11:37 AM EST - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated : announces net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011 of $76.6 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings of $73.6 million, or $0.69 per diluted share. This compares to net earnings of $65.7 million and adjusted net earnings of $64.9 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2010, representing a 13% increase in adjusted net earnings. All amounts in U.S. dollars except per share amounts. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated
shares T.RBA are trading down $1.65 at $23.93.
