Ownership Submission
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 OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Biesterfeld Robert C Jr
  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, N American Surface
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
14701 CHARLSON
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2016
(Street)

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 02/02/2016   A   2,477 (1) A $ 0 13,641 D  
Common Stock 02/03/2016   F   1,217 D $ 64.77 12,424 (2) D  
Common Stock               795 I By ESPP

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)
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) (3) $ 68.81 02/02/2016   A   931   02/02/2016 12/07/2021 Common Stock 931 $ 0 2,839 D  
Option (right to buy) (4) $ 61.91 02/02/2016   A   1,348   02/02/2016 12/05/2022 Common Stock 1,348 $ 0 2,493 D  
Option (right to buy) (5) $ 58.25 02/02/2016   A   2,911   02/02/2016 12/04/2023 Common Stock 2,911 $ 0 5,822 D  
Option (right to buy) (6) $ 74.57 02/02/2016   A   2,738   02/02/2016 12/03/2024 Common Stock 2,738 $ 0 2,738 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Biesterfeld Robert C Jr
14701 CHARLSON
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347
      President, N American Surface  

Signatures

 /s/ Troy Renner, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert C. Biesterfeld Jr.   02/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents performance-based restricted stock units that vested on February 2, 2016 upon certification by the Issuer's compensation committee. Such vested units have been credited to the reporting person's account in the Issuer's NQDC Plan and will be settled in an equal number of shares at specified future dates.
(2) Included in this amount are 10,019 shares of Issuer common stock issuable in settlement of an equal number of deferred shares and vested performance restricted stock units credited to the reporting person's NQDC Plan account, and 2,405 shares held directly by the reporting person.
(3) Performance-based stock option granted 12/7/11 that vests, becomes exercisable and reportable as and to the extent applicable performance conditions are satisfied.
(4) Performance-based stock option granted 12/5/12 that vests, becomes exercisable and reportable as and to the extent applicable performance conditions are satisfied.
(5) Performance-based stock option granted 12/4/13 that vests, becomes exercisable and reportable as and to the extent applicable performance conditions are satisfied.
(6) Performance-based stock option granted 12/3/14 that vests, becomes exercisable and reportable as and to the extent applicable performance conditions are satisfied.

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