The Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (the "Company", NYSE and TSX: RBA), was held on May 1, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario. Each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting is discussed in detail in the Company's Proxy Statement dated March 20, 2017, which can be found on the Company's website here.

Per TSX reporting requirements, the company wishes to disclose that the total number of shares represented by shareholders in person and by proxy at the Meeting was 91,808,490 shares, representing approximately 85.9 % 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 are the following:

On May 2, 2017, the Company filed a report of voting results on all resolutions voted on at the meeting on www.sedar.com.

For more information, visit rbauction.com/financing.

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