Novagold Resources (NG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Gregory Lang, President and CEO, was paid $5.2M in 2025, up 4% from $5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 12:1, on median employee pay of $418,532.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$5.2M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
12:1median $418,532
CEO pay in equity
62%$3.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
71%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$5,216,220Fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
12.46:1Compared to median employee
Say on Pay Support
70.65%At 2025 annual meeting
Median Employee Pay
$418,532Fiscal 2025

How Lang was paid

$5.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary17%Stock awards31%Option awards31%Non-equity incentive20%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Gregory LangPresident and CEO$5,216,220
Peter AdamekVice President and CFO$2,414,145
Richard WilliamsVice President and COO$1,988,850

What changed and why

  • $5.2MCEO total compensation increased to $5,216,220 in fiscal 2025 from $5,027,900 in fiscal 2024.
  • 70.65%Advisory say-on-pay support declined to 70.65% at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • There was no payout of PSUs that matured in December 2025 because performance criteria were not met.
  • 60%NOVAGOLD increased its ownership interest in Donlin Gold to 60% through a landmark transaction.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.