Results of the mandatory public takeover bid on Euronav NV launched by CMB NV

RESULTS OF THE MANDATORY PUBLIC TAKEOVER BID ON EURONAV NV LAUNCHED BY CMB NV

ANTWERP, Belgium, 18 March 2024 - Euronav NV ("EURN", "Euronav" or "theCompany") (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) confirms that the acceptance period of themandatory public takeover bid launched by CMB NV (the "Bidder") for all shares issued byEuronav NV ("Euronav") not already owned by CMB or its affiliates (the "Bid"), expired on15 March 2024.

During the acceptance period, 69,241,955 shares in Euronav, representing31.47%of the outstanding shares in Euronav, were tendered into the Bid.

As a result, the Bidder will hold a total of 177,147,299 shares in Euronav,representing 80.51% of the outstanding shares in Euronav. Taking into account the17,790,716treasury shares held by Euronav and the 24,400 shares held by Saverco NV, the Bidderandpersons affiliated with it together will hold 194,962,415 shares, representing 88.61%ofthe outstanding shares in Euronav.

Alexander Saverys, CEO of Euronav, said: "With the closing of the mandatorytakeover offer on Friday, we turn the page on the final piece of the solution for thestrategic and structural deadlock in Euronav. 75 % of the non-CMB shareholders have used the

opportunity to sell their shares at the same price CMB paid to Frontline andFamatown. We will now sail full steam ahead to execute our value-creating strategy forEuronav and CMB.TECH."

More information can be found in the press release by CMB that can beconsultedhere.

Contact:Communications Coordinator - Enya Derkinderen Tel: +32 476646359 Email: communications@euronav.com

Head of Marketing & Communications - Katrien Hennin Tel: +32 499393470 Email: katrien.hennin@cmb.be

Publication final year results - 4 April 2024About Euronav NV & CMB.TECHEuronav and CMB.TECH together represent a group with around 150 ocean-goingvessels in dry bulk, container shipping, chemical tankers, offshore wind and oil tankers. The group focusesonlarge marine and industrial applications on hydrogen or ammonia. They also offer hydrogen and ammonia fuelto 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 theoil tanker shipping division within the group.

More information can be found at www.euronav.com.

About CMBCMB (Compagnie Maritime Belge) is a diversified shipping group based inAntwerp,Belgium. CMB is the majority shareholder of Euronav.

More information can be found at www.cmb.be.

Forward-Looking StatementsMatters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-lookingstatements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbourprotections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provideprospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements includestatements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance,andunderlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statementsofhistorical facts. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbourprovisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including thiscautionary 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-lookingstatements.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon variousassumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including withoutlimitation, our management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained inour records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe thatthese assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions areinherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult orimpossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieveor

accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in ourview, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in theforward-looking statements include uncertainty as to the number of shares that will betenderedin the Bid and the impact on the continued listing of the shares on the New York StockExchange or Euronext Brussels, the failure of counterparties to fully perform theircontracts with us, the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions,including

fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for tankervessel capacity, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices,dry-docking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing andrefinancing, charter counterparty performance, ability to obtain financing and comply withcovenants in such financing arrangements, changes in governmental rules and regulationsoractionstaken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or futurelitigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption ofshipping routes dueto accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances ofoff-hiresand otherfactors. Please see our filings with the United States Securities and ExchangeCommissionfor a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.

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