Deferred share award for NovaGold (NG) director Daniel Muniz Quintanilla

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Muniz Quintanilla Daniel reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC director Daniel Muniz Quintanilla received an award of 865 common-share-equivalent Deferred Share Units at no cost. After this grant, his reported holdings total 45,886 common shares. Each DSU is economically equal to one common share but does not deliver actual shares or voting rights until his board service ends.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider Muniz Quintanilla Daniel

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Shares	865	$0.00	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Shares — 45,886 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

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Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Muniz Quintanilla Daniel

(Last) (First) (Middle)

201 SOUTH MAIN STREET

SUITE 400

(Street)

SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111

(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)
03/02/2026

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
Common Shares	03/02/2026		A		865(1)	A	$0.00	45,886	D

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of Deferred Share Units (DSUs). Each DSU is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's common stock. 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 NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. Grants to non-U.S. Eligible Participants will expire on December 31 of the year following the reporting person's termination date; grants to U.S. Eligible Participants will expire 90 days following the reporting person's termination date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Daniel Muniz-Quintanilla	03/04/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What did the NOVAGOLD (NG) Form 4 filing report for Daniel Muniz Quintanilla?

The filing reported that director Daniel Muniz Quintanilla received a grant of 865 Deferred Share Units. These units are economically equivalent to common shares and increased his reported holdings to 45,886 common shares following the transaction.

How many NOVAGOLD (NG) shares or units did the director acquire?

Daniel Muniz Quintanilla acquired 865 Deferred Share Units, each equal in economic value to one common share. The grant was recorded at a price of $0.0000 per unit, reflecting a non-cash equity award rather than an open-market purchase.

What are Deferred Share Units (DSUs) in the NOVAGOLD (NG) director grant?

The DSUs are awards where each unit is the economic equivalent of one NOVAGOLD common share. However, the underlying shares are not issued and the director receives no voting or dispositive rights until his service as a director terminates.

Does the NOVAGOLD (NG) director have voting rights on the DSUs now?

He does not currently have voting or dispositive rights over the underlying common shares tied to the DSUs. Those rights, and issuance of the actual shares, only arise after his employment or director service with NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC terminates.

When do the NOVAGOLD (NG) Deferred Share Units for the director expire?

The DSUs expire after the director leaves service, on different schedules by residency. Grants to non-U.S. Eligible Participants expire on December 31 of the year after termination, while grants to U.S. Eligible Participants expire 90 days after the termination date.

What is the total NOVAGOLD (NG) common share ownership reported after this grant?

Following the grant of 865 Deferred Share Units, the filing shows Daniel Muniz Quintanilla with 45,886 common shares. This figure reflects his direct ownership position as reported immediately after the non-derivative equity award transaction.