VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- (Business Wire)

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE:RBA) (TSX:RBA), the world’s largest auctioneer of industrial equipment, operating through over 110 locations in more than 25 countries around the world, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its 2012 Q1 Earnings on May 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific Time).

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers web site at www.rbauction.com.

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.earnings.com, Thomson’s individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com), a password-protected event management site.

Contacts:

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated
Media Contact
Jeremy Black, 778-331-5291
jblack@rbauction.com

Source: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated