Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Pinkerton Mac S
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2019
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC [CHRW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
14701 CHARLSON ROAD
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Pres. of North America Trans.
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 14,582 (1) (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 12/05/2028 Common Stock 12,821 $ 88.87 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 12/06/2027 Common Stock 14,944 $ 87.15 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 12/07/2026 Common Stock 12,934 $ 76.72 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (6) 12/02/2025 Common Stock 15,606 $ 63.58 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (7) 12/03/2024 Common Stock 5,983 $ 74.57 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (8) 12/04/2023 Common Stock 12,754 $ 58.25 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (9) 12/05/2022 Common Stock 6,853 $ 61.91 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (10) 12/07/2021 Common Stock 8,368 $ 68.81 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Pinkerton Mac S
14701 CHARLSON ROAD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347
      Pres. of North America Trans.  

Signatures

/s/ Jessica Ursel, Attorney-in-Fact for Mac S. Pinkerton 01/07/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Included in this amount are 10,253 shares of Issuer common stock issuable in settlement of an equal number of deferred shares credited to the reporting person's NQDC Plan account, and 2,832 shares held directly by the reporting person.
(2) Includes 1,497 shares acquired pursuant to the issuer's employee stock purchase plan.
(3) Stock option granted December 5, 2018 vests as to 20% of the shares subject to the option on December 31 in each of the years 2019-2023.
(4) Stock option granted December 6, 2017 vests as to 20% of the shares subject to the option on December 31 in each of the years 2018-2022.
(5) Stock option granted December 7, 2016 vests as to 20% of the shares subject to the option on December 31 in each of the years 2017-2021.
(6) Stock option granted December 2, 2015 vests as to 20% of the shares subject to the option on December 31 in each of the years 2016-2020.
(7) Performance-based stock option granted December 3, 2014 that vests, becomes exercisable and reportable as and to the extent applicable performance conditions are satisfied.
(8) Performance-based stock option granted December 4, 2013 that vests, becomes exercisable and reportable as and to the extent applicable performance conditions are satisfied.
(9) Performance-based stock option granted December 5, 2012 is fully vested.
(10) Performance-based stock option granted December 7, 2011 is fully vested.
 
Remarks:
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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