

We are authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, the number of authorized shares of preferred stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, without a separate class vote of the holders of the preferred stock.

Subject to limitations prescribed by law, our board of directors (the “Board”) is authorized at any time to:

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issue one or more series of preferred stock;

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determine the designation for any series by number, letter or title that shall distinguish the series from any other series of preferred stock; and

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determine the number of shares in any series.

The Board is authorized to determine the terms with respect to the series of preferred stock being offered, which may include (without limitation) the following:

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whether dividends on that series of preferred stock will be cumulative, noncumulative or partially cumulative;

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the dividend rate or method for determining the rate;

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the liquidation preference per share of that series of preferred stock, if any;

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the conversion provisions applicable to that series of preferred stock, if any;

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any redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to that series of preferred stock;

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the voting rights of that series of preferred stock, if any; and

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the terms of any other powers, preferences or rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, applicable to that series of preferred stock.

The preferred stock, when issued, will be fully paid and nonassessable.

Description of Series A Voting Preferred Stock

Background

We issued one share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (the “IBT”) to confer certain Board representation rights to the IBT as part of a restructuring plan we completed in July 2011.

Ranking

The Series A Voting Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1.00 per share and ranks senior to our common stock and any other stock that ranks junior to the Series A Voting Preferred Stock with respect to distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

The Series A Voting Preferred Stock is an equity interest in the Company and does not constitute indebtedness. In the event of bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to us, our indebtedness will effectively rank senior to the Series A Voting Preferred Stock, and the holders of our indebtedness will be entitled to the satisfaction of any amounts owed to them prior to the payment of the liquidation preference of any capital stock, including the Series A Voting Preferred Stock.

Liquidation Rights

If we voluntarily or involuntarily liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs (whether completely or partially), the holder of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock is entitled to receive out of our assets available for distribution to shareholders, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, if any, and before any distribution of assets is made on our common stock or any of our other shares of stock ranking junior as to such a distribution to the Series A Voting Preferred Stock, a liquidating distribution in an amount in cash equal to $1.00. The holder of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any other amounts from us after they have received their full liquidation preference.

Dividends

The holder of the share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to the payment of any dividends or distributions.

Redemption

The Series A Voting Preferred Stock is subject to mandatory redemption provisions and the share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock shall be automatically redeemed, with no further action required on the part of the holder of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock, if the IBT and the Company’s subsidiaries cease to be in a collective bargaining agreement which provides for such governance rights, if the IBT ceases to be the authorized representative of such subsidiaries’ employees or if the IBT transfers or attempts to transfer the share.

Conversion

The Series A Voting Preferred Stock is not convertible into any other security of the Company.

Governance Rights

So long as any shares of Series A Voting Preferred Stock remain outstanding and such shares have not been redeemed in accordance with their terms, the IBT, as the holder of the share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock, will be entitled to elect two directors to the Board. Each such director elected by the IBT must not have previously been, and is not permitted to become, an officer, director, employee or member of the IBT during his

or her term and must be determined by the Board to be an “Independent Director” as defined in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) and to meet the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, or such director must immediately resign from the Board. The IBT may remove its appointed directors at any time, and will also be permitted to fill any vacancies to the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal of its appointed directors. Additionally, for so long as the IBT has the right to appoint directors, the IBT will also have the right to appoint one of its directors to serve on each of the governance, audit, finance and compensation committees of the Board so long as such committees exist, provided that such director satisfies certain independence requirements set forth in the Company’s bylaws.

Listing of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock

The Series A Voting Preferred Stock is not listed, and we do not intend to list the Series A Voting Preferred Stock, on any national or regional securities exchange.

Transfer Rights

Neither the Series A Voting Preferred Stock nor any of its rights are transferrable, in whole or in part.

Delivery and Form

The share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock was issued in certificated form to the IBT.

Common Stock

General

Our certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue 95,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share. As of June 30, 2021, there were 51,273,787 shares of common stock issued, which included 51,273,377 outstanding shares and 410 treasury shares.

Dividends

Subject to the preferences applicable to outstanding shares of preferred stock (if any), the holders of shares of common stock are entitled to receive ratably any dividends declared by our Board out of the funds legally available for that purpose. However, we are currently not permitted to pay any dividends on shares of our common stock in the foreseeable future due to the documents governing our indebtedness. We intend to retain any future earnings to fund operations, invest in capital requirements, to service debt and other obligations, such as lease and pension funding requirements, and to use for other corporate needs. Further, we do not anticipate that we will pay any dividends on shares of our common stock in the foreseeable future.

