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)
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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 |
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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