Sec Form 4 Filing - Short Michael John @ C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. - 2019-08-09

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 Short Michael John 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) President, Global Forwarding (Last) (First) (Middle) 14701 CHARLSON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/09/2019 (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 08/09/2019 M 2,412 A $ 58.25 26,572 D Common Stock 08/09/2019 S 2,412 D $ 85.0467 ( 1 ) 24,161 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) D Common Stock 167 I By 401(k) Plan

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 Stock Option (right to buy) $ 58.25 08/09/2019 M 2,412 ( 4 ) 12/04/2023 Common Stock 2,412 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Short Michael John 14701 CHARLSON ROAD EDEN PRAIRIE, MN55347 President, Global Forwarding Signatures /s/ Jessica Homes, Attorney-in-Fact for Michael John Short 08/13/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Reflects the weighted average price of 2,412 shares of common stock of the Issuer's sold by the reporting person in multiple transactions on August 9, 2019 with sale prices ranging from $85.00 to $85.171 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 )Includes 1 share acquired during the latest purchase period pursuant to the Issuer's employee stock purchase plan, with an ending balance of 271 shares. ( 3 )Included in this amount are 23,890 shares of Issuer common stock issuable in settlement of an equal number of deferred shares credited to the reporting person's NQDC Plan account. ( 4 )Performance-based stock option granted December 4, 2013 that vests, becomes exercisable and reportable as and to the extent applicable performance conditions are satisfied.

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