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| <schemaVersion> X0206 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 3 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2020-01-01 </periodOfReport> |
| <noSecuritiesOwned> 0 </noSecuritiesOwned> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001440024 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> RRTS </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001791786 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Elliott Investment Management L.P. </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 40 WEST 57TH STREET </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> 30TH FLOOR </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> NEW YORK </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> NY </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 10019 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 0 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 0 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 1 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle></officerTitle> |
| | | <otherText></otherText> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <nonDerivativeTable> |
| | <nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 34155020 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> I </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> See footnotes </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> This Form 3 is being filed by Elliott Investment Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("EIM" or the "Reporting Person"), the investment manager of Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Elliott") and Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("Elliott International" and together with Elliott, the "Elliott Funds"), with respect to the securities held by the Elliott Funds and/or their respective subsidiaries. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Effective January 1, 2020, as the investment manager of the Elliott Funds, the Reporting Person has been delegated all voting and investment power over the shares of Common Stock held by the Elliott Funds and/or their respective subsidiaries. Accordingly, Elliott Associates and Elliott International will no longer be filing under Section 16(a) with respect to the Issuer and such filings will be made by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> Elliott Investment Management L.P. /s/ Elliot Greenberg, Vice President </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-01-13 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |