Novagold Rscs SEC Filings

C. Kevin McArthur, a director of NovaGold Resources Inc. (NG), was granted 811 Deferred Share Units (DSUs) on 09/01/2025. The Form 4 reports the transaction as an acquisition at a recorded price of $0.00 and shows Mr. McArthur beneficially owns 17,213 common shares following the grant. Each DSU equals one share economically but the underlying common shares will not be issued and Mr. McArthur will have no voting or dispositive rights until his service as a director ends. The DSUs have different expiry rules for U.S. and non-U.S. participants: U.S. grants expire 90 days after termination; non-U.S. grants expire December 31 of the year after termination. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/02/2025.

NovaGold director Daniel Muniz-Quintanilla received a grant of 1,622 Deferred Share Units (DSUs) dated 09/01/2025, each DSU representing the economic equivalent of one common share. The DSUs carry no current voting or dispositive rights and will not be settled into shares until the director’s service ends; non-U.S. participants’ grants expire on December 31 of the year after termination and U.S. participants’ grants expire 90 days after termination. After the grant, the reporting person is shown as beneficially owning 21,365 common shares (direct).

NovaGold director Ethan Schutt received a grant of 811 Deferred Share Units (DSUs) on 09/01/2025. The filing shows 811 DSUs were granted at $0.00, bringing Schutt's reported beneficial ownership to 52,546 common shares following the transaction. Each DSU is the economic equivalent of one common share but the underlying shares will not be issued and Schutt has no voting or dispositive rights with respect to those shares until his service as a director terminates. The grant includes expiration rules: grants to non-U.S. eligible participants expire on December 31 of the year following termination; grants to U.S. eligible participants expire 90 days after termination. The form is signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of Schutt on 09/02/2025.

Dawn Patricia Whittaker, a director of NovaGold Resources Inc. (NG), was granted 1,622 Deferred Share Units (DSUs) on 09/01/2025. Each DSU is the economic equivalent of one common share but the underlying shares will not be issued and carry no voting or dispositive rights until the reporting person’s service as a director ends. Following the grant, the reporting person beneficially owns 21,365 common shares. The DSUs have different post-termination expiry rules for U.S. and non-U.S. participants as described in the filing.

Kalidas V. Madhavpeddi, a director of NovaGold Resources Inc. (ticker: NG), reported a grant of 811 Deferred Share Units (DSUs) on 09/01/2025. The DSUs were recorded at a $0.00 price and increase his direct beneficial ownership to 61,606 common shares. The filing also discloses indirect holdings of 55,152 shares through Azteca Consulting LLC and 80,404 shares through the Madhavpeddi Family Trust. The DSUs are the economic equivalent of common shares but will not be issued and carry no voting or dispositive rights until termination of his service as a director; different expiration rules apply for U.S. and non-U.S. participants. The form is signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/02/2025.

Paulson Advisers LLC and Paulson & Co. Inc. report shared voting and dispositive power over 39,988,061 common shares of NovaGold Resources Inc., representing 9.8% of the class based on 406,897,647 shares outstanding as of June 20, 2025. The reported holdings include 12,750,000 shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2025. The filing is Amendment No. 8 to a Schedule 13G originally filed May 11, 2012, and Paulson states these securities are owned by its advisory clients and disclaims direct pecuniary ownership except as an adviser. The amendment is signed by Stuart L. Merzer as General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer on behalf of both reporting persons.