Every Form 4 that NovaGold Resources Inc. (NG) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow NG and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full NG filings page.
NOVA Gold Resources director Elaine J. Dorward-King reported several share transactions on January 27, 2026. She exercised a stock option for 35,200 Common Shares at an exercise price of $9.96 per share, converting previously granted options that fully vested between 2021 and 2023.
On the same day, 33,311 Common Shares were disposed of with transaction code “F” at $10.525 per share, typically indicating shares withheld or sold to cover taxes, and an additional 11 Common Shares were sold with transaction code “S” at $10.415 per share. Following these transactions, she directly owned 35,265 Common Shares. The underlying option, originally expiring on November 30, 2025, had its expiration extended to February 6, 2026 under the Stock Award Plan.
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. officer Richard Alan Williams, the company’s Vice President & COO, reported acquiring additional common shares through an employee stock purchase plan. On 12/31/2025, he acquired 905 common shares, bringing his directly held beneficial ownership to 450,697 shares. The weighted average purchase price for these fourth-quarter 2025 plan purchases was $9.27 per share, with individual transaction prices ranging from $7.94 to $10.23.
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. President and CEO Gregory A. Lang reported buying common shares through an employee stock purchase program. On 12/31/2025, he acquired 1,791 common shares, recorded as an acquisition, at a weighted average price of $9.27 per share based on purchases made over the fourth calendar quarter of 2025 at prices between $7.94 and $10.23.
After this transaction, he beneficially owns 109,714 common shares directly, plus 1,494,143 common shares held through a family trust and 445,000 common shares held through an irrevocable trust.
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. reported that its Vice President & CFO acquired additional company stock through an employee purchase program. On 12/31/2025, the officer acquired 833 common shares under the NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the fourth calendar quarter of 2025. The filing reports a weighted average purchase price of $9.27 per share, with individual transaction prices over the three-month period ranging from $7.94 to $10.23, inclusive. Following this transaction, the officer beneficially owns 10,527 common shares, held directly.
Novagold Resources Inc. director Elaine J. Dorward-King reported a grant of 1,186 deferred share units (DSUs) on 12/01/2025. Each DSU is the economic equivalent of one common share. The filing states that the underlying common shares will not be issued, and the director will not have voting or dispositive rights over them, until her employment or service as a director ends.
The DSUs were granted at a price of $0.00, and following this grant she beneficially owns 33,387 common shares directly. The explanation notes that grants to non-U.S. eligible participants expire on December 31 of the year following the termination date, while grants to U.S. eligible participants expire 90 days after the termination date.
NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. reported that one of its directors acquired additional equity-based compensation in the form of common shares. On 12/01/2025, the director received 593 common shares at a price of $0.00 per share, increasing the director’s beneficial ownership to 2,163 common shares, held directly.
The grant is structured as Deferred Share Units (DSUs), which are each economically equivalent to one common share. However, the underlying shares are not issued, and the director does not have voting or dispositive rights over them until service as a director ends. For non-U.S. participants, DSUs expire on December 31 of the year following termination, while for U.S. participants they expire 90 days after termination.
Novagold Resources Inc. reported an equity award to one of its directors. On December 1, 2025, the director acquired 593 common shares at a price of $0.00, increasing the director’s beneficial ownership to 23,752 common shares held directly.
The footnotes clarify this reflects a grant of Deferred Share Units (DSUs), each economically equivalent to one common share. The underlying shares will not be issued, and the director will not have voting or dispositive rights over those underlying shares, until the director’s service with Novagold ends. For non‑U.S. participants, DSU grants expire on December 31 of the year following termination; for U.S. participants, they expire 90 days after termination.
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. director Kalidas V. Madhavpeddi reported an equity award in the form of deferred share units. On 12/01/2025, he received 593 common share deferred share units at a price of $0.00 per unit, which are structured as the economic equivalent of one common share each.
