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): August 7, 2020
RISE GOLD CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Nevada
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000-53848
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30-0692325
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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650 – 669 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
(Address of principal executive offices)
V6C 0B4
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 260-4577
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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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. q
Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 7, 2020, Rise Gold Corp. issued a press release announcing that a special meeting (the “Meeting”) of holders of shares of common stock of the Corporation (“Shareholders”) will be held at 10:00 a.m. PST on September 18, 2020 at the Corporation’s Vancouver office.
At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to pass an ordinary resolution to approve an increase of the Corporation’s authorized capital, from 40,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of US$0.001 per share to 400,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of US$0.001 per share, the same authorized capital as existed prior to the recently conducted reverse share split. The increase in authorized capital is necessary in order for the Corporation to, among other things, continue to raise capital in order to execute its business plan and finance its activities.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit
No.Description
99.1Press release dated August 7, 2020 announcing the special meeting of shareholders
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:August 7, 2020
RISE GOLD CORP.
/s/ Benjamin Mossman
Benjamin Mossman
Chief Executive Officer