6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of June 2013

Commission File Number: 001-13425

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated

9500 Glenlyon Parkway

Burnaby, BC, Canada

V5J 0C6

(778) 331 5500

(Address of principal executive offices)

indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated June 3, 2013 reporting the Company’s appointment of a Non-Executive Director

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS INCORPORATED
		(Registrant)
Date: June 3, 2013
	By:	/s/ Darren Watt
		Darren Watt             Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2013

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (the “Company”) (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Erik Olsson to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2013.

Mr. Olsson is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Mobile Mini, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: MINI), the world’s leading provider of portable storage solutions. Mr. Olsson had been President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of RSC Holdings, Inc., a premier provider of rental equipment in Canada and the United States, prior to their acquisition by United Rentals, Inc. in April 2012. Previously he had served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of RSC Holdings, Inc. In addition, he held various senior positions in the United States, Brazil, and Sweden in his 13 years with industrial equipment maker Atlas Copco AB, an industrial group with world-leading positions in compressors, construction and mining equipment. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Gothenburg.

Peter Blake, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director remarked: “We are pleased to welcome Erik to our Board and are confident that his 25 years of international and executive management experience within the equipment industry will strengthen our ability to deliver shareholder value.”

Coincident with the appointment of Mr. Olsson, the Company’s Board of Directors increased the total number of directors of the Company from seven to eight.

About Ritchie Bros.

Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is the world’s largest seller of used equipment for the construction, transportation, agriculture, material handling, energy, mining, forestry, marine and other industries. Ritchie Bros. ^TM solutions make it easy for the world’s builders to buy and sell equipment with confidence, including live unreserved public auctions with on-site and online bidding (rbauction.com), the EquipmentOne^TMsecure online marketplace (EquipmentOne.com), a professional corporate asset management program, and a range of value-added services, including equipment financing for customers through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services (rbauctionfinance.com). Ritchie Bros. has operations in more than 25 countries, including 44 auction sites worldwide. Learn more at RitchieBros.com.

For further information, please contact:

Kim Schulz

Manager, Corporate Communications and Events

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

Phone:     778.331.5542

Email:     corpcomm@rbauction.com