SEC Form 6-K filed by Euronav NV

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 May 2024

Commission File Number: 001-36810

EURONAV NV

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 May 14, 2024, clarifying the tax treatment of the proposed distribution to all shareholders at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 16, 2024.

The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-272785) that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission effective June 20, 2023.

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.

EXHIBIT 99.1

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF 16 MAY 2024 – CLARIFICATION AS TO THE TAX TREATMENT OF THE PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION

ANTWERP, Belgium, 14 May 2024 – Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) (“Euronav” or the “Company”) clarifies that the proposal by the Supervisory Board to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on 16 May 2024 to distribute USD 4.57 per share to all shareholders, is a payout in cash which is proposed as a combination of a dividend (USD 0.27 per share) and a distribution out of the available share premium (USD 4.30 per share).

The dividend distribution is subject to 30% withholding tax (to the extent no exemption or reduction applies). Of the share premium distribution, USD 0.81 per share is subject to 30% withholding tax (to the extent no exemption or reduction applies). The remaining USD 3.49 per share is exempt from any withholding tax.

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Contact:

Head of Marketing & Communications – Katrien Hennin

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About Euronav NV & CMB.TECH

Euronav and CMB.TECH together represent a group with around 150 ocean-going vessels (including newbuildings) in dry bulk, container shipping, chemical tankers, offshore wind and oil tankers. The group focuses on large marine and industrial applications on hydrogen or ammonia. They also offer hydrogen and ammonia fuel to customers, through own production or third-party producers. The company is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, and has offices across Europe and Asia.


Euronav is listed on Euronext Brussels and on the NYSE under the symbol EURN.


Euronav plans to change the group's name to CMB.TECH. Euronav will remain the oil tanker shipping company within the group.

Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbour 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 harbour provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbour legislation. The words "believe", "anticipate", "intends", "estimate", "forecast", "project", "plan", "potential", "may", "should", "expect", "pending" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

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.