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: February 11, 2016
(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. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CHRW) announced that, on February 11, 2016, its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 43 cents ($0.43) per share, payable on March 31, 2016, to shareholders of record on March 4, 2016.
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 February 11, 2016. |
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: February 11, 2016
Exhibit Index
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 11, 2016 | Filed Electronically | ||||
Exhibit 99.1
February 11, 2016
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 DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
MINNEAPOLIS, February 11, 2016 — C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (“C.H. Robinson”) (Nasdaq: CHRW) announced that its Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 43 cents ($0.43) per share, payable on March 31, 2016, to shareholders of record on March 4, 2016.
C.H. Robinson has distributed regular dividends for more than twenty-five years. As of February 11, 2016, there were approximately 143,224,255 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 110,000 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 68,000 transportation providers worldwide. For more information about our company, visit our Web site at www.chrobinson.com.
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