Sec Form 4 Filing - OBRIEN CHRIS @ C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. - 2020-08-19

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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 OBRIEN CHRIS 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) Chief Commercial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 14701 CHARLSON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/19/2020 (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 08/19/2020 M 5,309 A $ 68.81 65,585 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) D Common Stock 08/19/2020 M 9,265 A $ 61.91 74,850 D Common Stock 08/19/2020 M 16,625 A $ 58.25 91,475 D Common Stock 08/19/2020 S 31,199 D $ 95.4124 ( 3 ) 60,276 D Common Stock 08/20/2020 M 5,151 A $ 68.81 65,427 D Common Stock 08/20/2020 M 972 A $ 61.91 66,399 D Common Stock 08/20/2020 M 3,179 A $ 58.25 69,578 D Common Stock 2,572 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. Transaction 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) $ 68.81 08/19/2020 M 5,309 ( 4 ) 12/07/2021 Common Stock 5,309 $ 0 5,151 D Option (right to buy) $ 61.91 08/19/2020 M 9,265 ( 4 ) 12/05/2022 Common Stock 9,265 $ 0 972 D Option (right to buy) $ 58.25 08/19/2020 M 16,625 ( 4 ) 12/04/2023 Common Stock 16,625 $ 0 10,855 D Option (right to buy) $ 68.81 08/20/2020 M 5,151 ( 4 ) 12/07/2021 Common Stock 5,151 $ 0 0 D Option (right to buy) $ 61.91 08/20/2020 M 972 ( 4 ) 12/05/2022 Common Stock 972 $ 0 0 D Option (right to buy) $ 58.25 08/20/2020 M 3,179 ( 4 ) 12/04/2023 Common Stock 3,179 $ 0 7,676 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other OBRIEN CHRIS 14701 CHARLSON ROAD EDEN PRAIRIE, MN55347 Chief Commercial Officer Signatures /s/ Jessica Homes, Attorney-in-Fact for Chris O'Brien 08/21/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes 177 shares acquired during the latest purchase period pursuant to the Issuer's employee stock purchase plan, with an ending balance of 806 shares. ( 2 )Included in this amount are 53,402 shares of Issuer common stock issuable in settlement of an equal number of vested deferred shares credited to the reporting person's NQDC Plan account, and 6,068 shares held directly by the reporting person. ( 3 )Reflects the weighted average price of 31,199 shares of common stock of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on August 19, 2020 with sale prices ranging from $95.30 to $95.63 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. ( 4 )Fully vested.

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