Ms. Melanie Hennessey reports

NOVAGOLD 2014 ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

NovaGold Resources Inc. will hold its 2014 annual and special meeting of shareholders on June 5 at 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET) at the Metropolitan Hotel (645 Howe St., Vancouver, B.C.) in the Connaught room. The webcast and conference call-in details are provided herein. In addition to the official business portion of the meeting, the company will provide an overview of NovaGold's 2013 achievements and the outlook for this year. Callers should dial in five to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and simply ask to join NovaGold's call.

          WEBCAST/CONFERENCE CALL

Webcast                    At the company's website
North American callers     1-800-319-4610
International callers      1-604-638-5340

NovaGold welcomes its shareholders and any interested parties to attend the annual and special meeting of shareholders. The webcast will be archived on NovaGold's website for one year, and the conference call replay will be available for 14 days. To access the conference call replay, please dial 1-800-319-6413 (North America) or 1-604-638-9010 (international), followed by the access code 2973. For a transcript of the call, please e-mail info@novagold.com.