UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 2, 2018

 

 

 

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Canada 001-13425 N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

9500 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5J 0C6
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(778) 331-5500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

The Company issued a press release on February 2, 2018 announcing the departure of Jim Barr, Group President, Multichannel Products & Technologies. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press release dated February 2, 2018

 

   

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: February 2, 2018 Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated
     
  By:  /s/ Darren Watt     
    Darren Watt
    SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

 

   

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press release dated February 2, 2018