Sec Form 4 Filing - LINDBLOOM CHAD @ C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC - 2012-11-30

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
LINDBLOOM CHAD
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC [ CHRW]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Chief Financial Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
14701 CHARLSON ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
11/30/2012
(Street)
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN55347
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/30/2012 M 1,054 A $ 53.9 31,025 D
Common Stock 11/30/2012 M 11,262 A $ 54.44 42,287 D
Common Stock 11/30/2012 M 1,879 A $ 53.21 44,166 D
Common Stock 11/30/2012 S 13,074 D $ 61.5535 ( 1 ) 31,092 D
Common Stock 149,268 ( 2 ) I By Rabbi Trust
Common Stock 12,664 I By Spouse
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transac tion Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy) $ 53.9 11/30/2012 M 1,054 05/01/2007 02/07/2013 Common Stock 1,054 $ 0 0 D
Option (right to buy) $ 54.44 11/30/2012 M 11,262 02/11/2008 02/07/2013 Common Stock 11,262 $ 0 0 D
Option (right to buy) $ 53.21 11/30/2012 M 1,879 03/02/2010 02/07/2013 Common Stock 1,879 $ 0 0 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LINDBLOOM CHAD
14701 CHARLSON ROAD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN55347
VP, Chief Financial Officer
Signatures
/s/ Troy Renner, Attorney-in-Fact for Chad Lindbloom 12/04/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Reflects the weighted average price of 13,074 shares of common stock of C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on November 30, 2012 with sale prices ranging from $61.55 to $61.5701 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
( 2 )Total number of shares reported includes vested stock units to be settled on a one for one basis in shares under the Company's Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as well as unvested stock units whose vesting will be based on the satisfaction of performance criteria.

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