Liquidation

In the event of liquidation, holders of shares of common stock will be entitled to receive any assets remaining after the payment of our debts and the expenses of liquidation, subject to the preferences applicable to outstanding shares of preferred stock (if any).

Other

The holders of shares of common stock have no pre-emptive, subscription or conversion rights. All issued and outstanding shares of common stock are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and any shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to this prospectus will be fully paid and nonassessable.

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

NASDAQ Listing

Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “YELL.”

Voting Rights

Our common stock and Series A Voting Preferred Stock each are entitled to one vote per share.

Except as otherwise required by law, the certificate of incorporation, or any preferred stock designation, holders of common stock are not entitled to vote on any amendment to the certificate of incorporation or any preferred stock designation that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of preferred stock if the holders of such affected series of preferred stock are entitled to vote thereon pursuant to the certificate of incorporation, any preferred stock designation, or the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”).

Delaware Anti-Takeover Law; No Super-Majority Approval

We are not subject to Section 203 of the DGCL (“Section 203”). In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in various “business combination” transactions with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the time that such person became an interested stockholder, unless certain conditions are satisfied.

The certificate of incorporation does not require “super-majority” approval of any business combination transactions.

Board Size; Director Election and Removal

Our certificate of incorporation provides that the Board shall initially consist of nine persons until the precise number of directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of one or more series of preferred stock voting separately by class or series, shall be fixed from time to time pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board (the total number of directors the Company would have if there were no vacancies).

Other than the directors appointed by the IBT as the holder of the one share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock, Board members are elected annually at the annual meeting of stockholders and serve one-year terms to expire at the following annual meeting of stockholders. Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or vacancies on the Board are filled by a majority vote of the directors then in office, and directors so chosen shall serve for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders.

Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of preferred stock, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors pursuant to the terms of one or more series of preferred stock, the election of directors shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon; provided, however, that, if the number of nominees for director exceeds the number of directors to be elected, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, a majority of votes cast shall mean that the number of votes cast “for” a director’s election exceeds the number of votes cast “against” that director’s election.

Members of the Board may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the

election of directors. However, vacancies on the Board resulting from the removal of a director appointed by the IBT may be filled solely by the IBT as the holder of the one share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock.

Stockholder Meetings; Written Consent

Stockholders are entitled to take action by written consent if the consent is signed by holders of not less than the minimum voting power that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a stockholder meeting at which all securities entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and if the Board approves in advance the taking of such action. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Secretary of the Company upon the written request of at least 25% of the voting power entitled to vote on the matter for which such meeting is to be called if certain notice requirements are met.

Amendment of Bylaws

The bylaws of the Company may be amended or repealed, or new bylaws may be adopted, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole Board.

Director Indemnification

The Company’s directors shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended to permit further elimination or limitation of the personal liability of the directors, then the liability of the Company’s directors shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.

Registration Rights Agreement

On July 9, 2020, in connection with entering into the UST Credit Agreements, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the United States Department of the Treasury, pursuant to which, subject to certain restrictions, we agreed, among other things, to file with the SEC a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 registering for resale the shares of our common stock registered hereby. We are filing the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, pursuant to our obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The selling stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares of our common stock under this prospectus:

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underwritten transactions;

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privately negotiated transactions;

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exchange distributions and/or secondary distributions;

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sales in the over-the-counter market;

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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers;

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broker-dealers may agree with a selling stockholder to sell a specified number of such stock at a stipulated price per share;

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a block trade (which may involve crosses) in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

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purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its own account pursuant to this prospectus;

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short sales and delivery of shares of our common stock to close out short positions;

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sales by broker-dealers of shares of our common stock that are loaned or pledged to such broker-dealers;

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a combination of any such methods of sale; and

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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

A selling stockholder may also sell our common stock under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, or pursuant to other available exemptions from the registration requirements under the Securities Act, rather than under this prospectus.

We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of our common stock.

We may prepare prospectus supplements for secondary offerings that will disclose the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, the purchase price of the shares, any underwriting discounts and other items constituting compensation to underwriters, dealers or agents.

A selling stockholder may fix a price or prices of our shares of common stock at:

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market prices prevailing at the time of any sale under this Registration Statement;

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prices related to market prices; or

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negotiated prices.

A selling stockholder may change the price of the shares offered from time to time.

A selling stockholder, or agents designated by it, may directly solicit, from time to time, offers to purchase the shares. Any such agent may be deemed to be an “underwriter” as that term is defined in the Securities Act. Any agents involved in the offer or sale of the shares and any commissions payable by a selling stockholder to these agents will be named and described in any applicable prospectus supplement. The agents may also be our customers or may engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.

