Disclosure regarding a transparency notification

08 May 2018 08:30 CEST

(article 14, 1^st paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 relating to the disclosure of important shareholdings in listed companies)

1.   Summary of the notification

ANTWERP, Belgium, 8 May 2018 – Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) (“Euronav” or the “Company”) received a transparency notification dated 25 April 2018 from Wellington Management Group LLP. Following the acquisition of voting securities or voting rights on 24 April 2018, Wellington Management Group LLP now holds 5.05% of the voting rights in the Company.

2.   Content of the notification

The notification dated 25 April 2018 contains the following information:

·       Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting right

·       Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person

·       Persons subject to the notification requirement: Wellington Management Group LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210, U.S.A.

·       Transaction date: 24 April 2018

·       Threshold that is crossed: 5%

·       Denominator: 159,208,949

·       Notified details:

·       Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held:

Wellington Management Company LLP is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.

Wellington Management International Ltd, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.

3.   Miscellaneous

This press release is available on the Company’s website in the investor relations section: https://www.euronav.com/en/investors/company-news-reports/press-releases/2018/.

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.

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Contact:

Mr. Brian Gallagher – Euronav Investor Relations

Tel: +44 20 7870 0436

Email: IR@euronav.com

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2018: Wednesday 9 May 2018

Regulated information within the meaning of the Royal Decree of 14 November 2007.

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