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* POLLINA LISA A (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS INC. 9500 GLENLYON PARKWAY (Street) BURNABY A1 V5J 0C6 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS INC [ RBA ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	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)

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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Share Units ("DSUs")	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	1,085	(2)	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights (DSUs)	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	9	(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Following the reporting person ceasing to hold any position as a director of RBA or any of its subsidiaries and not otherwise being employed by RBA or any of its subsidiaries ("Termination"), a lump sum cash payment will be made by RBA to the reporting person, net of tax withholding, calculated by multiplying the number of DSUs by the fair market value of one RBA common share as of (i) the 24th business day after the first publication by or on behalf of RBA of interim financial statements and MD&A for the fiscal quarter of the corporation following such Termination or (ii) where the Termination occurs in RBA's fourth fiscal quarter, the 24th business day (or such fewer number of business days as may be determined by the Committee) after the first publication by or on behalf of RBA of annual financial statements and MD&A for such fiscal year of RBA.

2. Each DSU represents the economic equivalent of one RBA common share.

3. The dividend equivalent rights accrued in respect of the reporting person's deferred share units, and become exercisable and payable concurrently with the deferred share units. Each dividend equivalent right represents a contingent right to receive the economic equivalent of one RBA common share.

Remarks:

EXHIBIT 24.1 Power of Attorney

	/s/ Maria Teresa Punsalan as attorney-in-fact for Lisa A. Pollina	12/31/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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