# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001852551
**File Stem:** 0001641172-25-016214
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001641172-25-016214.hdr.sgml**: 20250624

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001641172-25-016214

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250624

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250624

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250624

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Nova Minerals Ltd
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001852551
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** C3
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-42132
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251066590

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 242 HAWTHORN ROAD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 5
- **CITY:** CAULFIELD
- **STATE:** C3
- **ZIP:** 3161
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 61-3-9537-1238

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 242 HAWTHORN ROAD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 5
- **CITY:** CAULFIELD
- **STATE:** C3
- **ZIP:** 3161

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 6-K**

**REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER**

**PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16**

**UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

For the month of **June 2025**

**Commission File Number 001-42132**

**NOVA MINERALS LIMITED**

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

**Suite 5, 242 Hawthorn Road, Caulfield, Victoria 3161**

**Australia<br> +61 3 9537 1238**

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

☒ Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F

**NOVA MINERALS LIMITED**

**<u>EXPLANATORY NOTE</u>**

This Report of Foreign Issuer on Form 6-K is being filed to disclose that on June 24, 2025, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Nova Minerals Limited (the "Company") appointed Chaim (Dovi) Berger as an Independent Non-Executive member of the Board, which appointment will be effective on July 1, 2025. Mr. Berger is a U.S.-based finance and legal executive with over 10 years of experience structuring and closing complex transactions. He brings a cross-disciplinary background in corporate law, accounting, taxation, and M&A, coupled with hands-on operational experience in high-growth businesses. Mr. Berger has a proven track record in executing strategic acquisitions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and implementing enterprise-wide financial controls, while leading and mentoring cross-functional teams. He is an admitted attorney and Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

The Board has determined that Mr. Berger qualifies as an independent director under the corporate governance standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Concurrent with the effective date of Mr. Berger's appointment to the Board, Mr. Berger will be appointed to serve on the Company's Audit & Risk Committee and the Remuneration & Nomination Committee Mr. Berger will receive typical compensation for his service as a non-employee member of the Board.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Berger and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director, and there are no transactions in which the Company is a party and in which Mr. Berger has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of the Company dated June 24, 2025, titled "Appointment of Non-Executive Director", originally filed with the Australian Securities Exchange as required by the laws of Australia.

This report on Form 6-K (including the exhibits hereto) shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

**Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 99.1 | [Press release dated June 24, 2025 – Appointment of Non-executive Director](ex99-1.htm) |

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**SIGNATURE**

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, thereunto duly authorized.

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|  | **NOVA MINERALS LIMITED** | **NOVA MINERALS LIMITED** |
| Date: June 24, 2025 | By: | */s/ Craig Bentley* |
|  | Name: | Craig Bentley |
|  | Title: | Director of Finance and Compliance and Director |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Appointment of Non-executive Director**

**Anchorage Alaska, June 24, 2025 - Nova Minerals Limited** ("Nova" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NVA) (ASX: NVA) (FRA: QM3)) is pleased to announce that Mr. Chaim (Dovi) Berger has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 July 2025.

Mr. Berger is a U.S.-based finance and legal executive with over 10 years of experience structuring and closing complex transactions. He brings a cross-disciplinary background in corporate law, accounting, taxation, and M&A, coupled with hands-on operational experience in high-growth businesses. Mr. Berger has a proven track record in executing strategic acquisitions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and implementing enterprise-wide financial controls, while leading and mentoring cross-functional teams. He is an admitted attorney and Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Mr. Berger will be appointed to the Audit & Risk Committee and the Remuneration & Nomination Committee.

**About Nova Minerals Limited**

Nova Minerals Limited is a Gold, Antimony and Critical Minerals exploration and development company focused on advancing the Estelle Project, comprised of 514 km<sup>2</sup> of State of Alaska mining claims, which contains multiple mining complexes across a 35 km long mineralized corridor of over 20 advanced Gold and Antimony prospects, including two already defined multi-million ounce resources, and several drill ready Antimony prospects with massive outcropping stibnite vein systems observed at surface. The 85% owned project is located 150 km northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, USA, in the prolific Tintina Gold Belt, a province which hosts a >220 million ounce (Moz) documented gold endowment and some of the world's largest gold mines and discoveries including, Barrick's Donlin Creek Gold Project and Kinross Gold Corporation's Fort Knox Gold Mine. The belt also hosts significant Antimony deposits and was a historical North American Antimony producer.

Further discussion and analysis of the Estelle Project is available through the interactive Vrify 3D animations, presentations, and videos, all available on the Company's website. <u>www.novaminerals.com.au</u>

**Forward Looking Statements**

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "seek," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "target," "aim," "should," "will" "would," or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on Nova Minerals Limited's current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable at the time such statements are made, including but not limited to, continued exploration activities, Gold and other metal prices, the estimation of initial and sustaining capital requirements, the estimation of labour costs, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, assumptions with respect to currency fluctuations, the timing and amount of future exploration and development expenditures, receipt of required regulatory approvals, the availability of necessary financing for the Project, the availability of funding sources, the availability of collaborative relationships, permitting and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein. Apparent inconsistencies in the figures shown in the MRE are due to rounding.

Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: risks related to changes in Gold prices; sources and cost of power and water for the Project; the estimation of initial capital requirements; the lack of historical operations; the estimation of labor costs; general global markets and economic conditions; risks associated with exploration of mineral deposits; the estimation of initial targeted mineral resource tonnage and grade for the Project; risks associated with uninsurable risks arising during the course of exploration; risks associated with currency fluctuations; environmental risks; competition faced in securing experienced personnel; access to adequate infrastructure to support exploration activities; risks associated with changes in the mining regulatory regime governing the Company and the Project; completion of the environmental assessment process; risks related to regulatory and permitting delays; risks related to potential conflicts of interest; the reliance on key personnel; financing, capitalization and liquidity risks including the risk that the financing necessary to fund continued exploration and development.

These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the section titled "Risk Factors" in the Nova Minerals Limited's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and Nova Minerals Limited undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

**For Additional Information Please Contact**

Craig Bentley

Director of Finance & Compliance & Investor Relations

E: <u>craig@novaminerals.com.au</u>

M: +61 414 714 196