Edgar Filing: RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Watt Darren Jeffrey

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2016

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS INC.,Â 9500 GLENLYON PARKWAY

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secretary

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

(Street)

BURNABY,Â A1Â V5J 0C6

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares	1,698	I	Long-Term Investment Plan
Common Shares	902	I	Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	03/03/2011⁽¹⁾	03/03/2021	Common Shares	2,700	$ 25.91	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	03/06/2012⁽¹⁾	03/06/2022	Common Shares	3,600	$ 23.44	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	03/05/2013⁽²⁾	03/05/2023	Common Shares	3,500	$ 21.34	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	03/11/2014⁽²⁾	03/11/2024	Common Shares	4,599	$ 22.46	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	03/10/2015⁽²⁾	03/10/2022	Common Shares	7,444	$ 24.84	D	Â
Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") - 2013	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Common Stock	1,569	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Dividend Equivalent Rights (2013 RSUs)	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	104	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") - 2014	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	1,415	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Dividend Equivalent Rights (2014 RSUs)	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	57	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Watt Darren Jeffrey C/O RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS INC. 9500 GLENLYON PARKWAY BURNABY,Â A1Â V5J 0C6	Â	Â	Â Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secretary	Â

Signatures

/s/ Maria Teresa Punsalan as attorney-in-fact for Darren Jeffrey Watt		12/31/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The date reflected is the initial grant date. The options were subject to a vesting schedule at the time of grant but are fully vested as of the date of this Form 3 report.
(2)	The options vest as follows: 1/3 on the 1st anniversary of the date of grant; 1/3 on the 2nd anniversary of the date of grant; and 1/3 on the 3rd anniversary of the date of grant.
(3)	The restricted share units vest on 3/4/2016. The cash value of the common shares underlying vested RSUs (determined in accordance with the RBA Restricted Share Unit Plan) will be paid to the reporting person, net of tax, as soon as practicable following the end of the month in which the RSUs vest; provided, that if such payment would occur at any time at which the reporting person may be in possession of undisclosed material information regarding RBA, or at any time at which, pursuant to any securities trading policy of RBA, the reporting person is restricted from trading in RBA securities, unless the Committee otherwise determines, payment will be postponed to the date which is 5 days after the later of (i) the date on which the reporting person is no longer in possession of such information or (ii) the date on which the reporting person is no longer restricted from trading in RBA securities.
(4)	Each restricted share unit represents a contingent right to receive the economic equivalent of one RBA common share.
(5)	Each dividend equivalent right represents a contingent right to receive the economic equivalent of one RBA common share. The dividend equivalent rights accrued in respect of one grant of restricted share units, and become exercisable proportionately with the restricted share units to which they relate.
(6)	The restricted share units vest on 3/10/2017. The cash value of the common shares underlying vested RSUs (determined in accordance with the RBA Restricted Share Unit Plan) will be paid to the reporting person, net of tax, as soon as practicable following the end of the month in which the RSUs vest; provided, that if such payment would occur at any time at which the reporting person may be in possession of undisclosed material information regarding RBA, or at any time at which, pursuant to any securities trading policy of RBA, the reporting person is restricted from trading in RBA securities, unless the Committee otherwise determines, payment will be postponed to the date which is 5 days after the later of (i) the date on which the reporting person is no longer in possession of such information or (ii) the date on which the reporting person is no longer restricted from trading in RBA securities.
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