UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2014
Commission File Number: 001-13425
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated
9500 Glenlyon Parkway
Burnaby, BC, Canada
V5J 0C6
(778) 331 5500
(Address of principal executive offices)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 | Press release dated May 2, 2014 announcing Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers reports on voting results from the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS INCORPORATED (Registrant) | ||||||
Date: May 2, 2014 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Darren Watt | |||||
Darren Watt Corporate Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS REPORTS ON VOTING RESULTS
FROM THE 2014 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 2, 2014
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Meeting) of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (the Company)(NYSE and TSX: RBA), the worlds largest seller of used equipment, was held on May 1, 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting is discussed in detail in the Companys Management Information Circular dated March 27, 2014, which can be found on the Companys website at: https://www.rbauction.com/cms_assets/pdf/investor-relations/annual-reports/2014/2014-information-circular.pdf
The total number of shares represented by shareholders in person and by proxy at the meeting was 92,695,728, representing 86.6% of the Corporations outstanding shares. The voting in relation to the election of directors was conducted by way of ballot at the Meeting and the results were as follows:
Nominee |
Votes For | Percent | ||||||
Peter James Blake |
89,022,500 | 99.91 | % | |||||
Beverley Anne Briscoe |
89,031,564 | 99.92 | % | |||||
Robert George Elton |
88,967,363 | 99.85 | % | |||||
Robert Waugh Murdoch |
89,020,837 | 99.91 | % | |||||
Erik Olsson |
88,959,426 | 99.84 | % | |||||
Eric Patel |
89,027,854 | 99.92 | % | |||||
Edward Baltazar Pitoniak |
86,693,193 | 99.53 | % | |||||
Christopher Zimmerman |
89,030,230 | 99.92 | % |
The Company has also filed a report of voting results on all other resolutions voted on at the Meeting on www.sedar.com.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. is the worlds largest seller of used equipment for the construction, transportation, agricultural, material handling, energy, mining, forestry, marine, real estate and other industries. Ritchie Bros. solutions make it easy for the worlds builders to buy and sell equipment with confidence, including through the core business of unreserved public auctions and a secure online equipment marketplace. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers® unreserved auctions are conducted live, with bidding on-site and online at rbauction.com. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers conducts hundreds of unreserved public auctions each year, selling more equipment to on-site and online bidders combined than any other auction business in the world. The Ritchie Bros. EquipmentOne online marketplace can be accessed at EquipmentOne.com. Ritchie Bros. also offers a range of value-added services, including equipment financing available through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services (rbauctionfinance.com). Ritchie Bros. has operations in more than 25 countries, including 44 auction sites worldwide. Learn more at RitchieBros.com.
For further information, please contact:
Darren Watt
Corporate Secretary
Phone: 778 331 5500
Email: ir@rbauction.com
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