Form 8-K
8-K — C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
Accession: 0001043277-26-000018
Filed: 2026-05-11
Period: 2026-05-07
CIK: 0001043277
SIC: 4731 (ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT & CARGO)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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: May 7, 2026
(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 or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 952-937-8500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value CHRW Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Pursuant to notice duly given, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders virtually on May 7, 2026 at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CHRW2026 (“2026 Annual Meeting”). The number of outstanding shares on the record date for the 2026 Annual Meeting was 117,850,413 shares. At the 2026 Annual Meeting, 110,104,789 shares, or approximately 93.4% percent of the outstanding shares, were represented in person or by proxy. At the 2026 Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company: (1) elected the ten director nominees set forth below to serve one-year terms, expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; (2) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (3) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and (4) approved the C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The results of the matters voted upon by the shareholders are as follows:
1.Election of Directors
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTE
David P. Bozeman
100,338,210 83,001 43,104 9,640,474
Kermit R. Crawford
98,908,517 1,513,827 41,971 9,640,474
Edward Feitzinger 100,255,907 166,164 42,244 9,640,474
Timothy C. Gokey
100,038,594 383,113 42,608 9,640,474
Mark A. Goodburn
100,031,653 387,724 44,938 9,640,474
Mary J. Steele Guilfoile
96,647,659 3,771,125 45,531 9,640,474
Jodee A. Kozlak
97,415,183 3,003,622 45,510 9,640,474
Michael H. McGarry
99,872,157 548,531 43,627 9,640,474
Paige K. Robbins
100,246,140 174,849 43,326 9,640,474
Paula C. Tolliver
100,244,292 177,143 42,880 9,640,474
2.Approval, on a non-binding basis, of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTE
96,144,263 4,145,670 174,382 9,640,474
3.Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
104,781,578 5,293,541 29,670
4. Approval of the Company's Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTE
100,201,887 174,106 88,322 9,640,474
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.
Date: May 11, 2026
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
By:
/s/ Dorothy G. Capers
Dorothy G. Capers
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
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