0001279569-15-000903.txt : 20150506 0001279569-15-000903.hdr.sgml : 20150506 20150506105900 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001279569-15-000903 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150505 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150506 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150506 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001046102 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13425 FILM NUMBER: 15835602 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9500 GLENLYON PARKWAY CITY: BURNABY STATE: A1 ZIP: V5J 0C6 BUSINESS PHONE: 7783315500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9500 GLENLYON PARKWAY CITY: BURNABY STATE: A1 ZIP: V5J 0C6 6-K 1 ritchiebros6k.htm FORM 6-K

 

 

 

 

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 2015

 

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)

 

 

 

 

indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F

Form 20-F  ¨            Form 40-F  x

indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ¨

indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ¨

indicate by check mark whether by furnishing information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Yes  ¨            No   x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-            

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Number    Description
   
99.1    News Release Dated May 5, 2015 - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers reports on voting results from the 2015 annual and special 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 5, 2015

 

 

   
  By: /s/ Darren Watt
         Darren Watt
         Corporate Secretary

 

 

 EX-99.1 2 ex991.htm NEWS RELEASE DATED MAY 5, 2015

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers reports on voting results from the 2015 annual and special meeting of shareholders

VANCOUVER, May 5, 2015 /CNW/ - The Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (the "Company")(NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, was held on May 4, 2015 in Burnaby, British Columbia. Each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting is discussed in detail in the Company's Management Information Circular dated April 2, 2015, which can be found on the Company's website at: https://www.rbauction.com/cms_assets/pdf/investor-relations/annual-reports/2015/2015-information-circular.pdf (the "Information Circular").

The total number of shares represented by shareholders in person and by proxy at the meeting was 94,587,474 shares, representing approximately 87.65% of the Company's 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:

Name of Director                                   Votes for (%)                 Votes Withheld (%)
Beverley Anne Briscoe                                   99.27% 0.73%
Robert George Elton                                         99.42% 0.58%
Erik Olsson                                                99.50% 0.50%
Eric Patel                                                           99.23% 0.77%
Edward Baltazar Pitoniak                                      99.97% 0.03%
Ravichandra K. Saligram                                   99.96% 0.04%
Christopher Zimmerman                                   99.50% 0.50%
Lisa Anne Pollina                                                            99.97% 0.03%


At the Meeting, the shareholders also confirmed the amendments to the Company's Bylaw No. 1 as attached to the Information Circular and passed a resolution (on an advisory basis) accepting the approach to executive compensation as disclosed in the Information Circular.

The Company has also filed a report of voting results on all other resolutions voted on at the Meeting on www.sedar.com.

About Ritchie Bros.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is the world's largest seller of used equipment for the construction, transportation, agriculture, material handling, energy, mining, forestry, marine and other industries. Ritchie Bros. TM solutions make it easy for the world's builders to buy and sell equipment with confidence, including live unreserved public auctions with on-site and online bidding (rbauction.com), the EquipmentOneTM secure online marketplace (EquipmentOne.com), a professional corporate asset management program, and a range of value-added services, including equipment financing for customers through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services (rbauction.com/financing). Ritchie Bros. has operations in 19 countries, including 44 auction sites worldwide. Learn more at RitchieBros.com.

SOURCE Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

 

%CIK: 0001046102

For further information: Darren Watt, Corporate Secretary, Phone: 778 331 5500, Email: ir@rbauction.com

CO: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

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