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 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2023
Commission File Number: 001-36810
EURONAV NV
De Gerlachekaai 20
2000 Antwerpen
Belgium
011-32-3-247-4411
(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 [X] Form 40-F [ ]
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Euronav NV (the “Company”), dated November 17, 2023, announcing that the Company has
centralized certain documentation on its website in relation to the transactions announced by the Company on October 9, 2023, including the Framework Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement, the Settlement Agreement and the advice of the committee of
independent members of the Company’s Supervisory Board regarding the aforesaid transactions.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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EURONAV NV
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(Registrant)
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Dated: November 20, 2023
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By:
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/s/ Lieve Logghe
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Lieve Logghe
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Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 99.1
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PRESS RELEASE
Friday 17 November 2023 – 22.15 am CET
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QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO UPCOMING SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
ANTWERP, Belgium, November 17, 2023 – Euronav takes the opportunity to notify investors that it has centralized certain documentation in relation to the transactions
announced by Euronav on 9 October 2023, including the Framework Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement, the Settlement Agreement and the advice of the Committee of independent members of Euronav’s Supervisory Board regarding these transactions, on a
dedicated page of its website:
https://www.euronav.com/en/investors/legal-information/sgm-2023/2023/
While these documents were already made publicly available or extensively described in the SEC filings in relation to Euronav as well as in Euronav’s press release of 9
October 2023, available on different sections of its website, Euronav has now centralized these documents on an easily accessible dedicated page in response to questions received from shareholders in view of the upcoming special general meeting.
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Contact:
Brian Gallagher – Head of IR Communications & Management Board member
Tel: +44 20 78 70 04 36
Email: IR@euronav.com
Special General Meeting to vote on transaction – 21 November 2023
About Euronav NV
Euronav is an independent tanker company engaged in the ocean transportation and storage of crude oil. The company is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium,
and has offices throughout Europe and Asia. Euronav is listed on Euronext Brussels and on the NYSE under the symbol EURN. Euronav employs its fleet both on the spot and period market. VLCCs on the spot market are traded in the Tankers International
pool of which Euronav is one of the major partners. Euronav’s owned and operated fleet consists of 1 V-Plus vessel, 40 VLCCs (with a further two under construction), 25 Suezmaxes (with a further one under construction) and 2 FSO vessels.
Forward-Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections
for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and
underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this
cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words "believe", "anticipate", "intends", "estimate", "forecast", "project", "plan", "potential", "may", "should", "expect", "pending" and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without
limitation, our management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are
inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements include the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with us, the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes
in demand for tanker vessel capacity, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, charter counterparty performance, ability to
obtain financing and comply with covenants in such financing arrangements, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and
international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.