--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001171843-26-003546" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "NG" cik: "0001173420" company_name: "NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC" filed_at: "2026-05-19T21:18:21+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-19T21:22:35.331965+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # NOVAGOLD shareholders approve all 7 proposals, elect all 10 directors at 2026 annual meeting ## Summary - 74.45% of outstanding shares (326,713,666) represented at the virtual meeting on May 14, 2026. - All 10 director nominees elected; lowest support was 88.81% for Kalidas Madhavpeddi. - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reappointed as auditor with 97.06% votes for. - Stock Award Plan amendment approved (86.18% for); PSU and DSU plans also passed. - Say-on-pay advisory vote passed (72.30% for); frequency set to annual (294M votes). ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001171843-26-003546 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: NG - cik: 0001173420 - company_name: NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC - filed_at: 2026-05-19T21:18:21+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184326003546/0001171843-26-003546-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184326003546/f8k_051926.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-003546 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-003546.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-003546.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC shareholders approved Approval of Amendment to the Company's Stock Award Plan and the unallocated entitlements thereunder at the 2026-05-14 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-14 source text: Proposal 3 : The Company’s shareholders approved the Amendment to the Company’s Stock Award Plan and the unallocated entitlements thereunder: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 255,153,946 40,312,819 571,736 30,675,165 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184326003546/0001171843-26-003546-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC shareholders approved Approval of all unallocated entitlements under the Company's Performance Share Unit Plan at the 2026-05-14 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-14 source text: Proposal 4 : The Company’s shareholders approved all unallocated entitlements under the Company’s Performance Share Unit Plan: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 264,889,270 30,721,918 427,313 30,675,165 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184326003546/0001171843-26-003546-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC shareholders approved Non-binding resolution approving the frequency of non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers on an annual basis at the 2026-05-14 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-14 source text: Proposal 7 : The Company’s shareholders approved a non-binding resolution approving the frequency of non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s “Named Executive Officers” on an annual basis: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 294,438,533 374,890 597,803 627,275 30,675,165 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184326003546/0001171843-26-003546-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-14 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-14 source text: Proposal 1: The Company’s shareholders elected the following directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until a successor is elected or appointed: Name Votes For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Dr. Elaine Dorward-King 270,754,327 25,284,174 30,675,165 Ali Erfan 293,934,428 2,104,073 30,675,165 Dr. Thomas Kaplan 287,599,587 8,438,914 30,675,165 Hume Kyle 292,361,355 3,677,146 30,675,165 Gregory Lang 294,213,852 1,824,649 30,675,165 Kalidas Madhavpeddi 262,931,112 33,107,389 30,675,165 Kevin McArthur 294,672,498 1,366,003 30,675,165 Daniel Muñiz Quintanilla 270,538,731 25,499,770 30,675,165 Ethan Schutt 287,980,445 8,058,056 30,675,165 Dawn Whittaker 288,601,466 7,437,035 30,675,165 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184326003546/0001171843-26-003546-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC shareholders approved Non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers at the 2026-05-14 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-14 source text: Proposal 6 : The Company’s shareholders approved a non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s “Named Executive Officers”: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 214,048,542 81,376,553 613,406 30,675,165 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184326003546/0001171843-26-003546-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC shareholders approved Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors at the 2026-05-14 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-14 source text: Proposal 2 : The Company’s shareholders appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company or until a successor is appointed and authorized the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration: Votes For Withheld Broker Non-Votes 317,132,167 9,581,499 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184326003546/0001171843-26-003546-index.htm - Shareholder Votes NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC shareholders approved Approval of all unallocated entitlements under the Company's Deferred Share Unit Plan at the 2026-05-14 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-14 source text: Proposal 5 : The Company’s shareholders approved all unallocated entitlements under the Company’s Deferred Share Unit Plan: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 268,987,469 26,642,843 408,189 30,675,165 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184326003546/0001171843-26-003546-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.