SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MAHLKE TOM

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

14701 CHARLSON ROAD

(Street)

EDEN PRAIRIE

55347

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/03/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC [ CHRW ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Vice President and CIO

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	63,333⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	279	I	By 401(k) Plan

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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Included in this amount are 60,194 shares of common stock issuable in settlement of an equal number of vested performance restricted stock units credited to the reporting person's account under the registrant's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, 565 shares held directly by the reporting person and 2,574 shares held under the registrant's employee stock purchase plan. The vested performance restricted stock units result from awards under the registrant's equity compensation plan during the years 2003-2011 involving 94,588 units in total, with the remaining 34,394 units eligible to vest over performance periods ending December 31, 2012-2016.

Remarks:

Exhibit List Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Troy Renner, Attorney-in-Fact	12/11/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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