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 2, 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 2, 2018, NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. (“we” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing our financial results for the three and nine month periods ended August 31, 2018. 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 October 2, 2018 we issued a press release announcing our financial results for the three and nine month periods ended August 31, 2018 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
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 2, 2018 | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. | |
| By: | /s/ David A. Ottewell | |
| David A. Ottewell | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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