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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report: August 6, 2020 (Date of earliest event reported)

 

NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

British Columbia 001-31913 N/A
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification)

 

201 South Main Street, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(801) 639-0511

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d -2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e -4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares NG NYSE American
Toronto Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD

 

On August 6, 2020, NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (“NOVAGOLD”) issued a joint press release with Donlin Gold LLC and Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”) reporting early results from a drill program that NOVAGOLD and Barrick, co-owners of Donlin Gold LLC, commenced in February 2020 to validate recent geological and resource modeling controls developed by the co-owners and to test potential extensions of high-grade zones at the Donlin Gold project. The press release also describes Donlin Gold LLC’s community outreach in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained in the press release attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press release dated August 6, 2020 issued by NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. entitled “Donlin Gold Project Provides Update On Recent Drilling And Ongoing Community Support In Alaska Amid COVID-19 Pandemic”
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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: August 6, 2020 NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.
     
  By: /s/ Gregory A. Lang  
    Gregory A. Lang
    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press release dated August 6, 2020 issued by NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. entitled “Donlin Gold Project Provides Update On Recent Drilling And Ongoing Community Support In Alaska Amid COVID-19 Pandemic”
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