Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 9, 2021, Ritchie Bros. UK Holdings Ltd, a company incorporated in
England and Wales (the "Purchaser") and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (the "Company"), entered into a Sale and
Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") pursuant to which it agreed to purchase Euro
Auctions Limited, William Keys & Sons Holdings Limited, Equipment & Plant
Services Ltd and Equipment Sales Ltd (collectively, the "Group Companies"), each
being private limited companies incorporated in Northern Ireland (the
"Acquisition"). The Company guarantees the obligations of the Purchaser.
Under the terms of the SPA, the Purchaser would have acquired all of the
outstanding shares of the Group Companies from their existing shareholders,
being Gardrum Holdings Limited, Lynden Keys, Wendy Keys, Trevor Keys and Jolene
Keys, for an enterprise value of £775 million (approximately US$1.08 billion).
On March 4, 2022, the Company announced that the United Kingdom's Competition
and Markets Authority ("CMA") intended to refer the proposed Acquisition to a
Phase 2 review process. On April 29, 2022, the Company announced its decision
that it is discontinuing the Phase 2 review by the CMA. The SPA will
automatically terminate on June 28, 2022.
A copy of the press release announcing the Company's decision that it is
discontinuing the Phase 2 review and allow the SPA to terminate on June 28, 2022
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.04 Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial
Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
On December 21, 2021, the Company completed its offering of the US$600 million
aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 (the "USD Notes")
issued by Ritchie Bros. Holdings Inc. (the "USD Issuer"), a Washington
corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued under the
Indenture, dated as of December 21, 2021 (the "USD Indenture"), between the USD
Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and C$425 million
aggregate principal amount of 4.950% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "CAD Notes" and,
together with the USD Notes, the "Notes") issued by Ritchie Bros. Holdings Ltd.
(the "Canadian Issuer" and, together with the USD Issuer, the "Issuers"), a
Canadian federal corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued
under the Indenture, dated as of December 21, 2021 (the "Canadian Indenture"
and, together with the USD Indenture, the "Indentures"), among the Canadian
Issuer and US Bank, as trustee, and TSX Trust Company, as Canadian co-trustee.
Pursuant to certain terms and conditions of the Notes and the Indentures, if the
Acquisition is not consummated on or before September 30, 2022 or the SPA is
terminated prior to such date, or the Purchase decides not to pursue the
Acquisition, the Issuers are required to redeem all of the outstanding Notes at
a redemption price equal to 100% of the original offering price of the Notes,
plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of such mandatory
redemption. The Company issued a redemption notice with respect to each series
of the Notes on April 29, 2022, and expects to complete the redemptions within
10 business days.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
99.1 News release, dated April 29, 2022 issued by Ritchie Bros.
Auctioneers Incorporated
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