February 12, 2009
FROM:
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347
Angie Freeman, vice president of investor relations (952) 937-7847
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
MINNEAPOLIS, February 12, 2009 - C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. ("C.H. Robinson") (Nasdaq: CHRW) announced that its Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 24 cents ($0.24) per share,payable on April 1, 2009, to shareholders of record on March 6, 2009.
C.H. Robinson has distributed regular dividends for more than twenty-five years. As of February 12, 2009, there were approximately 169,401,000shares outstanding.
Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., is a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions, serving over 32,000 customers through a network of 228 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. C.H. Robinson is one of the largest third-party logistics companies in the world, with 2008 gross revenues of $8.6 billion. For more information about our company, visit our Web site at www.chrobinson.com.
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