0001193125-15-394481.txt : 20151203 0001193125-15-394481.hdr.sgml : 20151203 20151203172431 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-394481 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151203 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20151203 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151203 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001043277 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT & CARGO [4731] IRS NUMBER: 411883630 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-23189 FILM NUMBER: 151268168 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14701 CHARLSON ROAD CITY: EDEN PRAIRIE STATE: MN ZIP: 55347 BUSINESS PHONE: 9529378500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14701 CHARLSON ROAD CITY: EDEN PRAIRIE STATE: MN ZIP: 55347 8-K 1 d61359d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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 3, 2015

(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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01. Other Events.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CHRW) announced that, on December 3, 2015, its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 43 cents ($0.43) per share, payable on December 31, 2015, to shareholders of record on December 14, 2015.

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 3, 2015.


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

Chief Legal Officer and

Secretary

Date: December 3, 2015


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

  

Manner of Filing

99.1    Press Release dated December 3, 2015    Filed Electronically
EX-99.1 2 d61359dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

December 3, 2015

FROM:

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

14701 Charlson Road

Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347

Tim Gagnon, director of investor relations (952) 683-5007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INCREASES ITS QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

MINNEAPOLIS, December 3, 2015 — 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 to 43 cents ($0.43) per share from 38 cents ($0.38) per share, payable on December 31, 2015, to shareholders of record on December 14, 2015.

C.H. Robinson has distributed regular dividends for more than twenty-five years. As of December 3, 2015, there were approximately 143,742,215 shares outstanding.

Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., is one of the largest non-asset based third party logistics companies in the world. C.H. Robinson is a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions, currently serving over 46,000 active customers through a network of offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. C.H. Robinson maintains one of the largest networks of motor carrier capacity in North America and works with approximately 66,000 transportation providers worldwide. For more information about our company, visit our Web site at www.chrobinson.com.

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