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.
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.
Gregory A. Lang, who serves as President & CEO and a Director of NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC (NG), acquired 2,934 common shares under the company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on 09/30/2025 at a weighted-average price of $5.66. The filing reports Mr. Lang's beneficial holdings after the purchases as 107,923 shares directly, 1,494,143 shares held indirectly via a Family Trust, and 445,000 shares held indirectly via an Irrevocable Trust. The purchase price reflects multiple transactions over the quarter at prices ranging from $4.51 to $7.29, and the reporting person has offered to provide a breakdown of the number of shares bought at each price upon request.
Richard Alan Williams, Vice President & COO of NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC (NG), reported an open-market acquisition of 1,483 common shares under the company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan during the third calendar quarter of 2025. The weighted-average purchase price reported is $5.66 per share, with individual purchase prices ranging from $4.51 to $7.29 over the three-month period. Following these purchases, Mr. Williams beneficially owns 449,792 common shares. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of Mr. Williams and lists the transaction date as 09/30/2025.
Pursuant to SEC Form 4, Peter Adamek, Vice President & CFO of NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC (NG), acquired 1,365 common shares under the company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan during the third quarter of 2025. The reported weighted-average price paid was $5.66 per share, with transaction prices ranging from $4.51 to $7.29 across multiple purchases between July and September 2025. After these purchases, Mr. Adamek beneficially owned 9,694 shares. The filing was signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of Mr. Adamek on 09/30/2025.