---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-031426"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NVA"
cik: "0001852551"
company_name: "Nova Minerals Ltd"
filed_at: "2026-07-01T10:45:43+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-01T10:50:22.611418+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nova Minerals appoints former JP Morgan metals & mining professional Joshua Girnun to Board

## Summary
- Board expanded from 5 to 6 directors; Girnun appointed as Class I director effective July 1, 2026.
- Girnun co-founded a risk underwriting team at JP Morgan covering metals, mining, energy, renewables, industrials, oil & gas, and agriculture.
- He holds a Master of Science in Metals and Energy Finance from Imperial College London and a Master of Science in Geosciences from Hebrew University.
- Company recently redomiciled from Australia to US; advancing Estelle Gold and Critical Minerals Project with US$43.4M Department of War award for antimony.
- Girnun will receive standard non-employee director compensation; no related party transactions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-031426
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NVA
- cik: 0001852551
- company_name: Nova Minerals Ltd
- filed_at: 2026-07-01T10:45:43+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852551/000149315226031426/0001493152-26-031426-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852551/000149315226031426/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-031426
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-031426.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-031426.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Josh Girnun was appointed as Class I director at Nova Minerals Ltd.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class I director
  source text: On July 1, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nova Minerals Corp (the “Company”), pursuant to applicable law and the Bylaws of the Company, approved an increase of the size of the Board from five directors to six directors, and appointed Josh Girnun to the Board to serve as a Class I director, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852551/000149315226031426/0001493152-26-031426-index.htm

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