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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-26-006528"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NG"
cik: "0001173420"
company_name: "NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-08T12:00:36+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T15:37:55.548667+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NOVAGOLD posts $36.0M Q3 loss, $343.4M treasury; to acquire Paulson's 40% Donlin Gold stake by year-end

## Summary
- Q3 FY2026 net loss was $36.0 million, or $0.08 per share; cash and term deposits totaled $343.4 million as of August 31, 2026.
- Q3 operational cash expenditures were $28.1 million: $24.8 million for Donlin Gold and $3.3 million for corporate G&A.
- NOVAGOLD agreed on July 21, 2026 to acquire Paulson's 40% Donlin Gold interest, increasing ownership from 60% to 100% in an all-share deal expected by year-end.
- Special shareholder meeting set for November 3, 2026; transaction would create a NYSE-listed U.S. parent with expected market capitalization of about $4.9 billion.
- FY2026 operating expenditure guidance rose $11.5 million to ~$110.0 million, including ~$31.2 million corporate G&A and ~$78.8 million Donlin Gold funding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-26-006528
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NG
- cik: 0001173420
- company_name: NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-08T12:00:36+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184326006528/0001171843-26-006528-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184326006528/f8k_100726.htm

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