---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-032513"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RBA"
cik: "0001046102"
company_name: "RB GLOBAL INC."
filed_at: "2023-03-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T01:35:27.252627+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RBA shareholders approve IAA merger share issuance; closing expected March 20

## Summary
- Share issuance proposal approved with 50.96M For vs 43.52M Against (54% For).
- IAA stockholders also approved; merger expected to close on or around March 20, 2023.
- Jeffrey C. Smith of Starboard Value appointed to board, effective upon receipt of both shareholder approvals.
- Board increased from 9 to 10 directors; Smith's resignation triggers if Starboard owns <50% of purchased shares or material breach.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-032513
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RBA
- cik: 0001046102
- company_name: RB GLOBAL INC.
- filed_at: 2023-03-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 1.01, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046102/000110465923032513/0001104659-23-032513-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046102/000110465923032513/tm238171d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-032513
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-032513.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-032513.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  RB GLOBAL INC. shareholders approved The RBA Share Issuance Proposal at the 2023-03-14 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-03-14
  source text: The RBA share issuance proposal was approved based on the following vote: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 50,964,235 43,520,309 121,691 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046102/000110465923032513/0001104659-23-032513-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  RB GLOBAL INC. shareholders approved The RBA Adjournment Proposal at the 2023-03-14 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-03-14
  source text: The RBA adjournment proposal was approved based on the following vote: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 51,041,032 43,039,365 525,838 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046102/000110465923032513/0001104659-23-032513-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.