8-K

 

 

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 (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2018

 

 

C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-23189   41-1883630

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

file number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

14701 Charlson Road

Eden Prairie, MN 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:

 

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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.

The C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 10, 2018 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota (“2018 Annual Meeting”). The number of outstanding shares on the record date for the 2018 Annual Meeting was 140,354,214 shares. At the 2018 Annual Meeting, 127,077,063 shares, or 91 percent of the outstanding shares, were represented in person or by proxy. At the 2018 Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company: (1) elected each of the nine director nominees set forth below to serve one-year terms, expiring at the Company’s 2019 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, 2018; and (4) did not approve a shareholder proposal to report on the feasibility of greenhouse gas disclosure and management. The results of the matters voted upon by the shareholders are as follows:

Election of Directors

 

Name

   For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

Scott P. Anderson

         103,566,554        3,663,484                 204,096          19,656,850

Robert Ezrilov

       97,232,664            10,005,996        195,874        19,656,850

Wayne M. Fortun

       101,814,528        5,423,210        196,796        19,656,850

Timothy C. Gokey

       106,007,478        1,222,817        204,239        19,656,850

Mary J. Steele Guilfoile

       104,011,272        3,221,857        201,405        19,656,850

Jodee A. Kozlak

       104,226,500        3,012,546        195,488        19,656,850

Brian P. Short

       98,858,328        8,381,296        194,910        19,656,850

James B. Stake

       104,300,945        2,935,725        197,864        19,656,850

John P. Wiehoff

       102,123,907        5,116,136        194,491        19,656,850

Approval, on a non-binding basis, of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

91,125,724   11,909,367   4,399,443   19,656,850

Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

113,923,753   13,015,067   147,863

Shareholder proposal on the feasibility of Greenhouse Gas Disclosure and Management

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

40,396,643   66,403,901   633,990   19,656,850


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 15, 2018

 

C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
By:    /s/ Ben G. Campbell
  Ben G. Campbell
  Chief Legal Officer and Secretary