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 May 2026
Commission File Number 001-42132
NOVA MINERALS LIMITED
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Suite 5, 242 Hawthorn Road,
Caulfield, Victoria 3161
Australia
+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 Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Nova Minerals Limited (the “Company”) dated May 1, 2026, titled “Change of Record Date for ADS Holders”.
NOVA MINERALS LIMITED
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report on Form 6-K (including the exhibit attached 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:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 1, 2026 |
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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.
| NOVA MINERALS LIMITED | ||
| Date: May 1, 2026 | By: | /s/ Craig Bentley |
| Name: | Craig Bentley | |
| Title: | Director of Finance and Compliance and Director | |
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Exhibit 99.1

Change of Record Date for ADS Holders
Nova Minerals Limited (Nova Minerals or the Company) (ASX: NVA, NASDAQ: NVA, NVAWW, OTC: NVAAF, FSE: QM3) advises that, to allow the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) sufficient time to collect instructions from ADS Holders and tabulate votes ahead of the Share Scheme Meeting to be held at 10:00 am (Sydney time) on 29 May 2026, the record date for ADS Holders’ entitlement to vote has been brought forward to the end of trading day (New York time) on 13 May 2026, amended from 21 May 2026 as previously announced. BNY Mellon, acting as Depositary, will collect voting instructions received by 12:00 pm (New York time) on 21 May 2026 and vote accordingly at the meeting.
The record dates for all other holders remain unchanged.
This announcement has been authorized for release by Company Secretary, Ian Pamensky.
For further information:
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Christopher Gerteisen CEO and Executive Director E: info@novaminerals.com.au |
Annalise Batchelor Investor Relations and Media E: annalise.batchelor@sodali.com M: + 61 432 312 807 |
Cameron GilenkoInvestor Relations and Media E: cameron.gilenko@sodali.com M: +61 466 984 943 |
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 km² of State of Alaska mining claims. The project contains multiple mining complexes across a 35 km long mineralised 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 hosting a >220 million ounce (Moz) documented gold endowment and some of the world’s largest gold mines and discoveries, including Kinross Gold Corporation’s Fort Knox Gold Mine. The belt also hosts significant Antimony deposits and was a historical North American Antimony producer.
Not an Offer of Securities
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United States. Any securities described in this announcement have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or in transactions exempt from registration under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws.
| Main Operations | Corporate | www.novaminerals.com.au |
| Whiskey Bravo Airstrip | Suite 5, 242 Hawthorn Road, | info@novaminerals.com.au |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA | Caulfield, VICTORIA 3161, Australia | ACN 006 690 348 |
| 1150 S Colony Way Suite 3-440, Palmer, AK 99645 | Phone +61 3 9537 1238 | NASDAQ: NVA | ASX: NVA |