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: May 13, 2016 (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)
Suite 720, 789 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 1H2
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(604) 669-6227
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 13, 2016, NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (the "Company") held its 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders approved each of the following proposals set forth in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2016:
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
 
Sharon Dowdall
 
203,412,887
798,724
55,504,677
Dr. Marc Faber
 
202,800,781
1,410,830
55,504,677
Dr. Thomas Kaplan
 
202,226,435
1,985,176
55,504,677
Gregory Lang
 
202,782,128
1,429,483
55,504,677
Gillyeard Leathley
 
202,155,836
2,055,775
55,504,677
Igor Levental
 
201,995,665
2,215,946
55,504,677
Kalidas Madhavpeddi
 
203,479,807
731,804
55,504,677
Gerald McConnell
 
187,657,337
16,554,274
55,504,677
Clynton Nauman
 
203,569,632
641,979
55,504,677
Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse
 
177,317,871
26,893,740
55,504,677
Anthony Walsh
 
192,991,666
11,219,945
55,504,677

Proposal 2:
The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of 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 Board of Directors to fix their remuneration:
Votes For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
258,108,955
 
1,606,852
 
0
 
Proposal 3:
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
 
190,909,858
 
11,785,609
 
1,515,661
 
55,504,679
 


Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On May 16, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of directors and voting results from the Annual Meeting. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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, dated May 16, 2016 issued by NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. relating to voting results from annual shareholder meeting
 

 



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: May 16, 2016
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David A. Ottewell 
 
 
David A. Ottewell
 
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Exhibit Number
 
 
Description
 
 
 
 
Press release, dated May 16, 2016 issued by NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. relating to voting results from annual shareholder meeting