After this grant, he beneficially owns 62,199 common shares directly, 55,152 common shares indirectly through Azteca Consulting LLC, and 80,404 common shares indirectly through the Madhavpeddi Family Trust. The deferred share units will only convert into common shares after his termination of service as a director, with grants to non-U.S. participants expiring on December 31 of the year following termination, and grants to U.S. participants expiring 90 days after termination.
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC director reported a new equity grant. On 12/01/2025, the reporting person acquired 593 common shares at a stated price of $0.00, increasing their beneficial ownership to 17,806 shares held directly.
The filing explains that this grant represents Deferred Share Units (DSUs), each economically equivalent to one common share. The underlying shares are only issued after the director’s service with NOVAGOLD ends, and the director has no voting or disposal rights over those underlying shares until then. For non-U.S. participants, DSUs expire on December 31 of the year following termination, while for U.S. participants they expire 90 days after termination.
NovaGold Resources Inc. director reports equity award
A NovaGold Resources Inc. (NG) director filed a Form 4 disclosing a grant of 1,186 common shares on December 1, 2025 at a price of $0.00. After this transaction, the director beneficially owns 22,551 common shares directly.
The filing explains that this grant represents Deferred Share Units (DSUs), with each DSU economically equivalent to one common share. The underlying common shares will not be issued, and the director will have no voting or dispositive rights over those shares, until the director’s service with NovaGold ends. For non-U.S. participants, DSU grants expire on December 31 of the year following termination, while for U.S. participants they expire 90 days after termination.
NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. reported a routine insider equity award for one of its directors. On 12/01/2025, the director received a grant of 593 deferred share units (DSUs), recorded as an acquisition at a price of $0.00 per unit. After this grant, the director beneficially owned 53,139 common shares.
Each DSU represents the economic equivalent of one NOVAGOLD common share, but the underlying shares will not be issued and the director will not have voting or dispositive rights over them until the director’s service with the company ends. For non-U.S. eligible participants, DSU grants expire on December 31 of the year following termination, while for U.S. eligible participants, grants expire 90 days after termination.
NovaGold Resources Inc. reported an insider equity award forfeiture by its President and CEO, Gregory A. Lang. On December 1, 2025, a grant of 262,000 Performance Share Units (PSUs) that had been awarded on December 1, 2022 was forfeited. The PSUs were tied to performance criteria set by the board of directors, and the minimum threshold performance targets were deemed not to have been met, resulting in 0% vesting.
Following this event, the filing shows 0 derivative securities of this PSU grant beneficially owned by Mr. Lang. He is identified as both a director and the company’s President and CEO, and the form is filed for one reporting person.
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. director reported a new equity-based award in the form of deferred share units. On 12/01/2025, the director received 1,186 Deferred Share Units (DSUs), each economically equivalent to one common share, at a price of $0.00 per unit. Following this grant, the director beneficially owns 22,551 common shares on a direct basis.
The DSUs do not provide voting or dispositive rights over the underlying common shares until the director’s service with NOVAGOLD ends. For non-U.S. participants, DSU grants expire on December 31 of the year after the director’s termination date, while for U.S. participants they expire 90 days after termination.
NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. reported that Vice President & COO Richard Alan Williams had a prior equity award of performance share units canceled. The award, originally granted on December 1, 2022, covered 60,300 Performance Share Units (PSUs) that were tied to performance criteria set by the board of directors.
On December 1, 2025, the minimum threshold performance criteria for this grant was deemed not to have been met, so the entire PSU grant was forfeited with 0% vesting. This Form 4 reflects that no common shares were issued from this award and that the derivative securities balance related to this grant is now zero.
Novagold Resources Inc. director reports a new equity award. A board member filed a Form 4 disclosing the grant of 1,185.924 deferred share units (DSUs) on 12/01/2025. Each DSU is economically equal to one common share of Novagold.
The DSUs vested immediately upon issuance, but the underlying common shares will only be issued after the director’s service with the company ends. Until that termination event, the director has no voting or dispositive rights over the underlying common shares. The grants will expire no later than 90 days after the director’s termination date, and following this transaction the director beneficially owns 117,101.429 derivative securities directly.