February 24, 2005
FROM:
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
8100 Mitchell Road, Suite 200
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
Angie Freeman, director of investor relations (952) 937-7847
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
MINNEAPOLIS, February 24, 2005 -- C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. ("C.H. Robinson") (Nasdaq: CHRW) announced today that on February 17, 2005, its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents ($0.15) per share,payable on April 1, 2005, to shareholders of record on March 11, 2005.
C.H. Robinson has distributed regular dividends for more than twenty years. As of February 24, 2005, there were approximately 84,811,000 shares outstanding.
Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., is a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions, serving over 18,000 customers through a network of 178 offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. C.H. Robinson is one of the largest third-party logistics companies in North America, with 2004 gross revenues of $4.3 billion. For more information about our company, visit our Web site at www.chrobinson.com.
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