Schedule 13D/A
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13D/A
Under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4)
NovaGold
Resources Inc.
Common
Shares
(Title
of Class of Securities)
66987E206
(CUSIP
Number)
Sybil
E.
Veenman
Vice
President, Assistant General Counsel, and Secretary
BCE
Place, Canada Trust Tower
161
Bay
Street, Suite 3700
P.O.
Box
212
Toronto,
Canada M5J 2S1
(416)
861-9911
(Name,
address, and telephone number of person authorized
to
receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
April
19, 2007
(Date
of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If
the
filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the
acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following
box.
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Note:
Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies
of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Section 240.13d-7 for other
parties
to whom copies are to be sent.
*The
remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The
information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to
be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
SCHEDULE
13D
1
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON -I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
PERSON
Barrick
Gold Corporation
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP (a) o
(b) x
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE
OF FUNDS
WK,
BK, OO
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5
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CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d)
OR 2(e) o
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6
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Ontario,
Canada
|
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
8
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
|
9
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
|
10
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
11
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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12
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
o
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13
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0%
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14
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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This
Amendment No. 4 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Statement on
Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on
December 1, 2006, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 41 to the
Schedule TO filed on December 7, 2006, Amendment No. 42 to the
Schedule TO filed on December 12, 2006 and Amendment No. 3 to the Statement
on
Schedule 13D filed on April 9, 2007 (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”), by
Barrick Gold Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of
the
Province of Ontario (“Barrick”).
Capitalized
terms used herein and not defined have the respective meanings assigned
to such
terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as specifically provided herein, this
Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported
on the
Schedule 13D.
Item
5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item
5 of
the Schedule 13D is amended and restated as follows:
(a)
and
(b) The responses to Rows (7) through (13) of the cover page of this
Amendment
are incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Since
the
date of the most recent filing on Schedule 13D, Barrick has made sales
of Common
Shares as set forth in the table below. As of April 20, 2007 Barrick
has ceased
to hold any Common Shares.
Sale
Date
|
No.
of Shares |
Price
Per Share |
Where
Transaction Was Effected |
April
18, 2007 |
103,700 |
CAD
$19.7013 |
Toronto
Stock Exchange |
April
19, 2007 |
1,415,500 |
CAD
$18.3421 |
Toronto
Stock Exchange |
April
20, 2007 |
12,064,402 |
U.S.
$16.2500 |
American
Stock Exchange |
(d) Not
applicable.
(e) Not
applicable.
SIGNATURE
After
reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that
the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
April
20, 2007
BARRICK
GOLD CORPORATION
By:
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/s/
Sybil E. Veenman
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Name:
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Sybil
E. Veenman
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Title:
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Vice
President, Assistant General Counsel and
Secretary
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