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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission file number : 001-13425 rb RITCHIE BROS . Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) Canada ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 9500 Glenlyon Parkway Burnaby , British Columbia , Canada V5J 0C6 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) 98-0626225 Trading Symbol RBA N / A ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( 778 ) 331-5500 ( Registrant's Telephone Number , including Area Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of Each Class Common Shares Common Share Purchase Rights Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Restricted Share Units Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Name of Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer " , " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " , and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act .: Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No At June 30 , 2020 ( the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common shares held by non - affiliates of the registrant ( assuming for these purposes , but without conceding , that all executive officers and directors are " affiliates " of the registrant ) was approximately $ 3,573,759,165 . The number of common shares of the registrant outstanding as of February 17 , 2021 , was 109,908,443 .