# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001424864
**File Stem:** 0001062993-23-004277
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 7365
**Document Hash:** a200847ea5558c57aa6c8fd1d4026917
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001062993-23-004277.hdr.sgml**: 20230221

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001062993-23-004277

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230221

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230221

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230221

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Rise Gold Corp.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001424864
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** METAL MINING [1000]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 300692325
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NV
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0731

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-53848
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23649471

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** SUITE 650, 669 HOWE STREET
- **CITY:** VANCOUVER
- **STATE:** A1
- **ZIP:** V6C 0B4
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (604) 260-4577

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** SUITE 650, 669 HOWE STREET
- **CITY:** VANCOUVER
- **STATE:** A1
- **ZIP:** V6C 0B4

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Rise Resources Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20150115

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Patriot Minefinders Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20120417

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Atlantic Resources Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20080124

?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? Rise Gold Corp.: Form 8-K - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

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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):  **<u>February 21, 2023</u>**

**<u>RISE GOLD CORP.</u>**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|  **<u>Nevada</u>** |  **<u>000-53848</u>** |  **<u>30-0692325</u>** |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **<u>(604) 260-4577</u>**

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:

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

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbols** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |

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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. ☐

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**Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Securities**

On February 21, 2023, Rise Gold Corp. (the "**Corporation**") granted 1,045,000 stock options to the Corporation's consultants, employees, officers, and directors pursuant to the terms of the Corporation's Stock Option Plan. The stock options are exercisable at a price of US$0.53 per share until February 21, 2028.

The Corporation granted the options in reliance on the private offering exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

**Item 5.02 Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers**

(e) The disclosure provided in Item 3.02 above is incorporated in this Item 5.02(e) by reference.

Of the total 1,045,000 stock options granted by the Corporation on February 21, 2023, the Corporation granted 375,000 stock options to Benjamin Mossman, who serves as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and granted 75,000 stock options to Vince Boon, who serves as the Company's Chief Financial Officer.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits**

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| Exhibit<br><u>No.</u> | <u>Description</u> |
| [99.1](exhibit99-1.htm) | [Press release dated February 21, 2023](exhibit99-1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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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.

Date: February 21, 2023

**RISE GOLD CORP.**

<u>*/s/ Benjamin Mossman*</u>

**Benjamin Mossman**

Chief Executive Officer

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## Exhibit 99.1

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![](exhibit99-1x001.jpg).

**Rise Gold Grants Stock Options**

**February 21, 2023 - Grass Valley, California** - Rise Gold Corp. (CSE: RISE, OTCQX: RYES) (the "**Company**" or "**Rise Gold**") announces that it has granted a total of 1,045,000 stock options to consultants, employees, officers, and directors of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Company's Stock Option Plan. The stock options are exercisable at a price of US$0.53 per share until February 21, 2028.

<u>**About Rise Gold Corp.**</u>

Rise Gold is an exploration-stage mining company incorporated in Nevada, USA. The Company's principal asset is the historic past-producing Idaho-Maryland Gold Mine located in Nevada County, California, USA.

On behalf of the Board of Directors:

Benjamin Mossman

President, CEO and Director

Rise Gold Corp.

For further information, please contact:

**RISE GOLD CORP.**

Suite 215, 333 Crown Point Circle

Grass Valley, CA 95945

T: 530.433.0188

<u>info@risegoldcorp.com</u>

www.risegoldcorp.com

The CSE has not reviewed, approved or disapproved the contents of this news release.

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