SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Proust John

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SOUTHERN ARC MINERALS INC.
SUITE 650, 669 HOWE STREET

(Street)
VANCOUVER A1 V6C 0B4

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Rise Gold Corp. [ RYES ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/17/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 02/17/2023 P 392,936 A $0.4(1) 1,399,306 I Gwen Proust 2018 Alter Ego Trust(2)
Common Shares 10,000 I Proust Family Trust(2)
Common Shares 36,206 D
Common Shares 111,249 I J. Proust & Associates(3)
Common Shares 112,865 I Portland Management Inc.(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants $0.6(1) 02/17/2023 P 196,468 02/17/2023 02/17/2025 Common Shares 196,468 $0.4(1) 229,195 I Gwen Proust 2018 Alter Ego Trust(2)
Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) $0.53 02/21/2023 A 105,000 02/21/2023 02/21/2028 Common Stock 105,000 $0 105,000 D
Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) $0.89(4)(5) 02/22/2023 D 120,000(5)(6) 04/19/2018 04/19/2023 Common Stock 120,000 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to a unit offering by the Issuer at $0.40 per unit, each unit consisting of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant may be exercised for one common share of the Issuer at $0.60 per share for two years.
2. Trust controlled by the reporting person.
3. A corporation wholly owned by the reporting person.
4. Converted from Canadian exercise price of C$1.20 using an exchange rate of C$1.3516 = US$1.00.
5. Reflects 1-for-10 stock consolidation of the Issuer's common stock on December 16, 2019.
6. The option was cancelled by mutual agreement of the Reporting Person and the Issuer. The Reporting Person will receive a new option grant in consideration for the cancellation at a future date.
/s/ John Proust 02/22/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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