NovaGold Files Final Base Shelf Prospectus for Future Financings

NovaGold Files Final Base Shelf Prospectus for Future Financings

Further to its news release of December 7, 2009, NovaGold has filed a final short form base shelf prospectus with the securities commissions in each of the provinces of Canada, except Quebec, and a corresponding amendment to its registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. This shelf prospectus is intended to replace the Company’s previous shelf prospectus, originally filed on March 19, 2007, which expired on May 16, 2009. These filings will allow the Company to make offerings of debt securities (“Debt Securities”), preferred shares and common shares (“Equity Securities”), warrants to purchase Equity Securities and warrants to purchase Debt Securities, share purchase contracts and share purchase or equity units (collectively, the “Securities”) or any combination thereof up to an aggregate initial offering price of US$500,000,000 during the 25-month period that the final short form base shelf prospectus remains effective. Securities may be offered separately or together, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined based on market conditions at the time of sale and set forth in an accompanying shelf prospectus supplement and, subject to applicable regulations, may include At-the-Market transactions, private placements, public offerings or strategic investments. The net proceeds from the sale of the Securities will be used for general corporate purposes, including funding potential future acquisitions and capital expenditures.

A registration statement relating to these Securities has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These Securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these Securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

A copy of the short form base shelf prospectus and any shelf prospectus supplements that may be filed in the future may be obtained from the Company’s Corporate Secretary by emailing info@novagold.net or directing a request to NovaGold at Suite 2300, 200 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 1S4, telephone 1-866-669-6227, Attn: Corporate Secretary.

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