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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 1, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nova Minerals Corp (the “Company”), pursuant to applicable law and the Bylaws of the Company, approved an increase of the size of the Board from five directors to six directors, and appointed Josh Girnun to the Board to serve as a Class I director, effective immediately. Mr. Girnun was not initially appointed to any committee of the Board.
As compensation for his service on the Board, Mr. Girnun will receive the standard compensation for non-employee directors. There are no understandings or arrangements with any person pursuant to which Mr. Girnun was selected as a director, and Mr. Girnun is not party to any related party transaction required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The Board considered the independence of Mr. Girnun under the listing standards of the NYSE American (“NYSE”) and concluded that he is an independent director under the applicable NYSE standards.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On July 1, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Girnun to the Board, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.
The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in that filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated July 1, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NOVA MINERALS CORP | ||
| Date: July 1, 2026 | By: | /s/ Ian Pamensky |
| Ian Pamensky | ||
| Secretary | ||