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: January 25, 2017 (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, USA 84111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(801) 639-0511
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

789 West Pender Street, Suite 720, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 1H2
(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):

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On January 25, 2017, NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. (“we” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing our financial results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended November 30, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “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 Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD

 

On January 25, 2017 we issued a press release announcing our financial results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended November 30, 2016 and providing updates on Donlin Gold and Galore Creek. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release, dated January 25, 2017 issued by NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. entitled “NOVAGOLD Reports Excellent 2016 Results: Advances toward Final Environmental Impact Statement for Donlin Gold”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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: January 25, 2017	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.
	By:	/s/ David A. Ottewell
		David A. Ottewell
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release, dated January 25, 2017 issued by NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. entitled “NOVAGOLD Reports Excellent 2016 Results: Advances toward Final Environmental Impact Statement for Donlin Gold”.