Thiede Carmen D Form 4 RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS / CARMEN D THIEDE ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

THIEDE CARMEN D

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9500 GLENLYON PARKWAY

(Street)

BURNABY A1 V5J 0C6

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS INC [ RBA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CTO and People Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/04/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares	03/04/2023		M		1,949(1)(2)	A	(3)	1,949	D
Common Shares	03/04/2023		M		39,159(1)	A	(3)	41,108	D
Common Shares								1,090(4)	I	Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Share Units (2020 PSUs)	(3)	03/04/2023		M			39,159	(3)	(3)	Common Shares	39,159	$0.00	0	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights (2020 PSUs)	(3)	03/04/2023		M			1,949	(3)	(3)	Common Shares	1,949	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents pre-tax amount of award. Share issuance will be made net of withholding.

2. Includes the March 3, 2023 accrued PSU dividend equivalent rights.

3. Each PSU and DER represented a contingent right to receive one RBA common share or the economic equivalent thereof. The PSUs and DERs vested on March 4, 2023, the PSUs and DERs will be settled in common shares issued to the reporting person, net applicable tax, as soon as practicable

4. Includes all Employee Stock Purchase Plan purchases through March 2, 2023.

Remarks:

	/s/ Maria Teresa Punsalan as attorney-in-fact for Carmen D Thiede.	03/06/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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