Ritchie Bros. Shareholders Vote To Approve IAA Acquisition At Special Meeting
Ritchie Bros. Shareholders Vote To Approve IAA Acquisition At Special Meeting
Shareholder Approval Marks Important Milestone Toward Completing IAA Transaction and Accelerating Ritchie Bros.' Strategy to Create Premier Global Marketplace with Long Runway for Outstanding Growth and Value Creation
股东批准标志着完成IAA交易和加速Ritchie Bros的重要里程碑创建卓越全球市场的战略,为卓越的增长和价值创造提供漫长的跑道
VANCOUVER, BC, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE:RBA) (TSX:RBA) ("Ritchie Bros.") announced that, based on the preliminary vote count provided by its proxy solicitors following the Company's Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting") held earlier today, Ritchie Bros. shareholders voted to approve the proposed acquisition of IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) ("IAA"). Ritchie Bros. will file final, certified voting results on a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as soon as practicable.
不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华,2023年3月14日/美通社/--Ritchie Bros.Auctioneers Inc.(纽约证券交易所股票代码:RBA)(多伦多证券交易所股票代码:RBA)(以下简称:Ritchie Bros.)里奇兄弟宣布,根据其代表律师在公司股东特别大会(“特别大会”)后提供的初步计票结果,里奇兄弟的股东投票批准了对IAA,Inc.(纽约证券交易所股票代码:IAA)(“IAA”)的拟议收购。里奇兄弟公司将尽快向美国证券交易委员会提交最终的、经过认证的8-K表格投票结果。
Ann Fandozzi, CEO of Ritchie Bros., said, "We thank our shareholders for their confidence in the Ritchie Bros. team, our strategy and the significant value creation potential we can unlock through the Ritchie Bros. + IAA combination. We have a proven record of delivering on our stakeholder commitments and look forward to continuing this record with IAA – providing outstanding returns for our investors, exciting opportunities for our employees and enabling our customers to be even more successful by tapping into Ritchie Bros.' marketplace of value-added insights, services and transaction solutions."
Ritchie Bros.首席执行官Ann Fandozzi说:“我们感谢我们的股东对Ritchie Bros.团队、我们的战略以及我们可以通过Ritchie Bros.+IAA的合并所释放的巨大价值创造潜力的信任。我们在履行我们的利益相关者承诺方面有良好的记录,并期待与IAA继续保持这一记录--为我们的投资者提供出色的回报,为我们的员工提供令人兴奋的机会,并通过利用Ritchie Bros.的增值洞察、服务和交易解决方案市场,使我们的客户获得更大的成功。”
"We greatly value the varied perspectives that have been shared and the engagement we have had with our shareholders since announcing the IAA transaction," continued Ms. Fandozzi.
范多齐继续说:“我们非常重视自宣布与IAA的交易以来,大家分享的各种观点,以及我们与股东的接触。”