EURONAV NV Disclosure regarding a Transparency Notification and Disclosure Regarding a 13D Filing byFamatown Finance Limited (Article 14, 1st paragraph, of the Law of2 May 2007 relating to the disclosure of important shareholdings in listed companies) 1. Summary of the notificationANTWERP, Belgium ,27 January 2023 -Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) ("Euronav " or the "Company") received two transparency notifications, one dated19 January 2023 fromFamatown Finance Limited andC.K. Limited and another one dated23 January 2023 fromFamatown Finance Limited . The first transparency notification, dated19 January 2023 made notice of the fact thatFamatown Finance Limited andC.K. Limited crossed the 20% threshold, at that moment holding together 20.59% (including treasure shares, please also refer to our press release dated23 January 2023 related to a 13D-filing in the US). According to the second transparency notification, dated23 January 2023 ,Famatown Finance Limited now holds 15,06% of the voting rights in the Company pursuant to an acquisition on23 January 2023 .Famatown Finance Limited has thereby crossed the 15% threshold. With the additional shares purchased byFamatown Finance Limited , C.K.Limited now holds 21,27% of the voting rights in the Company. 2. Content of the notification from19 January 2023 The notification dated19 January 2023 contains the following information: o Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights o Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person o Persons subject to the notification requirement: C.K.Limited, 28 Esplanade,St. Helier, Jersey JE2 3QAGreenwich Holdings Limited ,John Kennedy ,Iris House , 7th Floor, Flat / Office 740B 3106, Limassol,Cyprus Famatown Finance Limited ,John Kennedy ,Iris House , 7th Floor, Flat / Office 740B 3106, Limassol,Cyprus Hemen Holding Limited ,John Kennedy ,Iris House , 7th Floor, Flat / Office 740B 3106, Limassol,Cyprus Frontline Ltd. ,John Kennedy ,Iris House , 7th Floor, Flat / Office 740B 3106, Limassol,Cyprus o Transaction date:19/01/2023 o Threshold that is crossed: 20% o Denominator: 220,024,713 o Notified details: A) Voting rights Previous notification After the transaction Number of voting rights Number of voting rights % of voting rights Holder of voting rights Linked to securities Not linked to securities Linked to securities Not linked to securities C.K.Limited 0 0 0 0.00% 0,00%Famatown Finance Limited 24,216,865 31,643,865 14.38%Frontline Ltd. 13,664,613 13,664,613 6.21% Subtotal 37,881,478 45,308,478 20.59% TOTAL 45,308,478 0 20.59% 0,00% B) Equivalent financial instruments After the transaction Holders of equivalent financial instruments Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise period or date # of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised % of voting rights Settlement TOTAL 0 0.00% TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of voting rights 45,308,478 20.59% oC.K. Limited (which is not controlled) controlsGreenwich Holdings Limited .Greenwich Holdings Limited holds all shares in (i)Famatown Finance Limited and (ii)Hemen Holding Limited . AlthoughHemen Holding does not own a majority stake in Frontline or otherwise deems to exercise a controlling influence over Frontline,Hemen Holding has exercised the majority of voting rights at the last two annual general meetings of Frontline, which falls within the Belgian concept of control, (solely) for the purposes of this notification. 3. Content of the notification from23 January 2023 The notification dated23 January 2023 contains the following information: o Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights o Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person o Persons subject to the notification requirement: C.K.Limited, 28 Esplanade,St. Helier, Jersey JE2 3QAGreenwich Holdings Limited ,John Kennedy ,Iris House , 7th Floor, Flat / Office 740B 3106, Limassol,Cyprus Famatown Finance Limited ,John Kennedy ,Iris House , 7th Floor, Flat / Office 740B 3106, Limassol,Cyprus Hemen Holding Limited ,John Kennedy ,Iris House , 7th Floor, Flat / Office 740B 3106, Limassol,Cyprus Frontline Ltd. John Kennedy ,Iris House , 7th Floor, Flat / Office 740B 3106, Limassol,Cyprus o Transaction date:23/01/2023 o Threshold that is crossed: 15% o Denominator: 220,024,713 o Notified details: A) Voting rights Previous notification After the transaction Number of voting rights Number of voting rights % of voting rights Holder of voting rights Linked to securities Not linked to securities Linked to securities Not linked to securities C.K.Limited 0 0 0 0.00% 0,00%Famatown Finance Limited 31,643,865 33,128,865 15.06%Frontline Ltd. 13,664,613 13,664,613 6.21% Subtotal 45,308,478 46,793,478 21.27% TOTAL 46,793,478 0 21.27% 0,00% B) Equivalent financial instruments After the transaction Holders of equivalent financial instruments Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise period or date # of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised % of voting rights Settlement TOTAL 0 0.00% TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of voting rights 46,793,478 21.27% oC.K. Limited (which is not controlled) controlsGreenwich Holdings Limited .Greenwich Holdings Limited holds all shares in (i)Famatown Finance Limited and (ii)Hemen Holding Limited . AlthoughHemen Holding does not own a majority stake in Frontline or otherwise deems to exercise a controlling influence over Frontline,Hemen Holding has exercised the majority of voting rights at the last two annual general meetings of Frontline, which falls within the Belgian concept of control, (solely) for the purposes of this notification. 4. 13D FilingEuronav further reports thatFamatown Finance Limited has filed a Form 13D on26 January 2023 with theUS Securities and Exchange Commission . A copy of such filing, including further information on the purposes of the transaction (Item 4.), can be consulted on our website: https://www.euronav.com/en/investors/company-news-reports/sec-filings/. According to the filing,Famatown Finance Limited acquired 4,785,000 additional shares and today holds, together with related companies, 50,426,748 shares inEuronav or 24.99% of the shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares). 5. Miscellaneous This press release is available on the Company's website in the investor relations section: https://www.euronav.com/investors/company-news-reports/press-releases/2023/ Both transparency notifications are available on the Company's website in the investor relations section: https://www.euronav.com/investors/share-securities-information/transparency-decl aration/declaration/ * * * Contact:Brian Gallagher - Head ofIR Communications & Management Board member Tel: +44 20 78 70 04 36 Email: IR@euronav.com Announcement of Q4 earnings:2 February 2023 AboutEuronav NV Euronav is an independent tanker company engaged in the ocean transportation and storage of crude oil. The company is headquartered inAntwerp, Belgium , and has offices throughoutEurope andAsia .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 theTankers International pool of whichEuronav is one of the major partners.Euronav's owned and operated fleet consists of 1 V-Plus vessel, 40 VLCCs (with further two under construction), 22 Suezmaxes (one of which is in a joint venture and two vessels time chartered in) with a further five under construction and 2 FSO vessels under long term contract. Regulated information within the meaning of the Royal Decree of14 November 2007 . 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 theUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.
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