Lang Gregory A. 4

What Happened
Gregory A. Lang, President & CEO and a director of NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC (NG), acquired 1,909 shares on 2026-06-30 under the company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The filing reports a weighted-average price of $8.69 per share, for a total reported value of $16,589.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-30; filing date (Form 4): 2026-07-02 (covers period ended 2026-06-30).
• Reported price: $8.69 weighted-average; actual purchase prices ranged from $7.72 to $10.85 (multiple transactions over the quarter).
• Shares acquired: 1,909; total value reported: $16,589.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — shares were acquired under NOVAGOLD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Q2 2026). F2 — $8.69 is a weighted average; the reporting person can provide per-price breakdown on request.
• Remarks: Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney) included in filing. No late-filing flag is indicated in the document provided.

Context
This was an ESPP acquisition (employee purchase), which is a routine plan-based purchase rather than an open-market discretionary buy or sale. ESPP transactions reflect plan participation and payroll/authorized contributions and should be interpreted differently than opportunistic insider purchases or sales.