ANTWERP, Belgium, 8 April 2024 – Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) (“Euronav” or the “Company”) has been
informed that certain funds managed by FourWorld Capital Management, LLC (“FourWorld”) have now also filed a claim with the Enterprise Court in Antwerp,
Belgium.
The claim relates to the integrated solution for the strategic and structural deadlock within Euronav announced on 9 October 2023, of which CMB
NV’s mandatory offer on all outstanding shares in the Company that closed on 15 March 2024 formed the final piece, as well as Euronav’s acquisition of CMB.TECH NV. FourWorld requests that all decisions of Euronav’s supervisory board and general
meeting in relation to these transactions, as well as the transactions themselves, are declared null and void. In this regard FourWorld has summoned all parties involved in these transactions, i.e. Euronav, CMB NV, Frontline plc, Famatown Finance
Limited, Hemen Holding Limited and Geveran Trading Co. Limited.
Euronav finds the claim to be without merit and intends to vigorously defend against it.
This latest request follows earlier complaints and requests filed by FourWorld in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York and with the Market Court in Belgium against CMB NV. In March, the courts in Belgium and in the U.S. denied all FourWorld’s requests to suspend the closing of CMB NV’s mandatory offer.
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Contact:
Head of Marketing &
Communications – Katrien Hennin
Tel: +32 499393470
Email: communications@euronav.com
Publication annual report: 11 April 2024
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.
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PRESS RELEASE
8 April 2024 – 11:00 p.m. CET
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Euronav plans to change the group's name to CMB.TECH. Euronav will remain the oil tanker shipping company within the group.
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