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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2026

 

 

RB Global, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Canada   001-13425   98-0626225
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

Two Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 500,Westchester, Illinois 60154

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(708) 492-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)
   

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d -2(b))
   

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e -4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares RBA New York Stock Exchange
Common Share Purchase Rights N/A New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On April 30, 2026 RB Global, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual and special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”). All ten of the Company’s nominees to the Company’s board of directors were elected, and, except for the shareholder proposal, all other resolutions put forward at the Meeting were approved. The final results of the voting at the Meeting are set out below.

 

(1)            Special Resolution to Determine the Number of Directors. The Company’s shareholders approved the special resolution to determine the number of directors on the Company’s Board of Directors and the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting to be ten (10). The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Meeting with respect to the approval of the special resolution:

 

For   Withheld   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
169,477,233   48,029   57,299   -

 

(2)            Election of Directors. The Company’s shareholders elected the following ten nominees to the Company’s Board of Director’s. Each of the nominees will serve for a one-year term and hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, unless he or she sooner ceases to hold office. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Meeting with respect to the election of directors:

 

Nominee   For   Withheld   Broker
Non-Votes
Robert G. Elton   162,599,041   4,124,150   2,859,370
Jim Kessler   166,230,492   492,699   2,859,370
Brian Bales   166,127,293   595,898   2,859,370
Adam DeWitt   166,129,417   593,774   2,859,370
Chloe Harford   166,637,099   86,092   2,859,370
Gregory B. Morrison   166,153,618   569,573   2,859,370
Timothy O’Day   165,224,048   1,499,143   2,859,370
Michael Sieger   164,903,487   1,819,704   2,859,370
Debbie Stein   166,268,001   455,190   2,859,370
Carol M. Stephenson   163,742,969   2,980,222   2,859,370

 

(3)            Appointment and Renumeration of Ernst & Young LLP. The Company’s shareholders approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm until the next annual meeting of the Company and authorized the audit committee of the Board to fix their remuneration. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Meeting with respect to the appointment and renumeration of Ernst & Young LLP:

 

For   Withheld   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
169,493,682   24,633   64,246   -

 

(4)            Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s shareholders approved the non-binding advisory resolution, commonly known as a “Say on Pay” proposal, regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Meeting with respect to the advisory vote on executive compensation:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
158,806,878   7,713,890   202,423   2,859,370

 

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(5)            Special Resolution to Empower the Directors to Determine the Number of Directors. The Company’s shareholders approved the special resolution to empower the directors of the Company, by resolution of the directors, to determine the number of directors within the minimum and maximum number set out in the Company’s Articles of Continuance. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Meeting with respect to the approval of the special resolution:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
168,557,096   948,089   77,376   -

 

(6)            Shareholder Proposal Requiring All Shareholder Meetings Be Held in Hybrid Format. The Company’s shareholders rejected the resolution requiring the Company to adopt a policy and amend its governing documents accordingly that all shareholder meetings will be held in hybrid format with both in-person and virtual access. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Meeting with respect to the rejection of the shareholder proposal:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
57,913,976   108,715,491   93,724   2,859,370

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  RB GLOBAL, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Ryan Welsh
    Ryan Welsh
    VP Legal & Corporate Secretary

 

Date: May 1, 2026