UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): January 23, 2017

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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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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, including zip code)

 

(778) 331-5500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On January 23, 2017, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.17 per common share, payable on March 3, 2017 to shareholders of record on February 10, 2017.

 

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

	Number		Description
	99.1		Press release dated January 23, 2017 reporting a quarterly cash dividend payable March 3, 2017

   

 

 

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.

 

	Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated
Dated: January 25, 2017	By:	/s/ Darren Watt
		Darren Watt
		General Counsel & Corporate Secretary