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Filed by Frontline Ltd.
Commission File No. 001-16601
Pursuant to Rule 425 of the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: Euronav NV
Commission File No. 001-36810
Date: August 25, 2022


















































IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INVESTORS

Frontline Relocation

Frontline intends to file with the Commission a registration statement on Form F-4 with proxy materials containing information about the relocation. Frontline will mail a final prospectus and proxy materials and other relevant documents after the Commission completes its review. Frontline shareholders are urged to read the preliminary prospectus, including the information and any amendments thereto and the final prospectus in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the special meeting(s) to be held to approve the relocation, because these documents will contain important information about Frontline and the proposed relocation. The final prospectus and the proxy materials will be mailed to Frontline shareholders of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed transaction. Frontline shareholders will also be able to obtain a free copy of the proxy materials, as well as other filings containing information about Frontline without charge, at the Commission’s website (www.sec.gov). Copies of the filings with the Commission can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to:



Lars H. Barstad
Chief Executive Officer, Frontline Management AS
Tel: +47 23 11 40 37
Email: lba@frontmgt.no

Additionally, all documents filed with the Commission can be found on Frontline’s website, https://www.frontline.bm/sec-filings/. The information on Frontline’s website is not incorporated by reference into this press release.

Exchange Offer

The exchange offer described in this press release has not yet commenced. This announcement is for informational purposes only and is neither a recommendation, nor an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any ordinary shares of Frontline or any other securities, nor is it a substitute for any offer materials that Frontline or Euronav will file with the Commission. At the time the exchange offer is commenced, a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, including an offer to exchange, a letter of transmittal and related documents, and a Registration Statement on Form F-4 will be filed with the Commission by Frontline. In addition, a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Scheduled 14D-9 will be filed with the Commission by Euronav with respect to the exchange offer. The offer to exchange all outstanding ordinary shares of Euronav will only be made pursuant to the offer to exchange, the letter of transmittal and related documents filed as part of the Schedule TO and no offering of securities shall be made, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT, REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT REGARDING THE EXCHANGE OFFER, AS THEY MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING EXCHANGING THEIR EURONAV SHARES, INCLUDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of these documents (when available) and other documents filed with the Commission at the website maintained by the Commission at www.sec.gov or by directing such requests to the information agent for the exchange offer, which will be named in the tender offer statement. Investors may also obtain, at no charge, the documents filed or furnished to the Commission by Frontline on Frontline’s website at www.frontline.bm. The information on these website[s] is not incorporated by reference into this press release.




In addition, you will be able to obtain free copies of these documents by contacting the investor relations department of Frontline or Euronav at the following:

Frontline Ltd.
Euronav NV
Lars H. Barstad
Chief Executive Officer
Frontline Management AS
Tel: +47 23 11 40 37
Email: lba@frontmgt.no
Mr. Brian Gallagher
Head of IR and Communications
Tel: +44 20 7870 0436
Email: IR@euronav.com

The information included in this announcement is defined as inside information pursuant to article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation and is publicly disclosed by Frontline in accordance with article 17 of the Market Abuse Regulation and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, or solicit any securities or any proxy vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

About Euronav NV

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, 40 VLCCs (three of which on a bareboat contract and three of which time chartered in) with further three under construction), 24 Suezmaxes (of which two vessels are time chartered in) with a further three under construction and 2 FSO vessels.

About Frontline Ltd.

Frontline is an independent tanker company engaged in the ocean transportation of crude oil and refined products. The company is incorporated in Bermuda and headquartered in Oslo, Norway with commercial offices in London, UK. Frontline is listed on both the NYSE and OBX exchange in Oslo under the symbol FRO. Frontline employs its fleet both on the spot and period market. Frontline’s owned and operated fleet consists of 19 VLCCs (with further four due for delivery in 2022), 29 Suezmaxes and 20 LR2/Aframax tankers.