Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.



Approval of the Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated 2023 Share Incentive Plan

As described in Item 5.07 below, on May 8, 2023, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (the "Company") held its annual and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting"). The Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated 2023 Share Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan") was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") on April 3, 2023, subject to the approval of the Company's shareholders. At the Meeting, the Company's shareholders approved the 2023 Plan.

The principal terms of the 2023 Plan are described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2023 (the "Proxy Statement") under the caption "Proposal Four: Approval of the Share Incentive Plan - Summary of the 2023 Plan", which description is incorporated herein by reference. This summary of the 2023 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2023 Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this description by reference.

Approval of the Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP") was adopted by the Board on April 3, 2023, subject to the approval of the Company's shareholders. At the Meeting, the Company's shareholders approved the ESPP.

The principal terms of the ESPP are described in the Proxy Statement under the caption "Proposal Five: Approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan - Material Terms of the ESPP", which description is incorporated herein by reference. This summary of the ESPP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the ESPP, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this description by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 8, 2023, the Company held its 2023 annual and special meeting of shareholders. Proxies with respect to the matters voted upon at the Meeting were solicited under Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All of the resolutions put forward at the Meeting were approved. The final voting results of the Meeting are set out below:

(1) Election of Directors. The Company's shareholders elected the following 12


     nominees to the Board. Each of the nominees will serve for a one-year term
     and hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, unless he or
     she sooner ceases to hold office. The following table sets forth the vote of
     the shareholders at the Meeting with respect to the election of directors:


                                                  Broker
Nominee                   For        Against     Non-Votes
Erik Olsson           138,236,041   13,196,152   5,879,582
Ann Fandozzi          148,314,288    3,117,904   5,879,582
Brian Bales           149,171,974    2,260,218   5,879,582
William Breslin       148,435,088    2,997,104   5,879,582
Adam DeWitt           145,260,573    6,171,619   5,879,582
Robert G. Elton       143,652,516    7,779,676   5,879,582
Lisa Hook             136,285,494   15,146,698   5,879,582
Timothy O'Day         148,950,838    2,481,354   5,879,582
Sarah Raiss           133,246,957   18,185,236   5,879,582

Michael Sieger 147,836,691 3,595,501 5,879,582 Jeffrey C. Smith 148,653,187 2,779,005 5,879,582 Carol M. Stephenson 141,744,317 9,687,876 5,879,582

(2) Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP. The Company's shareholders approved the


     appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (United States) as the Company's independent
     registered public accounting firm until the next annual meeting of the
     Company and authorized the audit committee of the Board to fix their
     remuneration. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at
     the Meeting with respect to the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP:




    For       Withheld   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
156,296,561   487,201    528,013          -




(3) Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company's shareholders approved


     the non-binding advisory resolution, commonly known as a "Say on Pay"
     proposal, regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive
     officers. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the
     Meeting with respect to the advisory vote on executive compensation:



For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 130,778,421 20,066,068 587,704 5,879,582

(4) Approval of the 2023 Plan. The Company's shareholders approved the 2023 Plan.


     The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Meeting
     with respect to approval of the 2023 Plan:




    For        Against     Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
138,582,558   12,263,976   585,659      5,879,582




(5) Approval of the ESPP. The Company's shareholders approved the ESPP. The


     following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Meeting with
     respect to approval of the ESPP:



For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 148,778,932 2,114,905 538,356 5,879,582

(6) Approval of the Amendment of the Company's Articles to Effect Name Change.


     The Company's shareholders approved a special resolution authorizing the
     Company to amend its articles to change its corporate name from "Ritchie
     Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated" to "RB Global, Inc." or such other name as is
     acceptable to the Company and applicable regulatory authorities. The
     following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Meeting with
     respect to the special resolution:




    For       Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
156,316,720   451,987   543,068          -


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.






(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit
Number                                       Description
  10.1        Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated 2023 Share Incentive Plan.
  10.2        Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
104         Cover Page Interactive Data File.

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