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 April 2020
Commission File Number: 001-36810
EURONAV NV
De Gerlachekaai 20
2000 Antwerpen
Belgium
011-32-3-247-4411
(Address of principal executive offices)
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legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not
been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
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 April 15, 2020, announcing that the
Company has sold the Suezmax vessel Cap Diamant.
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: April 15, 2020
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By:
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/s/ Lieve Logghe
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Lieve Logghe
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Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 99.1
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PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday 15 April 2020 – 8.00 a.m. CET
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EURONAV SELLS SUEZMAX CAP DIAMANT
ANTWERP, Belgium, 15 April 2020 – Euronav NV (NYSE:
EURN & Euronext: EURN) (“Euronav” or
the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has sold the eldest vessel in our fleet, the Suezmax Cap Diamant (2001 – 160,044 dwt) for USD
20.8 million. A capital gain on the sale of approximately USD 13 million will be recorded during the current quarter. The vessel has been delivered to her new owners.
Euronav considers regular fleet rejuvenation an important function of vessel management in providing quality services to our clients.
With the transaction Euronav sold its oldest Suezmax vessel, bringing the total balance of its Suezmax fleet to 25 vessels (including JVs).
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Contact:
Brian Gallagher – Head of IR, Research and Communications & Member of the Management Board
Tel: +44 20 78 70 04 36
Email: IR@euronav.com
Annual report 2019 available on website: 27 April 2020
About Euronav
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 2 V-Plus vessels, 42 VLCCs (with four resales due for delivery 2020/21), 25 Suezmaxes (two of which are in
a joint venture) and 2 FSO vessels (both owned in 50%-50% joint venture).
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PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday 15 April 2020 – 8.00 a.m. CET
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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.