Form 8-K C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE For: Feb 04
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM�8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION�13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: February�4, 2015
(Date of earliest event reported)
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C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Commission File Number: 000-23189
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Delaware | � | 41-1883630 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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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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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:
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� | Written communications pursuant to Rule�425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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� | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule�14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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� | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule�14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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� | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule�13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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Item�5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February�4, 2015, David W. MacLennan, Director of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (the �Company�), informed the Company�s board of directors that he will not stand for re-election at the Company�s next Annual Shareholders� Meeting on May�7, 2015.
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Item�8.01. | Other Events. |
The Company announced that, on February�5, 2015, its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 38 cents ($0.38) per share, payable on March�31, 2015, to shareholders of record on March�6, 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.
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� | 99.1 | Press Release dated February�5, 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.
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C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||
By: | � | /s/ Ben G. Campbell |
� | Ben G. Campbell | |
� | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
Date: February�9, 2015
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit |
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99.1 | �� | Press Release dated February 5, 2015 | �� | Filed�Electronically |
Exhibit 99.1
February�5, 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 DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
MINNEAPOLIS, February�5, 2015 � C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (�C.H. Robinson�) (Nasdaq: CHRW) announced that its Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 38 cents ($0.38) per share, payable on March�31, 2015, to shareholders of record on March�6, 2015.
C.H. Robinson has distributed regular dividends for more than twenty-five years. As of February�5, 2015, there were approximately 146,454,147 shares outstanding.
Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., is a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions, serving over 46,000 customers through a network of 281 offices in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. C.H. Robinson is one of the largest third-party logistics companies in the world, with 2014 total revenues of $13.5 billion. For more information about our company, visit our Web site at www.chrobinson.com.
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