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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: February 20, 2018 (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)

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD

 

On February 20, 2018, NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (“NOVAGOLD”) issued a press release reporting the results from a drill program that NOVAGOLD and Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”), co-owners of Donlin Gold LLC, executed from July to November 2017 to further advance the Donlin Gold project optimization efforts. 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 of NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. dated February 20, 2018 entitled “NOVAGOLD’s Donlin Gold Project Reports Excellent Results from 2017 Drill Program”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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: February 20, 2018 NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.
     
  By:   /s/ David L. Deisley  
    David L. Deisley
    Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number Description
   
99.1 Press release, dated February 20, 2018 issued by NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. entitled “NOVAGOLD’s Donlin Gold Project Reports Excellent Results from 2017 Drill Program”.