A Form 4 filed on September 3, 2026 reports that D. Kyle Hume, a director of NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSE:NG), acquired 1,151 Deferred Share Units on September 1, 2026 at a price of $0.00 per unit.

Key Highlights

  • Transaction date: September 1, 2026, with 1,151 Deferred Share Units (DSUs) acquired by director D. Kyle Hume.
  • Price: The DSUs were granted at $0.00, according to the filing.
  • Post-transaction ownership: Hume directly holds 26,637 common shares following the reported transaction.
  • DSU structure: Each DSU is described as "the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's common stock," with no voting or dispositive rights until termination of service.
  • Expiration terms: For U.S. eligible participants, DSUs expire 90 days following termination; for non-U.S. eligible participants, they expire December 31 of the year following termination.
  • Filing agent: The form was signed by Sean Pettey as attorney-in-fact for Hume D. Kyle on September 2, 2026.

NovaGold Director D. Kyle Hume Granted Deferred Share Units in September 2026

According to the Form 4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, D. Kyle Hume, identified as a director of NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSE:NG), received a grant of 1,151 Deferred Share Units on September 1, 2026. The transaction code reported is "A" (acquired), and the price per unit is listed as $0.00, indicating a compensatory grant rather than a market purchase.

The filing's explanatory footnote states that each DSU "is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's common stock." However, the filing also notes that "the underlying common shares will not be issued to the reporting person, and the reporting person shall not have any voting or dispositive rights with respect to the underlying common shares, until termination of the reporting person's employment or services as a director of NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC." Following this transaction, the filing reports Hume directly beneficially owns 26,637 common shares.

The filing further specifies two distinct expiration frameworks depending on the participant's status: grants to non-U.S. eligible participants will expire on December 31 of the year following the reporting person's termination date, while grants to U.S. eligible participants will expire 90 days following the termination date. No derivative securities transactions were reported in Table II of the filing.

What Was Disclosed

Director D. Kyle Hume of NovaGold Resources Inc. received a grant of 1,151 DSUs at $0.00 on September 1, 2026, bringing his direct beneficial ownership to 26,637 common shares, as disclosed in a Form 4 filed September 3, 2026.