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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Securities
On May 2, 2024, Rise Gold Corp. announced the grant of 1,004,479 stock options to directors and an officer of the Corporation pursuant to the terms of the Corporation's Stock Option Plan. The stock options are exercisable at a price of US$0.17 per share until May 1, 2029.
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 1,004,479 stock options granted by the Corporation on May 1, 2024, the Corporation granted 412,241 stock options to Joseph Mullin, who serves as the Corporation's President and Chief Executive Officer.
Additional information is provided in the news release, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| 99.1 | Press release dated May 2, 2024 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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: May 2, 2024
RISE GOLD CORP.
/s/ Joseph Mullin
Joseph Mullin
President and CEO