# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001424864
**File Stem:** 0001062993-23-001056
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001062993-23-001056.hdr.sgml**: 20230119

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001062993-23-001056

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230119

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230119

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230119

**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:** 23536000

**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>January 19, 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 8.01 Other Events**

On January 19, 2023, Rise Gold Corp. issued a news release announcing it has been named to the 2023 OTCQX® Best 50, a ranking of top performing companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market last year.

The OTCQX Best 50 is an annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX market. The ranking is calculated based on an equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth in the previous calendar year. Companies in the 2023 OTCQX Best 50 were ranked based on their performance in 2022. For the complete 2023 OTCQX Best 50 ranking, visit https://www.otcmarkets.com/files/2023_OTCQX_Best_50.pdf.

The OTCQX Best Market offers transparent and efficient trading of established, investor-focused U.S. and global companies. To qualify for the OTCQX market, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws.

**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 January 19, 2023](exhibit99-1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded withing 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: January 19, 2023

**RISE GOLD CORP.**

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

**Benjamin Mossman**

President, CEO and Director

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## Exhibit 99.1

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

**Rise Gold Named to 2023 OTCQX Best 50**

**January 19, 2023 - Grass Valley, California** - Rise Gold Corp. (CSE: RISE, OTCQX: RYES) (the "**Company**") announces it has been named to the 2023 OTCQX® Best 50, a ranking of top performing companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market last year.

The OTCQX Best 50 is an annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX market. The ranking is calculated based on an equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth in the previous calendar year. Companies in the 2023 OTCQX Best 50 were ranked based on their performance in 2022. For the complete 2023 OTCQX Best 50 ranking, visit <u>https://www.otcmarkets.com/files/2023_OTCQX_Best_50.pdf</u>.

The OTCQX Best Market offers transparent and efficient trading of established, investor-focused U.S. and global companies. To qualify for the OTCQX market, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws.

<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.

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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.

**Forward-Looking Statements**

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate" and other similar words or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur.

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitation, obtaining all necessary approvals, meeting expenditure and financing requirements, compliance with environmental regulations, title matters, operating hazards, metal prices, political and economic factors, competitive factors, general economic conditions, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, industry practices, and one-time events that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information contained in this release. Rise undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements or information except as required by law.

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