---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-038548"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RXO"
cik: "0001929561"
company_name: "RXO, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-05T12:17:10+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:45:35.839567+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.95
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# C.H. Robinson to acquire RXO in cash-and-stock deal; RXO holders can elect $30.25 cash or 0.1992 CHRW shares per share

## Summary
- RXO agreed on Oct. 4, 2026 to merge into C.H. Robinson subsidiaries; deal expected to close in first half of 2027, with RXO delisted from NYSE and deregistered.
- Per-share merger consideration options: $17.25 cash plus 0.0856 CHRW share (Standard), $30.25 cash, or 0.1992 CHRW share; no-election shares get Standard, subject to proration.
- C.H. Robinson signed a debt commitment letter with Morgan Stanley for a 364-day senior unsecured bridge term loan of up to $4.5B to fund cash consideration and refinance RXO debt.
- RXO would pay C.H. Robinson a $175M termination fee under specified circumstances; a stockholder holding about 17.04% of RXO shares agreed to vote for the deal.
- Closing conditions include RXO stockholder approval, HSR antitrust clearance, Form S-4 effectiveness and NASDAQ listing; outside date July 4, 2027, extendable twice by three months.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-038548
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RXO
- cik: 0001929561
- company_name: RXO, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-05T12:17:10+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.95
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 8.01, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1929561/000114036126038548/0001140361-26-038548-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1929561/000114036126038548/ef20083265_8k.htm

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