If any selling stockholder utilizes any underwriters in the sale of the shares in respect of which this prospectus is delivered, we and the selling stockholder will enter into an underwriting agreement with those underwriters at the time of sale to them. We will set forth the names of these underwriters and the terms of the transaction in the prospectus supplement, which will be used by the underwriters to make resales of the shares in respect of which this prospectus is delivered to the public. The underwriters may also be our or the selling stockholder’s customers or may engage in transactions with or perform services for us or any selling stockholder in the ordinary course of business.

If any selling stockholder utilizes a dealer in the sale of the shares in respect of which this prospectus is delivered, the selling stockholder will sell those shares to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell those shares to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. The dealers may also be our or the selling stockholder’s customers or may engage in transactions with, or perform services for us or the selling stockholder in the ordinary course of business.

Offers to purchase shares may be solicited directly by any selling stockholder and the sale thereof may be made by the selling stockholder directly to institutional investors or others, who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any resale thereof. The terms of any such sales will be described in any applicable prospectus supplement relating thereto.

We or any selling stockholder may agree to indemnify underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the distribution of securities against certain liabilities to which they may become subject in connection with the sale of the shares, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

The selling stockholder may engage in at the market offerings into an existing trading market in accordance with Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act.

In addition, a selling stockholder may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell shares not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement so indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell shares covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use the shares pledged by the selling stockholder or borrowed from the selling stockholder or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use shares received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment).

In addition, a selling stockholder may otherwise loan or pledge shares to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the shares short using this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement. Such financial institution or other third party may transfer its economic short position to investors in our shares or in connection with a concurrent offering of other securities.

The specific terms of any lock-up provisions in respect of any given offering will be described in any applicable prospectus supplement.

In compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), the maximum consideration or discount to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker dealer may not exceed 8% of the aggregate proceeds of the offering.

The underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions with us or the selling stockholder, or perform services for us or the selling stockholder, in the ordinary course of business for which they receive compensation.

To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution.

There can be no assurance that the selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of our common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

LEGAL MATTERS

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois, will pass upon certain legal matters relating to the issuance and sale of the shares of our common stock offered hereby on behalf of the Company. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us, the selling stockholder or any underwriters, dealers or agents by counsel that we may name in any applicable prospectus supplement.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2020, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The audit report covering the consolidated financial statements refers to a change in the method of accounting for leases as of January 1, 2019 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (i) following the date of the registration statement that contains this prospectus but prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement or (ii) after the date of this prospectus and prior to the time that we sell all the securities offered by this prospectus (in each case, other than any portions of any such documents that are not deemed “filed” under the Exchange Act in accordance with the Exchange Act and applicable SEC rules):

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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 11, 2021;

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Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on May 5, 2021;

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Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 21, 2021, February 4, 2021, February 25, 2021, April 13, 2021, April 21, 2021 and May 28, 2021;

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Our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 13, 2021 (solely those portions that were incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020); and

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The description of our common stock set forth in Exhibit 4.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 11, 2021.

Upon request, we will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the reports or documents that have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If you would like a copy of any of these documents, at no cost, please write or call us at:

Yellow Corporation

10990 Roe Avenue

Overland Park, Kansas 66211

(913) 696-6100

Attn: Secretary

Any statement contained in a document which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus is automatically updated and superseded if information contained in the prospectus modifies or replaces this information.

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Yellow Corporation

PROSPECTUS

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth an itemized statement of the amounts of all expenses (excluding underwriting discounts and commissions) payable by us in connection with the registration of the shares offered hereby. With the exception of the SEC registration fee, the amounts set forth below are estimates.


SEC registration fee		$11,097.78
FINRA filing fee		*
Accountants’ fees and expenses		*
Legal fees and expenses		*
Printing and engraving expenses		*
Transfer agent and registrar fees		*
Miscellaneous		*
Total		*

	$ *

*	These fees are calculated based on the number of issuances and, accordingly, cannot be estimated at this time.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

The following summaries are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of any statutes referred to below and the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws or similar organizational documents of the Company.

The certificate of incorporation, as amended, of the Company provides that the Company’s directors shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company also provide that if the DGCL is amended to permit further elimination or limitation of the personal liability of the directors, then the liability of the Company’s directors shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.

