RYES Rise Gold Corporation (QX)

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):   July 11, 2019

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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Item 3.02

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

On July 11, 2019, we announced the closing of the first tranche of the non-brokered private placement (the “Placement”) that we previously announced on July 3, 2019, raising a total of C$725,769 through the sale of 10,368,131 units (each a “Unit”) at a price of C$0.07 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock (a “Share”) and one-half of one share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional Share at an exercise price of C$0.10 until July 3, 2022.

We issued the shares and warrants underlying the Units in reliance on the exclusion from registration provided by Rule 903 of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) for offers and sales outside of the United States and on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder for offers and sales in the United States and to U.S. persons. We issued the finders’ warrants in reliance on the exclusion from registration provided by Rule 903 of Regulation S. Our reliance on Rule 903 was based on the fact that the securities were sold in offshore transactions. We did not engage in any directed selling efforts in the United States in connection with the sale of the securities. Our reliance on Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506(b) was based on the fact that the U.S. investors provided us with written representations regarding their investment intent and status as an accredited investor and that neither we nor anyone acting on our behalf engaged in any general advertising or general solicitation.

Item 8.01

Other Events

On July 11, 2019, we issued a news release announcing the closing of the first tranche of the Placement. A copy of the news release is included with this report as Exhibit 99.1

Item 9.01