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: October 17, 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, 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 5.02(b) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

 

On October 17, 2017, NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (the “Company”) received and accepted the resignation of Dr. Marc Faber from the Company’s Board of Directors which was effective immediately.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On October 17, 2017, NOVAGOLD issued a press release entitled “NOVAGOLD Announces Departure of Director” announcing the resignation of Dr. Marc Faber from the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

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 dated October 17, 2017 entitled “NOVAGOLD Announces Departure of Director”

 

 

 

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: October 18, 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 of NOVAGOLD dated October 17, 2017 entitled “NOVAGOLD Announces Departure of Director”