NG: Company disclosure

Item 7.01 Regulation FD On May 13, 2026, NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the publication of its 2025 Sustainability Report. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference. The Company’s 2025 Sustainability Report is available on NOVAGOLD’s website at www.novagold.com. 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 13, 2026, issued by NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. entitled “ NOVAGOLD Releases 2025 Sustainability Report. ” 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File – The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. 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 13, 2026 NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. By: /s/ Peter Adamek Peter Adamek Vice President and Chief Financial Officer