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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001102624-16-002802
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160516
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160516

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001173420
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A5
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1130

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31913
		FILM NUMBER:		161653102

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		789 WEST PENDER STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 720
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 1H2
		BUSINESS PHONE:		604-669-6227

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		789 WEST PENDER STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 720
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 1H2
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Suite 720, 789 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 1H2</u></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On May 13, 2016, NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (the "Company") held its 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") at Blake, Cassels &amp; Graydon LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.&#160; 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:</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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:</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gregory Lang</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,215,946</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kalidas Madhavpeddi</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">203,479,807</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">731,804</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">55,504,677</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gerald McConnell</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">187,657,337</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">16,554,274</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">55,504,677</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Clynton Nauman</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">203,569,632</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">641,979</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">55,504,677</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">177,317,871</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">26,893,740</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">55,504,677</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Anthony Walsh</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">192,991,666</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">11,219,945</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">55,504,677</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">258,108,955</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,606,852</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Company's shareholders approved a non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the Company's "Named Executive Officers":</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">190,909,858</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Press release, dated May 16, 2016 issued by NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. relating to voting results from annual shareholder meeting</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.3pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro', Corbel, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The vote was carried for the Appointment of the Auditors. The votes were as follows:</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.3pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro', Corbel, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The vote was carried on the Say-On-Pay Advisory Vote. The votes were as follows:</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro', Corbel, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">NOVAGOLD is a well-financed precious metals company engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties in North America. Its flagship asset is the 50%-owned Donlin Gold project in Alaska, one of the safest jurisdictions in the world. With approximately 39 million ounces of gold in the measured and indicated resource categories (541 million tonnes at an average grade of approximately 2.2 grams per tonne), Donlin Gold is regarded to be one of the largest, highest grade, and most prospective known gold deposits in the world. According to the Second Updated Feasibility Study (as defined below), once in production, Donlin Gold should average approximately 1.5 million ounces of gold per year for the first five full years, followed by decades of more than one million ounces per year on a 100% basis. The Donlin Gold project has substantial exploration potential beyond the designed footprint which currently covers only three kilometers of an approximately eight-kilometer long gold-bearing trend. Current activities at Donlin Gold are focused on permitting, community outreach and workforce development in preparation for the construction and operation of this top tier asset. The Donlin Gold project commenced permitting in 2012, a clearly defined process expected to take approximately five years.&#160; NOVAGOLD also owns 50% of the Galore Creek copper-gold-silver project located in northern British Columbia. According to the 2011 Pre-Feasibility Study (as defined below), once in production, Galore Creek is expected to be the largest copper mine in Canada, a tier-one jurisdiction. NOVAGOLD is currently evaluating opportunities to sell all or a portion of its interest in Galore Creek and would apply the proceeds toward the development of Donlin Gold. NOVAGOLD is well positioned to stay the course and take Donlin Gold through permitting.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro', Corbel, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Scientific and technical information contained herein with respect to Donlin Gold is derived from the "Donlin Creek Gold Project Alaska, USA NI 43-101 Technical Report on Second Updated Feasibility Study" compiled by AMEC with an effective date of November 18, 2011, as amended January 20, 2012&#160; (the "Second Updated Feasibility Study").&#160; Kirk Hanson, P.E., Technical Director, Open Pit Mining, North America, (AMEC, Reno), and Gordon Seibel, R.M. SME, Principal Geologist, (AMEC, Reno) are the Qualified Persons responsible for the preparation of the independent technical report, each of whom are independent "qualified persons" as defined by NI 43-101.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro', Corbel, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Certain scientific and technical information contained herein with respect to Galore Creek is derived from the technical report entitled "Galore Creek Project British Columbia NI 43-101 Technical Report on Pre-Feasibility Study" dated effective July 27, 2011 (the "2011 Pre-Feasibility Study"). The Qualified Persons responsible for the preparation of the independent technical report are Greg Kulla, P. Geo., Principal Geologist (AMEC Americas Limited), and Jay Melnyk, P. Eng. (AMEC Americas Limited), each of whom are independent "qualified persons" as defined by NI 43-101.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro', Corbel, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Clifford Krall, P.E., who is the Mine Engineering Manager for NOVAGOLD and a "qualified person" under NI 43-101, has approved the scientific and technical information related to the Donlin Gold and Galore Creek projects contained in this press release.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 11.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro', Corbel, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">M&#233;lanie Hennessey<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro', Corbel, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 9.1pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro', Corbel, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">This press release includes certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, the timing of permitting and potential development of Donlin Gold, statements relating to NOVAGOLD's future operating and financial performance, outlook, and the potential sale of all or part of NOVAGOLD's interest in Galore Creek are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "potential", "possible", and similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions, or results "will", "may", "could", or "should" occur or be achieved. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding the 2016 outlook; perceived merit of properties; anticipated permitting timeframes; exploration results and budgets; mineral reserve and resource estimates; work programs; capital expenditures; timelines; strategic plans; completion of transactions; market prices for precious and base metals; or other statements that are not statements of fact. Forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from NOVAGOLD's expectations include the uncertainties involving the need to obtain permits and governmental approvals; the need for additional financing to explore and develop properties and availability of financing in the debt and capital markets; uncertainties involved in the interpretation of drilling results and geological tests and the estimation of reserves and resources; the need for continued cooperation with Barrick Gold Corporation and Teck Resources Limited for the continued exploration and development of the Donlin Gold and Galore Creek properties, respectively; the need for cooperation of government agencies and native groups in the development and operation of properties; risks of construction and mining projects such as accidents, equipment breakdowns, bad weather, non-compliance with environmental and permit requirements, unanticipated variation in geological structures, ore grades or recovery rates; unexpected cost increases, which could include significant increases in estimated capital and operating costs; fluctuations in metal prices and currency exchange rates; and other risk and uncertainties disclosed in NOVAGOLD's Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year-ended November 30, 2015 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Canadian securities regulators, and in other NOVAGOLD reports and documents filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time. NOVAGOLD's forward-looking statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements are made. NOVAGOLD assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except as required by law.</div>

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