NOVAGOLD director granted deferred share units

KAPLAN THOMAS SCOTT reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

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KAPLAN THOMAS SCOTT reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC director Thomas Scott Kaplan received a new equity-based award. He was granted 864.514 Deferred Share Units (DSUs), each economically equal to one NOVAGOLD common share. Following this grant, he holds 117,965.943 DSUs. The DSUs vest immediately, but the underlying common shares are only issuable after his service as a director ends and will then expire no later than 90 days after his termination date.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 864.514 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider KAPLAN THOMAS SCOTT

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Deferred Share Unit	864.514	$0.00	$0.00

Holdings After Transaction: Deferred Share Unit — 117,965.943 contracts (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Each Deferred Share Unit ("DSU") is the economic equivalent of one of the Issuer's common shares. The DSUs vested immediately upon issuance; however, the underlying common shares will not be issued to the reporting person, and the reporting person shall not have any voting or dispositive rights with respect to the underlying common shares, until termination of the reporting person's employment or services as a director of the Issuer. The grants will expire no later than 90 days after the reporting person's termination date.

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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^*

KAPLAN THOMAS SCOTT

(Last) (First) (Middle)

600 FIFTH AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10020

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC [ NG ]

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)
03/01/2026

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

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
Deferred Share Unit	(1)	03/01/2026	(1)	A		864.514		(1)	(1)	Common Shares	864.514	$0	117,965.943	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each Deferred Share Unit ("DSU") is the economic equivalent of one of the Issuer's common shares. The DSUs vested immediately upon issuance; however, the underlying common shares will not be issued to the reporting person, and the reporting person shall not have any voting or dispositive rights with respect to the underlying common shares, until termination of the reporting person's employment or services as a director of the Issuer. The grants will expire no later than 90 days after the reporting person's termination date.

	/s/ Thomas S. Kaplan	03/03/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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