UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: December 6, 2012
(Date of earliest event reported)
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 000-23189
| Delaware | 41-1883630 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
14701 Charlson Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(952) 937-8500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRW) announced that, on December 6, 2012, its Board of Directors declared an increase to its regular quarterly cash dividend from 33 cents ($0.33) per share to 35 cents ($0.35) per share, payable on December 31, 2012, to shareholders of record on December 17, 2012.
A copy of the press release issued by the company in connection with this report under Item 8.01 is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 6, 2012. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ben G. Campbell | |
| Ben G. Campbell Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: December 7, 2012
Exhibit Index
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Manner of Filing |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 6, 2012 | Filed Electronically | ||||
Exhibit 99.1
December 6, 2012
FROM:
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347
Angie Freeman, vice president (952) 937-7847
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INCREASES ITS QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
MINNEAPOLIS, MN December 6, 2012 — C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (“C.H. Robinson”) (Nasdaq: CHRW) announced that its Board of Directors today declared an increase to its regular quarterly cash dividend from 33 cents ($0.33) per share to 35 cents ($0.35) per share, payable on December 31, 2012, to shareholders of record on December 17, 2012.
C.H. Robinson has distributed regular dividends for more than twenty-five years. As of December 6, 2012, there were approximately 160,590,000 shares outstanding.
Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., is a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions, serving over 37,000 customers through a network of offices in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. C.H. Robinson is one of the largest third-party logistics companies in the world, with annual total revenues of over $10 billion. For more information about our company, visit our Web site at www.chrobinson.com.
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