 NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. NOVAGOLD or the Company NYSE American, TSX: NG served J Capital Research USA LLC JCAP with a civil action lawsuit for defamation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York alleging that on May 28, 2020 JCAP issued a report on NOVAGOLD that contained false and misleading statements as part of what the Company believes to be a Short and Distort attack. This legal action follows a unanimous vote by the Companys Board of Directors to aggressively pursue redress for the Company. 