The Bylaws of the Company and DGCL Section 145 together provide that the Company shall indemnify its present or former directors and officers, as well as other employees and may indemnify other individuals (each an “Indemnified Party”, and collectively, “Indemnified Parties”) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than in connection with actions by or in the right of the Company (a “derivative action”), if an Indemnified Party acted in good faith and in a manner such Indemnified Party reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the Company’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful; and to the extent that a present or former director or officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that the Company may only indemnify an Indemnified Party for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the defense

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or settlement of such derivative action. Additionally, in the context of a derivative action, DGCL Section 145 requires a court approval before there can be any indemnification where an Indemnified Party has been found liable to the Company. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification arrangements that may be granted pursuant to a corporation’s charter, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.

The Company’s bylaws provide that an Indemnified Party shall also have the right to be paid by the Company the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending, testifying, or otherwise participating in any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an “advancement of expenses”); provided, however, that, an advancement of expenses incurred by an Indemnified Party in his or her capacity as a current director or current officer of the Company (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such Indemnified Party) shall be made only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under the Company’s bylaws or otherwise.

The Company maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance against any actual or alleged error, misstatement, misleading statement, act, omission, neglect or breach of duty by any director or officer, excluding certain maters including fraudulent, dishonest or criminal acts or self-dealing. The Company also maintains an employed lawyers’ insurance policy for employees (including officers) that are licensed to practice law (“counsel”).

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with certain of its directors, officers, and counsel. Under the indemnification agreements, the Company agreed to indemnify each Indemnified Party, subject to certain limitations, to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law against all litigation costs, including attorneys fees and expenses, and losses, in connection with any proceeding to which the Indemnified Party is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that the Indemnified Party is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another entity related to the business of the Company. The indemnification agreements also provide (i) for the advancement of expenses by the Company, subject to certain conditions, (ii) a procedure for determining an Indemnified Party’s entitlement to indemnification and (iii) for certain remedies for the Indemnified Party. In addition, the indemnification agreements require the Company to cover the Indemnified Party under any directors’ and officers’ insurance policy or, with respect to counsel, under any employed lawyers insurance policy, maintained by the Company.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

3.1.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 16, 2011, File No. 000-12255).

3.1.2		Certificate of Elimination of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 1, 2011, File No. 000-12255).

3.1.3		Certificate of Designations, Preferences, Powers and Rights of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 31, 2014, File No. 000-12255).

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Exhibit Number		Description

3.1.4		Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 17, 2014, File No. 000-12255).

3.1.5		Certificate of Ownership and Merger, effective February 4, 2021, changing the name of the Company to Yellow Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 4, 2021, File No. 000-12255).

3.2		Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, adopted as of September 16, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 4, 2021, File No. 000-12255).

4.1		Share Issuance Agreement, dated June 30, 2020, between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2020, File No. 000-12255).

4.2		Voting Rights Agreement, dated July 9, 2020, among the Company, the United States Department of the Treasury, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on August 3, 2020, File No. 000-12255).

4.3		Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 9, 2020, between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on August 3, 2020, File No. 000-12255).

5.1**		Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

23.1**		Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

23.2**		Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1**		Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature pages hereto).

**	Filed herewith.

#	Certain schedules, annexes or exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, but will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.

Item 17. Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

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To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and

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(iii)

To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the Registration Statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(i)

Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the Registration Statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the Registration Statement; and

(ii)

Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the Registration Statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the Registration Statement relating to the securities in the Registration Statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof provided, however, that no statement made in a Registration Statement or prospectus that is part of the Registration Statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or prospectus that is part of the Registration Statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the Registration Statement or prospectus that was part of the Registration Statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

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(iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv)

Any other communications that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Overland Park, State of Kansas, on July 9, 2021.


YELLOW CORPORATION

By:		/s/ Darren D. Hawkins
		Darren D. Hawkins
		Chief Executive Officer and Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Darren D. Hawkins and Leah K. Dawson, or either of them, either of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated below as of July 9, 2021.


Name		Title

/s/ Darren D. Hawkins Darren D. Hawkins		Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Daniel L. Olivier Daniel L. Olivier		Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ James R. Faught James R. Faught		Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Matthew A. Doheny Matthew A. Doheny		Chairman

/s/ Douglas A. Carty Douglas A. Carty		Director

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Name		Title

/s/ James E. Hoffman James E. Hoffman		Director

/s/ Patricia M. Nazemetz Patricia M. Nazemetz		Director

/s/ Susana Martinez Susana Martinez		Director

/s/ Shaunna D. Jones Shaunna D. Jones		Director

/s/ David S. McClimon David S. McClimon		Director

/s/ Chris T. Sultemeier Chris T. Sultemeier		Director

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