---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001062993-23-019142"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RYES"
cik: "0001424864"
company_name: "Rise Gold Corp."
filed_at: "2023-10-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T03:20:30.879338+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rise Gold appoints Joseph Mullin as CEO under consulting agreement; $11k/month, 4% equity target

## Summary
- Mount Arvon Partners LLC (Joseph Mullin) appointed CEO and President effective Sept 23, 2023; monthly fee $11,000.
- Equity target: 4% of fully diluted shares; 1% vests immediately, 0.5% per quarter for 6 quarters.
- Make-whole bonus up to $1M if full options cannot be issued on effective date.
- Termination pay up to 36 months of fees, tiered by market cap thresholds ($5M-$30M).
- Change of control triggers similar tiered compensation and full acceleration of unvested equity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001062993-23-019142
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RYES
- cik: 0001424864
- company_name: Rise Gold Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-10-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424864/000106299323019142/0001062993-23-019142-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424864/000106299323019142/form8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-019142
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-019142.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-019142.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joseph Mullin was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President at Rise Gold Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: pursuant to which the Company has engaged the Consultant to provide consulting services to the Company, including providing the services of Mr. Mullin on a 50% time commitment basis as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424864/000106299323019142/0001062993-23-019142-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.