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
股東批准標誌著完成IAA交易和加速Ritchie Bros的重要里程碑創建卓越全球市場的戰略,為卓越的增長和價值創造提供漫長的跑道
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.
不列顛哥倫比亞省溫哥華,2023年3月14日/美通社/--Ritchie Bros.Auctioneers Inc.(紐約證券交易所股票代碼:RBA)(多倫多證券交易所股票代碼:RBA)(以下簡稱:Ritchie Bros.)裡奇兄弟宣佈,根據其代表律師在公司股東特別大會(“特別大會”)後提供的初步計票結果,裡奇兄弟的股東投票批准了對IAA,Inc.(紐約證券交易所股票代碼:IAA)(“IAA”)的擬議收購。裡奇兄弟公司將盡快向美國證券交易委員會提交最終的、經過認證的8-K表格投票結果。
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.首席執行官Ann Fandozzi說:“我們感謝我們的股東對Ritchie Bros.團隊、我們的戰略以及我們可以通過Ritchie Bros.+IAA的合併所釋放的巨大價值創造潛力的信任。我們在履行我們的利益相關者承諾方面有良好的記錄,並期待與IAA繼續保持這一記錄--為我們的投資者提供出色的回報,為我們的員工提供令人興奮的機會,並通過利用Ritchie Bros.的增值洞察、服務和交易解決方案市場,使我們的客戶獲得更大的成功。”
"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.
範多齊繼續說:“我們非常重視自宣佈與IAA的交易以來,大家分享的各種觀點,以及我們與股東的接觸。”