secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. (CHRW)
CIK:        0001043277
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-05T12:20:23+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-413203
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01, 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

C.H. Robinson to acquire RXO in cash/stock merger; RXO holders may elect $30.25 cash or 0.1992 CHRW shares
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- Merger Agreement dated Oct. 4, 2026: CHRW Merger Sub will merge into RXO, then RXO into NewCo; deal expected to close in first half of 2027.
- RXO holders may elect $30.25 cash per share, 0.1992 CHRW shares, or standard consideration of $17.25 cash plus 0.0856 CHRW share; no election gets standard, subject to proration.
- MFN Partners, an RXO stockholder with ~17.04% of shares, signed a voting/support agreement to vote for the deal; RXO must pay CHRW a $175M termination fee in specified circumstances.
- CHRW secured a 364-day senior unsecured bridge facility of up to $4.5B from Morgan Stanley to fund cash consideration, refinance RXO debt and pay fees; closing not conditioned on financing.
- After closing, CHRW common stock continues on Nasdaq; RXO common stock will be delisted from NYSE and deregistered under the Exchange Act.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043277/000119312526413203/0001193125-26-413203-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043277/000119312526413203/d115124d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-413203

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