Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Lang Gregory A.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC [ NG ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/2/2019
(Street) SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares	7/2/2019		M		100000	A	$2.42   (1)	223876	D
Common Shares	7/2/2019		F		42176	D	$5.75   (2)	181700	D
Common Shares	7/2/2019		S		42641	D	$5.75   (3)	139059	D
Common Shares								1516592	I	Family Survivors Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$2.42   (1)	7/2/2019		M			100000	(4)	11/30/2019	Common Shares	100000	$0	1114750	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The exercise price reported above was converted from the Canadian exercise price of $3.18 using an exchange rate of CAD$1.3114=USD$1.00.
(2)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were withheld in multiple transactions at prices ranging from C$7.53 to C$7.55, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., any security holder of NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares withheld at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this Form 4. The weighted average price of C$7.54 was converted to US currency using an exchange rate of CAD$1.3114=USD$1.00.
(3)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from C$7.52 to C$7.55, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., any security holder of NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this Form 4. The weighted average price of C$7.54 was converted to US currency using an exchange rate of CAD$1.3114=USD$1.00.
(4)	The options vested as follows: 1/3 on 12/1/2014; 1/3 on 12/1/2015; and 1/3 on 12/1/2016.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lang Gregory A. C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111	X		President and CEO

Signatures
/s/ Tricia Pannier as attorney-in-fact for Gregory A. Lang		7/3/2019
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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