Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers reports on voting results from the 2017 annual and special meeting of shareholders

VANCOUVER, May 2, 2017

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 85.87% 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 Briscoe		88,869,597 ARIVA.DE Börsen-Geflüster Kurse Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers -   0,00%		330,013
Robert G. Elton		87,858,829		1,340,781
Erik Olsson		79,714,328		9,485,282
Eric Patel		87,832,992		1,366,618
Edward B. Pitoniak		88,490,888		708,722
Sarah Raiss		89,140,425		59,185
Ravi K. Saligram		89,099,885		99,725
Christopher Zimmerman		89,099,867		99,743

On May 2, 2017, the Company filed a report of voting results on all 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 industrial auctioneer, and one of the world's largest sellers of used equipment for the construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, mining, forestry and other industries. Ritchie Bros.^TM asset management and disposition solutions include live unreserved public auctions with on-site and online bidding; EquipmentOne^TM, an online auction marketplace; Mascus, a global online equipment listing service; private negotiated sales through Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty; and a range of ancillary services, including financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. Ritchie Bros. has operations in more than 15 countries, including 45 auction sites worldwide. Learn more at rbauction.com, EquipmentOne.com, mascus.com, rbauction.com/privatetreaty and rbauction.com/financing.

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